The Snowman is one of the great loves of my life. I loved both The Snowman and Father Christmas books by Raymond Briggs and couldn't even try to estimate how many times I've seen The Snowman film. When I heard that Knole Park was putting on a Walking With the Snowman event, I wasted no time in borrowing two children and a baby and we braved the very autumnal weather on Sunday to track all twelve Snowman sculptures down. I'm fairly certain that you will guess the theme and will sing along!
Twelve Drummers Drumming
Eleven Pipers Piping
Ten Lords A-Leaping
Nine Ladies Dancing
I realise that I've cut off the dancing ladies on my landscape photo. They were very graceful!
Eight Maids A-Milking
Seven Swans A-Swimming
Six Geese A-Laying
Five Gold Rings
Four Calling Birds
Three French Hens
Two Turtle Doves
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree
No visit to Knole Park is complete without seeing the deer but I was surprised how few we encountered on this visit. Perhaps it is better to visit Knole Park in summer?
Knole Park has made available a way to visit the park for free. You can park at the Sevenoaks multi-storey car park at TN13 1LW and walk into the grounds.
I would recommend parking at Knole Park itself postcode TN13 1HX but you may need to book ahead. When parking in the grounds, adults are charged £6 each for the Outdoor & Tower and £15 each for the Showrooms, Outdoor & Tower. Children are half price but there are also discounts for families.
This is the part of the post where I normally apologise and make excuses for being so scarce. 2023 has been both the best and worst of years and so all I can say is that I’m trying to catch up with myself and will hopefully be back to regular posts soon.
I don't know if Knole ever is snowed in, but the bright colours of the sculptures stand out beautifully. Did the children have a great time?
ReplyDeleteWe've had snow the previous two years in Kent so it does indeed get very snowy! The children had a great time!
DeleteI always love thes art trails but never have the time to capture them all. This one looks like a lot of fun but a little to far for me to fit this one in before Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you had a fun time :-)
There definitely isn't enough time! Luckily we found out about this in September so we're able to fit it into our busy silly season schedule!
Deletegreat snowmen!
ReplyDeleteThey were so sweet!
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