Along side the coal miner is his buddy Mr. dinosaur……still under construction but these photos will give you a good idea of how it looks. If you are unaware of the connection between these two you should visit the footprint in coal exhibition in the Discovery Park.
The Discovery Park is full of amazing sculptures this weekend and it will continue for the month of May. These sand sculptures are the highlight for me. I have watched mounds of sand being carved and sculpted into a miner and a dinosaur….they will not be finished until Monday so if you can make it down to the Yard to see the finishing touches, you wont be disappointed
I hope you all get your fill of eggs this weekend……the shop will be open on
Sunday from 1pm – 5pm and Monday 12pm – 5pm
so if your out in the Discovery Park for a walk, or an Alice in Wonderland Experience, call in to say hello…
Happy Easter all
These two cuties are the latest addition to the Discovery Park…..they are not in the viewing area yet but you can see lots of deer in there and I’m sure the lambs will out very soon.
We had another successful open day here on Monday. The rain didn’t come until late in the afternoon and all of the kids had a go at making a pot, creating a picture out of felt and getting their face painted………as well as all the craft taking place outside in the Yard there were also some beautiful sculptures placed around both outside and in the exhibition space, they are there for the month of August, its worth a trip.
Check out the latest issue of ‘House and Home’, these photos were styled by Eleanor Harpur here in the Estate Yard and down the woods. I love how they turned out. The chair below will look familiar, I have featured it many times in this blog (it is very photogenic). Isn’t funny how places you see everyday look so much better when photographed beautifully and put into a glossy magazine………
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I mentioned last week about the new arrivals in the Discovery Park, well here’s a brief introduction. The geese are city slickers at heart (relocated from D.S.P.C.A) but seem to be settling in just fine, they create quite a racket and I think they boss all the others around. There’s a great selection of deer, one Billy goat (don’t know where he came out of), one lonely lama, several Jacob sheep with some adorable lambs in toe and the main attraction right now are the four Vietnamese pot bellyed pigs…….aren’t they Georges? I was sort of afraid at first (my last experience with pigs was a bit scary) but they just want to sniff you out and seem to love getting their picture taken. You can veiw them all from the viewing area in the Discovery Park and after that it’s luck who wants to come out to meet you..
Castlecomer Discovery Park is such a beautiful place to go for a stroll. If you haven’t been all ready then get yourself down here over the Easter break and discover it for yourself. There’s the added advantage of the playground, footprints in coal exhibition, Jarrow Cafe and of course the fab craft studios and shops. Make a day of it……….
