Unfortunatelyfor us the day that we visited Pooh Corner was a very 'blustery day' and as a result of the great british weather also very muddy so suffice it to say that my Ugg boots were ruined.
However I did get a game of pooh sticks at Pooh bridge where I was sorely beaten three games in a row!
We drove through Battle - aptly named as it was the site of the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Alas the Battle Abbey was shut - bother so we did not linger.
The evening was spent at the historical city of Rye and specifically The George at Rye. It just so happened to be be Rye Scallop Week whilst we were there so you can imagine what was on the menu that night.
Onto Bodiam now, the medieval castle built by the knight Edward Dalyngrigge and here we heard a talk about the four humours of the body which in those days were believed to be the key to a healthy lifestyle.
Alas the final stop on our epic journey through the centuries -both fact and fiction- was Leeds Castle. The impressive castle built mainly on two islands is, like Hever, representative of many eras throughout history. Leeds Castle was principially known as the 'Queen's castle' as it was often passed onto the wives and Queens of medieval kings.
Leeds was the calling point for Henry VIII, Catherine of Aragon and a vast entourage of courtiers on the way to The Field Of The Cloth Of Gold in the 1520s as well as going on to be owned by the Culpepper and later Fairfax families.
Again much like Hever, Leeds castle was also bought and restored by a wealthy American; Lady Olive Baillie.
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