Today: Athelhampton House

We decided to do a spooky trip to Athelhampton House for halloween this year. It featured on Britains Most haunted and is considered one of the most haunted houses in the UK… We managed to remain undisturbed through lunch and walk around the grounds before a tour of the house where a mysteriouslady told us about all the ghosts! The kids were suitably spooked and even more so when the tour guide disappeared out of the Great hall just after we had been with her!

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Athelhampton statue

Satch in Stella McCartney Kids jumper and H & M jeans and boots.

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Iz in No Added Sugar coat, H & M jumper leggings and boots, Miller (Elias and Grace) skirt.

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Apparently among the ghosts are a couple of duellists,  a cooper, a grey lady, a cat, a hooded priest and the old owners pet gorilla!

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My 9 year old

Iz had mega celebrations for her 9th birthday this year (how old?). We kicked off with a day trip to the Isle of Wight, horse riding, some swinging and lunch in the New Forest, Go Ape Junior with friends and finally up to London for dinner in China town and to see Wicked the Musical at the Apollo which was AMAZING!

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Satch in his FUB jumper.

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Iz wore her Stella Mccartney Kids horse riding jumper obviously.

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Satch in his Stella Mccartney Kids hoodie.

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China town in Stella Mccartney kids mac, No Added Sugar jumper and skirt, H & M tights and Stella Mccartney trainers.

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Kitty wasn’t allowed into see Wicked (we had sneaked her into The Wizard of Oz a couple of weeks before) so she got a trip to The London Sea Life Aquarium which she loved! Wearing No Added Sugar dress and coat, American Apparel gold Leggings and Converse.

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Today: The Isle of Wight

For Iz’s birthday this year we finally went to The Isle of Wight to do the incredibly scary chairlift ride at The Needles…

The NEedles Chairlift

www.theneedles.co.uk

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It was actually so scary that having done it before, Tom had to take it in turns in taking the older two on….

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Satch had his school bear so pressure was on for a weekend of photos to report back,

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I’m still not sure if the health and safety laws in the Isle of Wight are the same as the rest of the country!

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Making glass statues from the different coloured sand at The Needles. (in vintage drummer boy jacket and Miller Elias and Grace dress),

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We even managed a trip to Osborne House, Queen Victorias summer house on the Island.

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A very happy Birthday Girl xxx