Kingston Lacey Garden
27 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We have the:
Formal garden
Japanese garden
Sunken garden
Fern garden
Kitchen garden
3 obelisks one of which was shipped from Egypt in the 1850's and took eight years to arrive.
Garden sarcophagusOkumaya devam et
Wimborne Minster Model Village
27 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
So it’s 1951 and you decide to build a 1/10 model of your town.
By the 80’s people don’t see it as the cutting edge of entertainment anymore and it’s pretty well derelict.
They sell the landOkumaya devam et
Lulworth Cove
28 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
World Heritage Jurassic coast.
Great spot, blue and green sea, not a wave to be seen.
Beach gives you all you could want, shingle, sand, rocks, more rocks, smaller rocks.
Terrific bay, fishing boats,Okumaya devam et
Lulworth Castle
28 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
All part of the Lulworth Estate that includes the Cove.
Originally built as a Tudor hunting lodge by one of the endless and confusing Howard’s the place ended up in the hands of the Weld’s andOkumaya devam et
The Fox Hotel
28 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Rural Dorset is how they advertise themselves.
The place is faithful to the advertisement.
It is very rural up a lot of narrow lanes as opposed to narrow roads.
Was originally built 250 years ago asOkumaya devam et
More reflections by Bern
28 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
English people are unerringly polite...except if you jump a queue.
England is the home the big breasted woman.
Women tend to not wear jeans. They wear slacks. Often red.
Toast is only waved overOkumaya devam et
Barrington Court
29 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
The trouble with staying in rural Dorset is that you are in rural Dorset.
The Fox was a good price in a picturesque rural setting with absolutely shitty roads in and out.
The road rulesOkumaya devam et
Lytes Cary Manor
30 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Not far from Yeovil are four National Trust properties so there is a bit to see.
In regards to Yeovil even the staff in the hotel keeping saying, “Why would you want to go into Yeovil?”
Who are weOkumaya devam et
Montacute
30 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Enormous Elizabethan house.
I know you are surprised.
Built by a wool merchant and lawyer who was also an MP and a judge. We are sure he wasn’t status conscious.
Was involved in the trials of SirOkumaya devam et
Dunster Castle Mill
30 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
What would a castle be without a mill.
In fact a double overshot mill.
Dunster of course has one (pretty silly post otherwise) and it was been restored to all it’s glory and mills flour forOkumaya devam et
Dunster Castle
31 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We did leave Hestercombe House on the off chance that the roads would be better.
Lost that bet.
8 miles of lane, 3 horses, one white van and we didn’t have to back up once.
Who is the patronOkumaya devam et
White ? Hotel
31 Ağustos 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We are of course staying at the White Something.
In this case the White Horse.
About a zillion years old the front door opens straight out on the road and the stairs up to the rooms should be in aOkumaya devam et
Cleeve Abbey
1 Eylül 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Literally 150 yds from where we were staying was one of the best intact examples of monastic buildings in England.
Founed in 1198 with 12 Cistercian monks it was always a tier 2 Abbey and justOkumaya devam et
Dyrham House
1 Eylül 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A day moving.
About an 80 miles drive north and not a back lane involved. We did do 3 different Ms and a couple of As. Had some delays near Bristol but have ended up near Bath to finish the day andOkumaya devam et
Lacock Abbey and Village
2 Eylül 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Bernadette was suffering from an extreme case of “Most Beautiful Village in England Syndrome “ and needed a fix.
So off we went to Castle Combe.
Named one of the 10 Most Beautiful Villages inOkumaya devam et
Brouton-on-the-Water Model Village.
3 Eylül 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
What was it with the 1930’s.
Entertainment was obviously lacking as all across the land people set out to immortalise their lives with model villages.
Brouton has one as well.
A local publican atOkumaya devam et
Snowhill Manor
3 Eylül 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
This was really a bit of a fill in.
Had some time before we could book into hotel so went a little out of way to Snowhill.
While on the Western Front Charles Ware saw an advertisement for a manor inOkumaya devam et
Stow on the Wold
3 Eylül 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We stayed at the Kings Arms in Stow on the Wold.
It's a small market town in the Cotswolds, at the junction of six roads.
So of course we counted at least six pubs in the market square here theOkumaya devam et
Hidecote Gardens
4 Eylül 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Let’s go to Hidecote Gardens, only 20mins up the road and it’s mostly road not lane.
Ah, we have been here before. Not to worry says Bernadette I don’t remember anyway. Alas.
Still a lovelyOkumaya devam et
Upton House
4 Eylül 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
There’s been something on the site for a zillion years and the property has changed hands about 8 times but the main focus is the last owner.
In 1927 the estate was acquired by Walter Samuel, 2ndOkumaya devam et
Voda
5 Eylül 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Bit of a delay this morning.
Problems with Vodafone. Yes, we know everyone will be surprised but we obviously had that one in a million issue.
The 30 day top up we were assured in one county storeOkumaya devam et
Shugborough Estate
5 Eylül 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Well that was a little unexpected.
Shugborough is a very large estate that the National Trust took control of it from Staffordshire Council authority last year.
It’s remarkably intact, Mansion,Okumaya devam et
Quarry Bank
6 Eylül 2018, İngiltere ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Last day of travel.
Leaving for Berlin tomorrow which means that we have to actually pack a suitcase.
It seems impossible that what we brought with us has reproduced as it has.
The cleaning of the carOkumaya devam et
Well that wasn"t Planned
7 Eylül 2018, Almanya ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Dropping the car off Friday proved one of the worst drives of the entire trip.
Manchester Airport has two major feature; roundabouts and car parks.
You miss a turn and it’s 4 roundabouts to get backOkumaya devam et
A short night and Berlin in a Fugue
7 Eylül 2018, Almanya ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
640 flight from Manchester to Berlin, what could go wrong.
Early night as we planned to be up at 3:50.
Well for some reason it was 1:10 and then:I’ll get up soon, are you still awake as well, is itOkumaya devam et













































































































































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