Congratulations on the newsletter Ali - worth the hardwork.

Looks like you had a good day at Warwick Castle. We are about 20 minutes away from Warwick so we try and go there once a year. It is expensive but you can make a real day of it there - lovely to picnic on the slope by the river. We took an American friend there once and you can imagine how impressed he was with all that history. They also do a winter spectacular with a huge ice rink in the middle which is pretty good fun. You can take dogs although they are not allowed in any where. There is another nice castle near Malvern called Eastnor Castle and you can actually take your dogs around all the state rooms with you (if you dare).
Sounds like Darcy enjoyed himself - looking forward to meeting him some day he sounds quite a character.
Lovely pictures everyone.