Lizzie’s Big Birthday House Party!

May 2026

My 50th came and went without a knees-up , and so did my 60th - but this one is not going to slip away! So please come and celebrate my next Big Birthday with me at:  Goodnestone Park in Kent from 7-11 May (or part thereof!)

Cocktails, meals, activities/games and a fancy dress party will all be part of the mix in a lovely house with comfortable beds provided.

 

Essential information


* Thursday 7- Monday 11 May 2026

* Accommodation available for most but not all! Let me know when you'd like to come so I can make a plan

* No presents please! Instead I'd love a different kind of gift

* Goodnestone Park Gardens open for us to enjoy free of charge with trails and walks through the estate

* On-site Old Dairy Café open for lunch each day

* Within an hour of Goodnestone Park you'll find: the charming town of Rye, Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, Canterbury, Whitstable, Broadstairs, Margate.


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Julie Weisenberger

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Assisting Julie is Tracy Russell. Tracy has a wide ranging career in yarn. she's owned a local yarn shop in Baltimore, MD, was the director of sales at Classic Elite Yarns and is currently working as an independent sales representative bringing lovely yarns to shops throughout New England. she knows the yarn world from all sides and understands what knitters and crocheters want.

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