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Saturday, 8 August 2020

Dudmaston

One of the days we went to Dudmaston Hall and had a walk around the grounds. (I'll have to go back another time to see the house.)

The woods are amazing and worth a visit. The trees are huge.

We walked the long way round and stopped and had a picnic at the side of the river furthest from the house. It was beautifully quiet and we sat and watched the ducks and dragon flies.

Picnic!

I have also managed to do a social distance visit to some friends and my adorable little nieces. Well, Livvy didn't really social distance but she is so damn cute. (Ava just looked at my suspiciously the whole time.)

We took a nice walk around Himley with Livvy taking some very artistic shots on her camera and getting together a really collection of leaves and sticks.

Saturday, 21 April 2018

Claremont

After a super rough week, with the weather turned gorgeous, I went out this morning to get away from the world, to Claremont, which was another of Queen Victoria's favourite places as a child.

Central lake

The amphitheatre.

from the Camellia Terrace

Belvedere Tower.

Thatched cottage - lots of games.

the Island

Black Swan - didn't even know these existed.

Once Queen Charlotte's tea house.

Queen Charlotte died (aged 21 from childbirth, along with her baby) before the tea house was finished so Prince Leopold finished it as a monument to her.

View from the top of the Amphitheatre.

Sunday, 25 February 2018

Painshill

Last weekend I went out to Painshill for a walk. The weather felt like spring (unlike now). Even managed to sit outside with a cuppa for a while.

Daffodils.

200 yr old tree.

View from the top of the hill near the turkish tent.

I went around the opposite way to every one else (why not?) and go to the tower before they opened. So sat in the peace for a while before climbing to the top. (I had to paused a few times on the way up as I got dizzy going in a circle or so long.)

Gothic tower.

At the top

View from the tower.

Apparently Hamilton, who created the garden, advertised for a hermit to live in the house he build. The hermit lasts 3 weeks before he was found in the local pub.