|
“We somehow all parted company yesterday without me having an opportunity
of thanking you for such a fantastic weekend. It was great to meet up with
such an interesting collection of Enid Blyton fans and the whole weekend
went off really well, due I am sure to the tremendous amount of preparation
and effort you put into everything.
I have received a number of sympathetic glances from people when I have told
them I was the joint winner of the Famous Five quiz, but I can take it!!
If you do decide to put on something similar next year (bird weekend or
another
Enid Blyton weekend nearby) then do please let us know. We should certainly
love to be there if we can make it.”
Philip
|
|
 Explorer
Events
For families with children age 8+
At Swanage YHA
Includes full board and all entrance fees.
Fitness level – There is no such thing as a totally flat walk in
Dorset, but we shall do 3 miles as flat as it
comes! Please contact me if you have mobility problems as alternatives
can be suggested.
Click Here for Printable Booking Form.
Click
Here for Terms & Conditions.
|
|
Map
of Enid Blyton Country |
|
Fifteen
go off in a horse-drawn cart, "But not all at once please"
says Bruno the Shire horse! |
In
the footsteps of The Famous Five
.
12th-15th Aug 05
(3 nights)
1st-4th Sept 05 (3 nights)
27th-30th Oct 05 (3 nights)
£160 adults & £120 child
|
All
Blyton fans know that you cannot make an adventure happen –they just sort of happen to you when you
least expect them. So this
is not an adventure holiday but a literary holiday when we explore what
life was like for the original readers of the Famous Five books, growing
up during the Second World War. We
shall visit Corfe Castle, the influence for Kirrin Castle, by steam
train just as Enid Blyton did. We
will explore Godlingston Heath and her golf course, gazing down at
Whispering Island. We walk
along the coast path at night to the cliffs and the castle.
And there are lashings of Ginger Beer – of course!
Kirrin Castle, Mystery Moor,
Whispering Island
and Enid’s own golf course are
all to be found as we
travel around Purbeck by steam train, horse &
cart, and shanks pony! We
shall also find out what life was like for the original readers of
the books, growing up in WWII. Be
prepared for the Big Quiz, but if you only read one book before you come
make it Five
have a
Mystery to Solve.
|
|
Explorers
set off on a night-hike
 |
Walks
Programme:
The walks & talks can
be arranged for small groups at £20.
|
Inspiration and
locations. 1 hour. Adults £2 Child
£1
Wednesday
October 26th 2005
Meet
at 2pm in the Ginger Pop Shop. tel
(01929) 477214
How
a wartime visit to Corfe Castle came to influence the Famous
Five series. The walk
takes you around the village but not into the castle itself, which is
owned by the National Trust. There
are good value combined tickets available if you travel with the Swanage
Steam Railway – just like Enid Blyton did herself in 1940.
|
|
|
|
 Previous
participants have been delighted with the hostel, including those who
have never been hostelling before.
It is a big old house and the common room is oak panelled.
The warden has reserved small family rooms for our group.
|
| "The
Youth Hostel was the nicest one I have stayed in. The staff were
friendly and helpful and the food was just right." Bronya. |
There is a choice of menu, all diets are catered for, and the
group will take meals together. |
| There
is a dedicated field studies unit, and we have the use of a classroom
with a video. All adults will need to join the YHA (on arrival). |
|
|
Some
useful links:
Hostelling
is a great way to have cheap holidays, so once you’ve been to Swanage you
may like to visit others. My
favourites include
Winchester
which is a mill with water running under the building,
and St Briavel’s in the
Forest
of
Dean
, which is a moated Norman
Castle! Visit www.yha.org.uk
What
did Julian and Dick (and George!) look like?
There are some interesting suggestions at histclo.hispeed.com
Durlston
Country Park
is just a mile from the hostel and is a great place to
see birds and dolphins! www.durlston.co.uk
|
