JollyDays Supported Holidays: Zoo & Countryside with Pat & Jim

We began the holiday with a trip to the impressive Marks Hall, where we walked around the beautiful grounds, admiring the house and its gardens. A highlight was seeing a family of geese waddle past us.

Sunday was a special day, as it was Ray and Gillian’s wedding anniversary – so we started it off with a cooked breakfast with Bucks Fizz! Then off to the Primill Lock for a trip on the river, where we saw baby moor-hens and ducklings. This was followed by a leisurely drive through the countryside, visiting villages along the way to Tiptree, where we enjoyed jam making and got to taste some of the jams on scones.

At Colchester zoo we took a trip on the zoo train, where we saw lots of different animals on our journey. We enjoyed a picnic lunch and ice-creams at the zoo before exploring the rest of the enclosures in the afternoon.

A day was spent at Wimpole Hall, where we were treated to a tour of the house, which included a particularly impressive dining room. Another picnic today, in the magnificent grounds of the Hall.

We also managed to fit in a visit to a local craft shop, where we bought some gifts, as well as a trip to a horse sanctuary where we were lucky enough to be able to pet the horses, donkeys and ponies.

Thanks to Gillian, Raymond and Pamela for making the holiday so much fun!

Geese going for a walk...