Tucked away behind Malmesbury Abbey and its cloister garden is Abbey House Garden, the home of the Naked Gardeners. The current owners, Ian and Barbara Pollard, bought Abbey House in 1994 as a family home. In 1996 they decided to create a garden and open it to the public with a view to attracting visitors [...]
Archive for June, 2009
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Abbey House Gardens
13 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2009
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Malmesbury Abbey
Malmesbury Abbey is situated in the centre of the town and is a very impressive building which can be seen from miles around. It was founded nearly 700 years after the birth of Jesus Christ as a place of prayer and Christian community by St. Aldhelm, who was originally a member of the Wessex royal [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2009
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
We have been friends together in sunshine and in shade.
Caroline Norton
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2009
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PhotoHunt – Lock
The final destination after my visit to Snowshill Manor was The Old Bell at Malmesbury. On arrival there was a surprise room upgrade (I wasn’t complaining) and a resident room bear. The Old Bell is reputed to be the oldest purpose built hotel in England, it dates back to 1220 and stands next to Malmesbury’s [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Jun 13th 2009
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For Your Enjoyment
…Some more views of Snowshill Manor gardens.
9 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2009
Yesterday I attended a PCS privatisation forum in London, which set out to inform and prepare reps for the continuing and increasing threat of privatisation to public services. There were many interesting speakers who explained how the various initiatives are flawed and do not provide better, cheaper more efficient public services. One of the speakers [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2009
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Journey to Malmesbury
There was a torrential downpour that lasted several hours on the morning I was due to depart for my garden lovers break. This led to a slow start to the day and the rain was much lighter when I set off. I tried to call into a cafe for lunch and ended up in a [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Jun 10th 2009
