Experience Days Guides
Staff Review: Clay Pigeon Shooting in Kent
- Mar 26, 2019 - by Gemma Bates
- Staff Reviews , Adventure
On a cold Saturday morning, Willow and I made our way to Royal Tunbridge Wells to take part in a Clay Pigeon Shooting experience. Neither of us had ever shot before, so we were excited to be taught by highly qualified BASC and APSI shotgun coaches, and to see if either of us had a hidden talent!
Staff Review: Full Day Cookery Class and Portobello Market Tour
- Mar 4, 2019 - by Gemma Bates
- Staff Reviews , Cooking
Willow and I have a mutual love for food, so when the opportunity arose to take part in our first cookery class, we were very excited! Enrica Rocca Cookery School was founded in 2002, and has since gained lots of recognition for being an authentic Italian experience. The founder, Enrica Rocca, is from Venice, and brought her daughters Charlotte and Claire up on Italian cuisine. Charlotte and Claire took over the London school in 2014, while Enrica set up a second school in Venice.
Staff Review: Bird of Prey Experience in Kent
- Feb 28, 2019 - by Willow Drewett
- Staff Reviews , Days Out
It’s 2019, and what better way to start the year than to organise some incredible experience visits? Our first visit of the year was to Willows Bird of Prey Centre (great name!) who were kind enough to invite us up to Sevenoaks in Kent to spend the day with their feathered friends. Gemma and I had never taken part in a bird of prey experience, so we were exited to see what the day would entail.
Staff Review: Champneys Eastwell Manor
- Dec 28, 2018 - by Willow Drewett
- Staff Reviews , Spa and Beauty
The day had come for Gemma and I to say our final goodbyes to Champneys with our final spa visit of the year. However, we did make sure to leave on a high, as this venue was Eastwell Manor. The beautiful old manor house is situated in the county of Kent, also known as the Garden of England. We could definitely see why it was called this. Driving from Sussex into Kent, we wound around country roads and open fields, passing wildlife in all forms – including pheasants. (these seem to gravitate towards the road, so keep an eye out!)
Staff Review: Champneys Tring
- Dec 24, 2018 - by Gemma Bates
- Staff Reviews , Spa and Beauty
As our Champneys visits were drawing to a close, we travelled up to Hertfordshire to visit Champneys Tring. We followed the signs to the driveway, and pulled into a parking bay. There was only a short walk until we saw the grand manor house, Tring! The original health spa is situated within 170 acres of parkland, on a former Rothschild family-owned estate. As we walked into the reception, there was a festive atmosphere with Christmas trees and lights. A welcoming receptionist checked us in and handed us our Champneys robes and flipflops, before escorting us to the treatment waiting room.