My favourite news story from the weekend was that JK Rowling has just outed Dumbledore as a gay on an American book tour.

Gay rights group Stonewall said: "It shows that there's no limit to what gay and lesbian people can do, even being a wizard headmaster."

While the first part of the statement is true enough, get a grip lads, wizard headmasters are only pretend.

Still should do sales of her books no harm as even more people in the bible belt will now have even more reason to rush out to buy and burn them!

Not wishing to disappoint my new friend Bunnybunbunbun, here is part two of Shipcook's Leeds Castle report.

After we enjoyed looking at all the birds in the grounds we went and had lunch in the old stable block, just a roast beef sandwich and a pint, but it was very nicely presented with same salad and parsnip and beetroot crisps, came to about £10 per head.

We then had a walk through the Culpepper Gardens to enjoy all the herbs and flowers. The Culpeppers owned Leeds Castle in Stuart times. From there we visited the aviary where there are lots of toucans and parrots, some of whom have a rudimentary grip of English.

Then we went to the maze where we got lost, before descending into the grotto to see all the shell mosiacs including a pretty fearsome dragon.

Then after the Powder Monkey had had a quick romp in the playground we went to the dog collar museum, not as weird as it sounds as the castle has always had dogs for guarding, hunting and as pets. As well as some fearsome spiked hunting collars they had the one worn by Sweep on the Sooty Show!

On to the Castle and we saw the wine cellars and some of the living rooms done out in different period styles. Henry VIII lived at Leeds Castle with Catherine of Aragon before he got bored with her and created the Church of England just to get a divorce and there was a big four poster bed just like the one she would have slept in.

All in all a great day out and good value at £14 and you can use the same ticket for a whole year if you want to go back and see the spring flowers or the baby ducks and swans.