30 things I can’t wait to do after lockdown ends

With no end in sight to lockdown, we’re all getting a little jaded with making banana bread and crocheting blankets.  As cabin fever sets in, we can still travel in our minds and fantasize about doing all the things that we previously took for granted. Here are my top thirty things that I can’t wait to do once lockdown is over – some a tad surprising even to me!

plateful of donuts
Plateful of donuts

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An evening stroll in Syon Park’s Enchanted Woodland

The office party season is upon us again and as the precarious business of Secret Santa shopping gets under way, you may be longing for an escape from seasonal shopping stress. A retreat to the wilds of zone 4 brings you to the sanctuary of Syon Park’s Enchanted Woodland where dormant trees spring to life in glorious technicolour. In need of a break from the tinsel tension, I donned my gloves and wellies and headed out to discover more.

image of Syon Park's Enchanted woodland

Simon Hadleigh-Sparks Syon Park’s Enchanted Woodland

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