Staycation 2021 - Bodiam Castle

Today I finished a little early for the Bank Holiday weekend and we decided to have a run out to Bodiam Castle. It is a National Trust site and just across the county border in East Sussex.

We have been a few times before and with the lockdowns there has been limited opening.  Now the Castle is open and there are tours. But not for dogs.

On arrival we checked in and then paid for the parking or rather got a car-park ticket as members we don't pay but must display a ticket.

First port of call was the café alongside the river.  A sausage roll and coffee for both of us. Reggie had his own snacks plus some of the sausage meat from the roll.

Then a walk around the loop.  

Reggie decided now was time to poop and we had the bags at the ready.  Bins for rubbish and dog waste are few and far between.  We went to the small café above the castle where the bins are situated. 

Claire and Reggie

Rather than walk all around the Castle on the circular path alongside the moat we went off up to look at the wooden castle on the hill side aka Bugiam Castle - a home for bugs to live in.

And then it was time to set off along the grass paths but into the long meadow and back to the visitor centre for a comfort break.  Reggie has his at about 10 yard intervals...

And then home a different way to the ne that Nissan's GPS brought us!

P.S. I have been asked a few times why I let the little Sony Cyber-shot print the date on the photos. I could turn it off but when I look at them later on I know when they were taken!