Ring Quest at West Stow

It was on last year and we forgot to go, so this year we just had to get to Ring Quest at West Stow.

This year, there was the added bonus of attendance by the cast and crew of Band of Hope, who we had spied filming there last summer. They had an exhibition and short film running in the new exhibition centre. Here is Little W being dressed up as an orc...

As for the quest itself, you have to find the 9 rings of man in the Realm of Man and then the 7 dwarf and 3 eleven rings in the Realm of the Elves and Dwarves. Here's the map of the Realm of Man...

Yes. It's the Anglo-Saxon Village.

Each ring is a card with a rune on it and a clue as to where to find the next one.

You have to collect all the runes and translate them to modern letters to discover the two words of power. Great fun.

And that wasn't all. In the Anglo-Saxon Village you could have a go at archery, run by Bows & Arrows.

Little Miss and Little W had loads of goes both with modern bows and replicas of those used in films. Here is Little Miss in action...

A great morning out. Big Miss was really miffed when she heard about - she had stayed at home to do her homework.