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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
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