Blinkling House

Anne Boleyn could have been born here. It's that sort of story. The original house did belong to her family.

A very, very rich lawyer Henry Hobart bought it, tore it done and built himself a Jacobean country house.

It’s had a few owners before ending up with the National Trust in 1940, opened to visitors in 1960.

It was leased to someone during that period. What sort of person leases an enormous, old, old house with a garden that needs a morning to see.

Would you like to see the attics they asked, what could you say but yes. Mark’s Fitbit says that we climbed the equivalent of 19 stories but who counts these things. Great house with the biggest Library eat of the Pennines.

They were having an art installation around the risk to books in the 21 century, quite interesting in parts. Better than the “Surrealism Experience” at Peckover House we did not discuss with you.

Many K’s walk, much gawking and good time had by all.

Bernadette had a wasp incident in the courtyard but a true tourist takes these things in their stride.Baca selengkapnya