HOBBITS and Black Riders will be at large in Ribble Valley when a preparatory school throws open its doors.
The annual taster weekend for boarders at St Mary's Hall, Stonyhurst, will this year have a Tolkein theme, marking 111 years since the author's birth.
Tolkien regularly visited Stonyhurst College, where his son John studied for the priesthood during the Second World War, and St Mary's Hall has a library named in the author's honour.
The preparatory school open its doors on October 11 and 12, when youngsters aged seven to 12 from across the UK will be invited to sample life as a boarder.
There will be a banquet to celebrate the birthday of Tolkien and a guided walk along the Tolkien Trail. St Mary's Hall, near Hurst Green, Clitheroe, is a Jesuit co-educational boarding and day school for youngsters aged three to 13, and preparatory school to nearby historic Stonyhurst College. Anyone interested in attending the free weekend should contact St Mary's Hall on 01254 826242.
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