5 essential events
Our Bryony identifies exciting events, from slapstick to beer and cider tasting, for you to try something new this year!
1
Watch some of the greats, and discover the timeless wonder of slapstick and its ability to beat the January blues, at Bristol Slapstick Festival. Date 16-20 January Web www.slapstick. org.uk Stay at Baltic Wharf Caravan and Motorhome Club Site Web www.caravanclub.co.uk
2 Crafty and floral
Take the kids to a Children’s Floral Jam Jar Floristry workshop at Daylesford Organic Farm, where they can decorate a jar and fill it with blooms. Date 19 January, 26 February
Web www.daylesford.com Stay at Merry Weather Farm Park Web www.merryweatherfarm.co.uk
3 Celebrate Scotland’s Bard
Join the Big Burns Supper Festival in Dumfries, for everything from wild entertainment and family shows to a wee dram at The Globe, the poet’s favourite pub. Date 25 January Web bigburnssupper.com Stay at Highfield Lochmaben CL Web www.highfieldlochmaben.co.uk
4 New tastes
Refine your tastes at the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival, where tasting sessions will include how beer can be matched with biscuits, and the story of Belgian beers. Date 23-26 January Web mancbeerfest.uk Stay at Holly Bank Caravan Park Web caravanparkscheshire.co.uk
5 Year of the pig
Immerse yourself in tradition and welcome the year of the pig at Birmingham’s Chinese New Year celebrations, with lion dances, entertainments and street food. Date 5 February Web visitbirmingham.com Stay at Kingsbury Water Park Web campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk