This year we stayed at 'The Kathie Lamb Centre' in Staplehurst. Our theme was Medieval England. Our sixes were Ladies-in-waiting, Knights and Maids.


On Friday afternoon we took part in a wide game. We tried to rescue Lord Gilbert who had been captured and imprisoned in the dungeon of a nearby castle. Before heading off we practised our horse riding and archery skills in a tournament and secured horses for our quest.


Before we could leave the castle there were jobs that needed to be done. We helped Merlin re-order his spells (he was so grateful he gave us a spell to make dragons sleep as he had heard that a dragon was guarding Lord Gilbert). We helped cook make some treats in the kitchen (these proved to be a useful bribe) and we made traps to catch the castle rats.


We then went down into the village to find a boat. We caught wild boar for a local who wanted to start a pig farm. In exchange he gave us his boat. As we sailed towards our destination we encountered various challenges (including the unplanned challenge of heavy rain!). We finally reached the castle, put the dragon to sleep and rescued Lord Gilbert. The winning six then helped Lord Gilbert find his magic sword and return to his castle.