Our Agatha Christie Festival Tickets |
Last week I had no idea that there was such an amazing thing as the Agatha Christie Festival--apparently it happens every year--until Dave received an email from the National Trust which mentioned that there was to be an event at Greenway, Agatha's summer home near Torquay. I booked tickets the very next day!
Aside from visiting Greenway, which is now a National Trust property, and touring around the house, we'll get to handle their collection of first edition Agatha Christie novels. I am rather excited to say the least! (There'll also be cream teas, but I am way more excited about the first editions. It's rare that you'll find me more excited about books than cream tea!!)
To get us in the mood for our small step back in time, we'll be travelling to Greenway on a vintage charabanc from Torquay, the sort of bus that Miss Marple would often have caught to travel between villages. I suspect that it will be an authentically bumpy ride, but that'll just add to the fun! I suspect that they weren't known as the jiggle jerk for nothing...
The vintage charabanc |
The original cover of 4.50 From Paddington |
The Poirot DVD collection |
I am so looking forward to exploring Agatha's house and learning more about her life. Despite loving all her works--I'm quite fond of the Tommy & Tuppence books as well as the Big Two--I know very little about her life. There are a number of biographies available on Amazon, but it is really hard to work out which one is the best. Does anyone have any recommendations?
If you're interested in the Agatha Christie Festival there are loads of events details on their website. From Murder Mystery Evenings--I always turn out to be the murderer when I do one of these; I'm developing a complex--to in-character picnic lunches, via glittering cocktail evenings, there's something for everyone. I only wish we lived closer so that I could immerse myself in Agatha's idyllic yet murderous world for a whole week.
Are you an Agatha Christie fan? Who is your favourite detective?
I ALWAYS assume people know just how awesome Torbaydos is and the Agatha Christie Festival really is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHave a fantastic time when you head down here Ang, there's so much going on during the festival (check out the Poirot Gorilla in the window of the shop Hoopers - it's right near your pick up point!)
M x
I've never been down there! I'm originally from the far north of Scotland, up by John o'Groats, so the south of England with the occasional palm tree still bemuses me!
DeleteNanny and Grandad will be picking Lucas up from school so I'm going to see if we can swing a little extra time to explore before we head home. I will definitely track down the Poirot gorilla, and I think there's one outside Greenway, too!
Have you been to the festival before, Michelle?
i have never read her work -- but i am really loving your blog!
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Oh! Thank-you so much! What a lovely comment to wake up to.
DeleteYou really should read some Agatha. She really was the Queen of Crime!
So I've never read any Agatha Christie novels, but I love that the National Trust do things like this. Your blog is lovely Angela and your son looks so cheeky :P
ReplyDeleteJenny | sunny sweet pea xx
Thanks for stopping by, Jenny! I'm beginning to think that I've tapped into a rich vein of people who've never read Agatha Christie!! Maybe we could do "The Murder at the Vicarage" for Book Club sometime?
DeleteThanks for your lovely comments about the blog and Lucas, too xx
Like Jenny, I still haven't read one Agatha Christie book, even though I've heard great things. And that bus is wicked cool!
ReplyDeleteThe bus is fantastic, isn't it? I'm looking forward to rattling around on it. Apparently the driver does a "jolly commentary" as he drives, which could be fun!
DeleteThanks for stopping by, and give old Agatha a try sometime!!
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