Butterflies and Battle Proms...

Our final few days in the UK continued in a slightly eclectic vein with a fantastic trip to Butterfly World with our ridiculously cute nephew Henry and a very British afternoon picnicking at the Battle Proms at Highclere Castle...

One of many stunning butterflies... I think this trip was more for photography than entertaining Henry!

They'd hidden some non-butterfly creatures in the green house too! As Henry so aptly put it, "woweee!" This chap was big and slightly scary!

Outside the greenhouse we found all sorts of creatures...

Comparing the Meerkat... (although he was actually more interested in the animal's plastic ball and passing aeroplanes!)

What you looking at?

Playing the classic game "let's poke Uncle Ali in the eye"

Getting him back with a tickle!

Dinner time! Ox hearts and dead chicks on the menu today.

Dinnertime for the Meercats too... a tasty looking fruit salad until you spot the live worms!

Then dinnertime for the boys too. Thankfully no worms or dead chicks here.

Splish splash splosh!

Who'd have thought running through some plastic doors could provide some half an hour of entertainment? No need for expensive toys here!

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A celebration of all things British at the Battle Proms... Beginning with a jolly good picnic!

An aerial display over the castle... the end of Downton Abbey if these chaps messed up!

A little bit of loop the loop...

Missed!

Henry with Uncle Chris (well, Tim actually but they they're both the same to Henry)

An evening stroll...

Henry gets the best view in the house for the cavalry display!

The cavalry at full charge...

The legendary spitfire circles during the opening piece...

Live canon fire during the 1812 overture!

And a fantastic firework finale... 

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ahhhhhhh...