Socially distant but still fun and indulgent: a post-lockdown family getaway

At The Ickworth, a country house hotel owned by the National Trust, there are restrictions but still plenty of space for kids’ activities and picnicsWe are sitting for breakfast in the pretty conservatory of our hotel, when the unthinkable happens … my daughter’s bouncy ball escapes her and goes hopping across the floor towards the next table, coming to rest beside someone’s foot. Ah. Ok. Nobody panic. What do we do? What’s the protocol here? Such are the anxieties