Hever 21 -22 Aug 16

After collecting a very old and dear friend on Saturday it was off to see other old and dear friends who were staying at Hever Castle in Kent. We booked on to a small certified site about a mile from the castle, found the charming farmer's wife and gave her £5 to stay in her field, parked up and walked into Hever Castle to meet up with the friends, stopping en route to look at the Kent Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum (as a former member of this unit it was great to finally get to see this museum. It was also great to see a Saladin armoured car parked outside, the type of vehicle that I passed my Armoured Fighting Vehicle test in).

Denis was evacuated to Hever Castle during the war and his family had arranged this visit as a birthday treat. The house that they were staying in is stunning and we had a lovely afternoon with the family, a great dinner in the local pub, a good night's sleep in the bus and breakfast back at the house before heading back to London to drop off the visitor then finally home after quite a time away.