Fun and Games in Thetford

[aloysius_bear]

Last week saw the humans embarking on their annual group gaming holiday, this time at a lovely house in the village of Great Hockham, near Thetford:

There was an accompanying pool house, which offered additional bedrooms right next door:

Inside the main house, there was a very nicely appointed drawing room, where my secondary human practised the guitar, and late night roleplaying sessions caused much hilarity:

The pool house had a large games room with a table tennis table, a games console, and lots of seating, but we didn't actually spend much time in there as it wasn't heated and the weather for most of the week was pretty chilly:

I particularly liked the decorations in the dining room of the main house, where the patterns on the wallpaper extended down and across the radiators:

The house combined grandeur and comfort, so we enjoyed our surroundings but felt quite at home:

The tennis court saw use on the first sunny day, but resulted in a couple of minor injuries, so wasn't used again after that:

And some in the group managed to have some fun in the pool on the last day, which was the only other day when the weather was good:

The pool looked out onto a rather lovely walled garden, where those not swimming enjoyed a picnic lunch:

Most of the time, though, was spent in gaming, as usual. And there were plenty of games to choose from:

We also had access to a beer cooler, which was well stocked throughout the week and very popular:

The village was advertising its 746th annual horn festival, but unfortunately it was taking place a couple of days after we left:

It was a very welcoming village for bears, though:

And it even had its own Aloysius house, the owner of which was delighted to discover my interest:

Overall, it was a marvellous week, and everyone agreed it was one of the best venues we'd used for our holiday. So, we may well be going back there again!