Rushbrooke Arms

"If you put all the ironing away and tidy your rooms, you can go out to lunch. Otherwise you will just get Cuppasoup", I said. Lo and behold, albeit after 3 previous inspections had resulted in a "Fail" verdict, the clothes had been put away and things were tidy(ish). The reward was a meal out at the Rushbrooke Arms in Sicklesmere, just out of Bury St Edmunds on the A134 towards Sudbury. It had been refurbished and there was a new menu since the last time we were there. Little W had the fish and chips, Little Miss the Lasagne and Big Miss a baked potato, while I had a steak sandwich. The food was excellent and there was the play area outside afterwards.

"For 4-12 years of age", says the labels on the equipment. Well Big Miss just had to pretend to be 5 weeks younger than she is.

Over lunch we discussed where to go in the afternoon. "Will the Maze be open?", asked Big Miss, when I suggested Nowton Park, just up the road. "I'm not sure. Why don't we find out?", I replied. So we did.

It is open, so we did the Maze Quiz. A different set of clues to last time, but then we couldn't remember them anyway. I helped Little W, but Big Miss just beat us to the last clue. Little Miss was not going to accept any help, but she too got there in the end. Great fun.

The Maze is open and quiz available until 22nd July. It's 50p a go - get your map and grid to capture your answers from the Rangers' hut by the car park.