insideKENT Magazine Issue 57 - December 2016 | Page 77

A RIGHT ROYAL GIFT AT CHIDDINGSTONE CASTLE ANIMAL ADOPTION AT WILDWOOD What better gift than a personalised voucher to visit historic Chiddingstone Castle and perhaps a traditional English Afternoon Tea too? Give the gift of a trip to Chiddingstone Castle – a stately home and an accredited museum, which houses some of the UK’s most important Ancient Egyptian and Japanese collections. Show you care by gifting an exclusive animal adoption pack. Fantastic gifts for any animal lover! For a limited period Wildwood are offering Wolf, Bear, Arctic Fox or Reindeer adoptions to suit all occasions and budgets. Your pledges will go towards the welfare of our animals and educating future generations to appreciate our natural world. Adoption packs include original photography, a one-day entrance ticket to visit your chosen animal and a hand-written enclosure plaque. Price: £25 Purchase: in the Park Shop, by Telephone or Online at www.wildwoodtrust.org/adoptionspostal.html Cost: Gift vouchers are available for Admission to the Castle (£9.50 per person); Cream Tea in the Tea Room (£6.50 per person); Full Afternoon Tea in the Tea Room (£15.50 per person); Admission with Full Afternoon Tea (£24 per person) and Admission with Cream Tea (£15 per person). Purchase: [email protected] TREAT LOVED ONES THIS FESTIVE SEASON WITH A CRAFT SPIRIT DISTILLERY EXPERIENCE In search of the perfect gift for gin or vodka lovers? Then why not book a tour of The Copper Rivet Distillery? You’ll get to explore Pumphouse No. 5, a beautiful Victorian building overlooking the River Medway and Upnor Castle, and one of the few places in England you can experience the entire distillation process from grain to glass. The tour ends with a tasting of crafted spirits, and following this you can also enjoy a perfect serve or two of Copper Rivet’s signature Dockyard Gin and Tonic in the visitor centre. MAGIC IN MARGATE AT DREAMLAND Give the gift that keeps on giving this yuletide with a Dreamland Annual Membership. From only £25, and with peak (Cherry on Top) and off-peak (Sprinkles) options, Amusement park membership enables guests to ride unlimited, whilst the NEW Octopus's Garden and Roller Disco memberships give unlimited access to those areas. All members get priority booking and discounts off a range of events as well as discounts off food, drinks, and the Dreamland Shop. *T&Cs apply. Cost: £12 per person Purchase: www.copperrivetdisttillery.com A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE WITH STRICTLY’S ANTON AND ERIN Give somebody the gift dance with Anton and Erin at the Mercure Maidstone Great Danes Hotel this Christmas. You can learn to dance with the Strictly star professionals or just come along in the evening to see a star ballroom performance, along with a Q&A session. Tickets are limited. Cost: From £25 Purchase: www.dreamland.co.uk/membership or at the Dreamland Membership lounge Price: a.) A 50-minute dance workshop with Anton & Erin, a Gala 4-course dinner, performance from Anton & Erin + Bed & Breakfast for £199pp. b.) A Gala 4-course dinner, performance from Anton & Erin + B&B for £159pp. Purchase: www.mercuremaidstone.co.uk/strictly-star-professionalsevent.html YULETIDE BREWERY TOUR Discover the secrets of Britain’s oldest brewer with an awardwinning guided tour around the Faversham Brewery site throughout December. See brewing and fermentation vessels; taste natural mineral water from the brewery’s well; try some malted barley and smell locally grown Kentish hops. The 80minute tour includes a visit to the Old Brewery Store and ends in the Visitor Centre with a tutored tasting of Shepherd Neame’s Kentish ales. Warm, homemade mince pies will be served in the Visitor Centre bar, and visitors can visit the Brewery Shop to browse a selection of fantastic Christmas gift ideas. (NB: Due to the industrial nature of the brewery visitors younger than 12 years of age are unable to join the tours.) FALCONRY EXPERIENCE AT LEEDS CASTLE Know someone with a fascination with owls or interested in the history of hawking? This Bird of Prey Experience enables you to fly a wide range of birds from Leeds Castle’s smallest to largest. The experience includes a behind the scenes tour and the chance to fly the birds to your own glove across the estate. Enjoy access to the Castle and grounds once you have finished your experience. Price: A half day costs £70 and a full day (including lunch) costs £135 for participants. Spectator vouchers cost £30 for a half day and £45 for a full day. Purchase: www.leeds-castle.com/eshop/Falconry/Birds+of+Prey Price: £13.75 per person Purchase: 01795 542016 or visit www.oldbrewerystore.co.uk or www.shepherdneame.co.uk 77