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PhotoHunt – Together
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 30th 2011
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100 Photos 86 :: A Cup of Tea
There is nothing better then a nice cup of tea to quench your thirst and refresh the soul.
This cuppa was taken in taken in a building adjoining the walled garden that featured in my previous posts. There were many tempting delights from fresh sandwiches and light lunches to cakes… I was just content with [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 29th 2011
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Some Blooms from the Garden
20 Comments CherryPie on Jul 28th 2011
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Floors Castle – The Walled Garden
The walled garden at Floors castle was an unexpected treat and it was free to visit:
Here, Queen Victoria took tea during her visit in 1867. Today’s visitors can enjoy the splendid food and refreshments on sale at The Terrace restaurant. home bakes, cakes and shortbread, traditional game pies, pates, preserves and jams are all made [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 27th 2011
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Flodden – Revisited
The Flodden battle site is very close to where I stay when I visit Northumberland. My previous visits have always been in September and I was curious to see how the land looked in a different season.
I have a series of posts about the battle which can be found here along with some of [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 26th 2011
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Alnwick Garden – Last Glimpse
Before we move on, I share a last few pictures of the Serpent Garden.
11 Comments CherryPie on Jul 22nd 2011
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Alnwick Garden – Torricelli
Torricelli is another water feature in the Serpent Garden. The water slowly creeps up the tubes and eventually bursts out in a cascade of fountains which slowly diminish. Kids are fascinated by this one and love to explore the feature first hand
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 21st 2011
