, egg collecting from the local chickens and a chance to meet the hotel’s ferrets.Lodge guests can use all the hotel’s facilities, including spa, indoor heated pool, gym, steam room, sauna and beauty suites.  Optional extras include archery, fishing

and children will love the Robin Hoods and Little Johns Archery, Mini Quad biking, the falconer club and soccer school.Check out the Fairy and Wizards Academy for sevens and under and the Encounter with Owls for eight- to 14-year-olds.From November 9

pyramid. The hotel will also be putting on the traditional Easter egg hunt around the grounds as well as a number of other fun family activities, including falconry, gundog training, horse riding, off road driving, archery, clay pigeon shooting or fishing

for babies and toddlers and a children’s club for children three years and over. Activities for older children include tennis, archery, mini golf, basketball and volleyball. There is also a new pirate-themed playground with a pirate ship and a children’s pool

-fighting school, archery and birds of prey displays.Bracelet Bay Seashore SafariAugust 16Discover hidden sea life along the Gower. This event takes place as part of Swansea Bay Summer Festival.Cardiff Harbour FestivalAugust 27-29See the Tall Ships a-sailing across

display, ancient weaponry, falconry displays and archery sessions for young knights-in-waiting.Glow Wild In The DarkSeptember 16Pack a torch and get wildlife hunting at Brush Hill Nature Reserve during this twilight walk around the site. The whole family

seasonal beauty will be supplemented by a range of activities for all of the family.Robin Hood PageantOctober 29–30Pull on your green tights and brush up on your archery skills for this year’s Robin Hood Pageant at Nottingham Castle. The ancestral home

splendour of the castle itself, there’s plenty for parents to enjoy including the Elemis Spa, cricket, tennis, archery and pistol shooting. Visit www.boveycastle.comRural Retreats For a truly stylish back-to-nature experience visit Natural Retreats. Dotted

will be guaranteed quiet here. There are ducks and geese, as well as a forest to explore and a wood-burning stove for cooking. Nearby, you can go sailing (or just paddling), try horse riding or even a spot of archery. Tel: 01479 821642 or visit www.lazyduck.co.uk

and thermal treatments available, while the crèche at the spa takes children from newborn upwards if you opt for a couples’ treatment. Other activities include archery, quad biking, hawking and pony trekking, or take a tour of the Loch aboard the resort’s 46