We went back to Stourhead yesterday. For anyone who doesn’t know, this is a magnificent UK National Trust estate with a grand house and a beautiful landscaped garden surrounding a large lake. While the house is closed for the winter, the gardens are open all year round.
It’s about an hour’s drive from our new house, but my son and his girlfriend still live in the locality and we went to see them and ended up there. We didn’t actually go in because we didn’t have a lot of time, certainly not enough to justify the £7.40 each they would have to pay as non-members. Hubby and I have membership cards that entitle us to free entry. We used them there a lot when we lived close by.
You can still get a good view of Stourhead garden from the road at the bottom of the hill from the car park, and we got plenty of exercise trekking back up again. Then we popped into the restaurant for coffee and a snack, so they did get some of our cash. We also visited the farm shop for some of their delicious steak, cheese and c ream so all in all, they did quite well out of us. And we had a great evening meal when we got home again.
Anyway, I thought it was time to post some more Stourhead photos.
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8 comments:
Beautiful nature shots. The colors are glorious. Thanks for sharing with us.
Those are beautiful and look so serene. I would love to visit I love that scenery, great shots.
These are awesome pictures. Is this where you previously lived? It's so conducive to writing.
jean - the photos are great. I loved them.
Thank you Jo. I always admire your nature shots.
Thanks Jude. It certainly is a beautiful place - one of the National Trust's greatest treasures in the UK.
Yes Jena. We were lucky enough to live just 4 miles from there, and even now it's not too far for a visit. It takes about 40 minutes to stroll all the way around the lake and I used to do it often.
Thanks Koe. I'm glad to hear they gave you pleasure.
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