At work we help out the Riding for the Disabled Association by providing vaccine. So we were invited to the National Championships at Hartpury College. We got VIP parking and an invite to a lunch reception. It was a bit of a rush taking "A" to ballet and then getting over t Hartpury but we made it in time. We got to rub shoulders with some of the equine paralympians (something that impresses me more than would any pop or film star). So far so good.
Unfortunately it was dressage day. There was a display of carriage riding at 1930 hrs but we weren't going to hang around that long. The thing about dressage is that I think they are very good and have incredible control but, let's be honest, it isn't a spectator sport. "A" would agree, having being looking forward to seeing the horses, it didn't really hold her attention. However by the time we started thinking that we needed to find something else it was mid-afternoon. Obviously it had to be something fairly near. Then I had a brainwave.
On the way to the college we had gone passed a brown sign pointing towards a "Bee Shelter". That sounded fun. See loads of bee hives. Learn a bit about keeping bees. I imagined a bee version of St. Tiggywinkles.
Maybe a bit of research would have been a good idea. The "Bee Shelter" is simply a stone structure for holding bee skeps. It sits in the grounds of Hartpury church. Very pretty but maybe not a 5 year olds idea of a good day out.
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