King Sweyn Forkbeard and Me in Oxford Castle

We visited Oxford at the weekend and climbed a Saxon tower that had enormous bells in it, but they are not allowed to ring them as the tower would collapse. but there was model that worked. 

Then we went to Oxford castle where Sweyn Forkbeard showed us round and told us all about Matilda who escaped by climbing down one of hte towers and skated up the river Thames to Abbingdone and then walked backwards to get on her horse to escape being captured. 

Cousins and ghost hunting

Ghost busting with our cousins in Oxfordshire. We found loads of really old headstones of really old dead people. There was even one grave where it had broken and we tried to see the bones inside, but it was too dark. 

There was even a grave of an 11 year old girl. That was a bit sad. 

Happy Halloween!!!

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