Fun for the kids

Buckinghamshire is a county filled with fun activities, guaranteed to keep all ages entertained and with plenty of family-friendly accommodation and places to eat. For something a little more active, enjoy a family challenge at High Wycombe Treasure Hunt Trail, or meet the friendly animals at Odds Farm Park. With cow milking, animal racing, bottle feeding kid goats, egg collecting and much more - this a perfect day out for all the family! Pair this with a trip to Burnham Beeches, a National Nature Reserve which is full of beautiful woodland and wildlife. Perfect for dog walking and picnicking.

Bekonscot Model Village Worlds first model village and railway fun for all ages Warwick Road.Beaconsfield, HP9 2PL Open 10 -5pm daily www.bekonscot.co.uk Odds Farm park Outdoor family fun lots of friendly animals to meet and Exciting seasonal activities Wooburn Common Road, Wooburn Common,High Wycombe,Buckinghamshire HP10 0LX 01628 520188 main@oddsfarm.co.uk

Clivedon Gardens and Maze This is a treat for active families,plenty to do including family boat hire and scenic cruises. Cliveden Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 0JA 01628 605069 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden Cocksherd Bluebell Wood A charming local nature reserve supporting a wide variety of flora and fauna and known locally as Bluebell Wood. Frarnham Lane, Britwell, Berkshire, SL2 2EW 01753 475111 www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/ woods/cocksherd-wood/ Magnet Leisure Centre The multi-purpose leisure centre has an eight lane competition swimming pool and ten court sports hall, perfect for your child to become a future sporting champion. Holmanleaze, Maidenhead, Berkshire. sl68aw www.leisurecentre.com/braywick-leisure-centre. High Wycombe Treasure Hunt Trail Turn your day out with the kids in High Wycombe into a real adventure! Follow the clues along the High Wycombe Treasure Hunt Trail and find out where highwayman I Gotchaloot buried his loot. The Rye, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1QX, 01872 263692 www.treasuretrails.co.uk/things-to-do/buckinghamshire/high-wycombe

Marlow Garden Centre Soft Play Marlow Garden Centre Soft Play offers a small but multi level adventure playframe which features all the cool fun features and super padded equipment Pump Lane South, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 3RB 01628 482716 www.wyevalegardencentres.co.uk

Aescwood Farm Childrens Riding School The outstanding location enables indoor and outdoor riding experiences, including riding through Hodgemoor Wood. Aescwood Farm, Rawlings Lane, Seer Green, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2RQ 01494 875 048 www.childrensridingschool.co.uk

Wycombe Rye Lido Swimming outdoors at Wycombe Rye Lido is not only gloriously refreshing on a hot day, it can also boost wellbeing, aid sleep and increase metabolism if you brave a dip on cooler days too! The Rye, Bassetbury Lane, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1QX 01494 769472 www.fusion-lifestyle.com/centres/wycombe-rye-lido/

Chiltern Open Air Museum The award winning Chiltern Open Air Museum is a great day out for families, with a 45 acre site to run around and explore. Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4AB 01494 871117 www.coam.org.uk

Design for life with Clover House

Contact us at: T: 01494 268143/ 07736 069788 E: info@clover-house.co.uk Beaconsfield. Buckinghamshire www.clover-house.co.uk Tell us a little bit about Clover House Interior Design & Build? We are a family run Interior Design and Build company with over twenty-two years of experience in property renovations and spatial interior design. With a unique range of skills and extensive industry contacts, we are the first choice for expert kitchen manufacturers and showrooms, who ask us to provide a service for their clients in preparation for their kitchens. Our work spans across the South East and London, with some projects reaching internationally, but the majority of our projects are as specialists in kitchen diner renovations. We have both lived in the local area our whole lives, having been involved in many community efforts over the years, and have two teenage children in local secondary schools. Our brand reflects how lucky we feel to have been able to contribute to the comfort and expansion of many people’s properties, and we want each and every client to feel the same. It is a real privilege when someone places their trust and confidence in you to help them realise and implement the dreams for their home.

One of your key strengths is in interior design and renovations of kitchen diner spaces and extensions, is demand as strong as ever? We were a little concerned at the beginning of the first lockdown how the pandemic would affect the renovation and kitchen industry. But with all of us spending more time in our homes and travelling less, we have been inspired to renew our spaces and make them more comforting and colourful. The current interior design challenge is assessing the term ‘chronotopia’ which is about how we can adapt our spaces for multiple uses with the advanced technology we’re all experiencing. We are using our homes for relaxation, work, entertainment and exercise, and for all members of the family - this means there are different energies required for different times of the day. At Cloverhouse, we have most recently been asked to renovate bedrooms, create new spaces for home offices and the most popular projects are open plan kitchen renovations and extensions. We have also been involved with some really exciting bespoke furniture pieces for clients looking for exceptional storage solutions and individual pieces to suit their personalities.

What kind of look would you say is most popular with your customers? There isn’t so much a specific look with the projects we work on, as we encourage our clients to be brave with different styles and colours, and explore themes so that they connect with their personalities through their interiors. A lot of influence will come from the age of a property, so a more traditional kitchen may look better in a period property, but there are clever ways to add modern styles to older properties and vice versa. The industrial style has proven popular over the past couple of years, which is now blending with a mid-century style. A signature Cloverhouse theme is to ensure specific finishes are carried through with accessories, hardware and a mixture of unusual textures. We are also seeing a strong international influence on fabrics and textures which brings vibrant colours and patterns to soft furnishings and furniture. Whites and greys will always provide a solid back drop to most residential interiors, but now is the time to bring fun and a very personal energy to your individual spaces.

So, you are both business and marriage partners, what strengths do each of you bring to the table? We have a real mix of skills and experience between us! Dean qualified as an electrician at the beginning of his career and worked with a vast range of kitchen and bathroom showrooms in residential and commercial applications. He is now involved in the project management side of the kitchen renovation projects, as well as having an overall view of the operational side of the business. I am a qualified interior designer, feng shui and colour consultant, and manage most of the projects that involve extensions. This creates a unique link between the relevant trades and design choices from the beginning of the project to completion. Our team of highly skilled trades people across carpentry, plumbing, electrics, plastering, flooring, decorating and the range of suppliers we collaborate with, ensure a quality finish and attention to detail, which remains the same regardless of the size and budget of a project.

Finally, just tell us your process from receiving that initial enquiry? Customers can contact us via the website, by email, telephone, Instagram, LinkedIn or Facebook where a number of our projects are showcased, and where you will see a vast range of tips and tricks to help you with your interior renovations. Once contact has been made, we arrange a survey or initial consultation to discuss the works required. We pride ourselves on quick turn arounds for surveys and quotations and are well known within the industry for providing very thorough information to our clients so that projects run smoothly and remain within budget. Once a quotation and scope of works is agreed, we book in all of the relevant trades for your project, and soon after that your dream project will be completed.