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AEF002:- 06/10/2015 13:20 Page 1 out and about... Get your Christmas off to a festive start this winter with a visit to one of your local National Trust properties. The nights are drawing in and the frost is sparkling on the ground which can mean only one thing: the festive season is upon us. Join us at Packwood House and Baddesley Clinton for a Christmas you’re sure to remember, with warming seasonal food, beautifully decorated trees, great gift ideas and festive events for the whole family to enjoy. Our popular Warwickshire Christmas Fair will be returning to Packwood on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December to get everybody feeling suitably festive in the run up to Christmas. Visitors will be able to browse a range of craft stalls, tasty treats and Christmas gifts. The Sundials Shop also has a great range of festive gifts, and our café will be offering warming seasonal fayre, including homemade mince pies. Over at Baddesley Clinton, warm up in front of a crackling fire this festive season surrounded by natural yuletide decorations and discover what a Tudor Christmas would have been like with festive story cards in every room. Join us for mulled cider tastings and mince pie making on various days in the Kitchen and families can try their hand at making festive pomanders and dressing up in the Moat Room. Over in the restaurant pre-book a delicious Christmas dinner with all the trimmings or join us on various evenings throughout December for a Christmas candlelight evening tour of the manor house with our knowledgeable guides followed by a delicious three course festive supper in the Barn Restaurant. New for this year, join us at Baddesley for our first Winter Fair on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November. With gift, food and craft stalls and delicious Christmas lunches with all the trimmings there’s something for the whole family to enjoy. For more details call Baddesley Clinton on 01564 783294 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/baddesleyclinton or Packwood on 01564 782024 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/packwood TO[WZg AU_YUj]g]hhcigcbYcZmcifZUa]`mgZUjcif]hY 7\f]ghaUghfUX]h]cbg"GYYVch\\cigYgXfYggYXZcf 7\f]ghaUgk]h\hfUX]h]cbU`XYWcfUh]cbg fcUf]b[ Z]fYg gYUgcbU`ZccXUbXk]bhYfZU]fg" 6UXXYg`Ym7`]bhcbUbXDUW_kccX kkk#cVh^ʩcVahfigh#ʩf\#i` BUh]cbU`Hfigh=aU[Yg#DUi`