Groombridge Place

If you love nature as much as we do, Groombridge Place is a must. The former residence of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Groombridge Place is situated in Tunbridge Wells about 1h30 by car from London with ample of parking space.

The land is massive and there's so much to do! As it was the Easter holidays, it was quite busy with a few more events happening. We had Alice in wonderland performed by the team at Acting Moon Events(added bonus as kids adore Alice in Wonderland. I still don't get the whole story). But even if you go where there's no events, you'll have plenty to do.

When we arrived it was lunchtime and the cafe provided both hot and cold food at a reasonable price. We lunched with a peacock (yes, really!) and set off to explore once done. We wanted to start from the other side of the land so had to take a mini canal boat ( you'll need to pay extra) which was a great fun for the kids! However you can also walk to the other side which is not too long.

We came face to face with a massive Crusoe-styled wooden boat which the kids loved to climb on it and run around. This is also the place where one of the Alice in Wonderland's performance took place which involved magic, acrobatics and a very very mad hatter. I've seen a couple of mad hatters in my life but this one had to be the maddest! Our favourite part of this performance was the real banana fight between Alice and the Queen!

Then, we set off on our nature walk walking among bluebells, climbing huge chalk hills, exploring tippees, swinging on giant swings and walking amongst the deers who were roaming freely. There was also a bird of prey show with a ton of information delivered so well to children with plenty of humour. We got lost in a little maze and also took part in the fairy hunt set in the beautiful gardens of Groombridge place.

It was truly a beautiful day and took in lots of fresh air. The kids were all dirty from all the running around, climbing hills, etc... and we're K.O by the time we got home which basically means they had a wonderful day! We'll definetely go back!