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Here are our top picks of things to do in our neck of the woods this Christmas time. SUFFOLK For festive fun this December Suffolk has something for everyone - pop up cinemas, places to meet Father Christmas and some fantastic local markets. CHESTNUT PUBS IN SUFFOLK - The Ship , The Westleton Crown , The Nor thgate, The Packhorse Inn , The Black Lion , The Weeping Willow , The Crown Inn FESTIVE MAGIC Meet the reindeers, Dolf, Mistletoe and Rowan at Jimmy's Farm and

Robert Hall, Head Gamekeeper at Houghton Hall Estate, North Norfolk Game is the quintessential British ingredient, steeped in tradition. An ingredient that has a tendency to divide opinion. However, there is a new breed of game enthusiasts bringing it to the forefront of modern cookery. Why? Because it is both environmentally and economically sound, whilst being healthy and delicious. Nowhere is the commitment to this sustainable food source more apparent than the Houghton E

Chestnut Cycle Safari - a Giving Tree fundraiser in support of The Norfolk Community Foundation. Funding food hubs across the region.

By Michaela and @the_daxie_trouble I’ve been wanting to explore Suffolk for such a long time and when we were invited to stay at one of the Chestnut pubs ( Chestmutts to the boys - Chestnuts dog-friendly website for discovering their pubs) I just had to choose the The Westleton Crown . This beautiful, super dog-friendly inn takes pride of place on the edge of a quintessential Suffolk village green and is also very close to the beach. What's not to like! SANDY PAWS STAYCATIO

In an area renowned for its top-quality agricultural soil, sea air and unique micro-climate, the fourth-generation family brewery, Barsham Brewery, is producing some of the best malting barley in the world, used as the base malt for all their Norfolk beer. Several team members from each of our Norfolk properties, The Feathers , The Globe and The Wiveton Bell , recently took a short drive to the estate to have a tour and discover more about what makes Barsham’s such a special

World Mental Health Day this year falls on Monday the 10th of October. To mark the day we wanted to share some habits and small changes that have been shown to assist in aiding your wellbeing. In the hospitality industry, we hold our hands up to working in fast pace environments, with high highs and low lows. A fact that demands we strive every day to provide a supportive and positive place to work. Things like our Employee Assistance Programme, our Chestnut Hub and team bond

15 pubs • 500km • 4 days To continue our important fundraising efforts for The Giving Tree, this October our team are embarking on an epic pub-to-pub bike ride across East Anglia. In partnership with Nourishing Norfolk, the money raised will fund a new endeavour that will work at a grassroots level to ensure the communities in and around our pubs and restaurants will have access to affordable, healthy food. THE ROUTE The ride itself will commence from The Carpenters Arms on

INTRODUCTION TO LILY My name is Lily and I am the Environment, Social, Governance Executive at Chestnut and a keen climate activist in my spare time. I am so excited by this role as it really means I use my passion for sustainability and my 8 years experience in the hospitality industry to move forward in making Chestnut as eco-conscious as possible. THE PLAN This year the Great British Beach Clean Week ran from Friday 16th - Sunday 25th September, inviting people up and down

It's time to pull on your Wellington boots and explore our region as its scenery turns a colourful array of rusts and burnt orange. Browse our guide to discover the best places to take in the changing landscape, to find East Anglian stately homes offering Halloween fun and to discover the perfect spot for Pumpkin picking. SUFFOLK Suffolk is bursting with seasonal fun this autumn. From illuminated stately homes to Curious Creature trails and our own arts and culture events. CH

By Kitty Brandon and Eevee the Dachshund Having looked through Chestnut's new doggy focused microsite - Chestmutts, we jumped at the opportunity to try out one of Chestnut’s dog-friendly pubs as staycations are brilliant and they’re even better if you take your best furry friend with you! Eevee could play the pampered princess (nothing new there!) at one of Chestnut's upscale inns and we would be able to explore a new area. THE DESTINATION The Three Blackbirds is a refine