Cusworth Hall

With nothing much to do this morning I decided we should check out Cusworth Hall. This is a Georgian house and parklands in the next village to us. It's actually in walking distance but I thought it might rain so we drove (also I know it's through fields if you walk and I didn't want to get stuck if the pushchair wouldn't fit!).

It was great, like finding a gold mine next door, as it has everything you could want when trying to wear out two children. By the car park there is a play area. I think it's meant for slightly older children but that didn't stop Beth jumping straight in. The house is at the top of a hill and has steps to run up and down and also a tea room (nice thought but we didn't quite make it in there).

The duck pond/stream is at the bottom of the hill and also has a couple of great conker trees around. We were actually far more restrained than other visitors when getting to the bottom. We walked/ran rather slowly down the path but we did see quite a few children rolling down. I would imagine on our next visit Beth may attempt this descent. Part way down we stopped for a snack, Toby nearly retched when he tried the one-pot chicken I had spent so long preparing but gobbled down the applesauce.

After feeding the ducks we wandered along the pond and saw some fish. Unfortunately they had to go hungry as Beth had eaten the rest of the bread. Before heading back up the hill we found a fallen tree to play on and leap off. I think we'll be back to visit again soon as it was a great morning out.