Today, the road works begin. I walked out of the drive to see what was happening. According to yesterday's signs, the road is closed. That means no way out of the house in either direction. We would be marooned. They are repairing the road edge, goodness knows why, it is nowhere near as bad as a lot of the local roads we have driven on. There was a trench down the side of the road 30-40cm wide, and about the same depth. There were loads of lorries and road carving equipment, and may be a dozen men standing around. They promised to let us out and back in again.
With our new-found freedom, we visited the Observatory Science Centre at Herstmonceaux Castle. I had never heard of it, but it is the most amazing place, and ideally suited to primary age children. The video shows Thomas turning a giant ball of rock, this is made possible by the carefully constructed stand that it is in and the power of water under pressure. The whole place is covered with experiments and demonstrations, almost all are interactive. There were also two presentations, one on the telescopes and another on astronauts.
Thomas showed off his knowledge to the astronomer presenter, who was hugely impressed with his knowledge.
If you decide to visit, and you should, even if you don't have a primary school aged child to bring, the on;y thing to be aware of is the general lack of facilities. The toilets are small and hodden away, the café is tiny and the burger bar just a caravan. The choices are therefore limited and the service is slow.
Despite these drawbacks, I had a wonderful time, and so did everyone else.
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