RHS Bridgewater Gardens
A bit of a drive to the outskirts of Manchester to see the new Chinese Garden at Bridgewater. Well worth it they are beautiful and very peaceful.
Thornbridge Estate
Into the wilds of Derbyshire today to the Thornbridge Estate. The gardens are lovely and the cakes in the cafe, especially Bakewell tart, which is of course local with Bakewell…
Scottish Borders
A week away in Scotland. Stayed in a lovely castle/folly on a beautiful estate.
Little Morton Hall & Biddulph Gardens
A long drive in time thanks to the enormous amount of roadworks en-route, I think we only saw two that actually had people working at the so called road works.…
Renishaw Hall & Gardens and Bolsover Castle
Good day out, started at Renishaw Hall and Gardens with a coffee and custard tart, then a walk around the lovely gardens, though the grass was yellow. The gardner did…
Lyme Park
A day out at Lyme Park, The weather was good, not too hot with a slight breeze. The house is well worth a visit and was the setting for Pride…
Cusworth Hall
A very hot day but still time for a short walk in the sun round Cusworth gardens. Followed by a coffee in theButlers cafe.
Stillingfleet Gardens
A visit to Stillingfleet Gardens and nursery. really pretty gardens just south of York’s retail outlet. Well worth a visit , luckily the rain held off while we were walking…
Brodsworth
Really cold wind so not a long walk today, Brodsworth is fairly sheltered and the gardens are so well kept. Probably the best gardens in South Yorkshire. There were a…
A few days away
A few days away just for a change of scenery. Off to Whitby stopping at Harlow Carr on the way for a walk, then across the North York Moors to…