Archive for the tag 'Arboretum'

Between our mini breaks we spent a sunny afternoon at Bodenham Arboretum. After a lovely walk, I enjoyed a piece of orange drizzle cake sitting next to a lake, watching the ducks. The cake was so tempting that I forgot to take a photograph.

8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2020

2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2020

The Blue Bridge from my previous post and this Red Bridge both link to the island garden and arboretum. The Shugborough guide book provides information that would be missed on a casual glance:

The island garden is flanked by the original course of the River Sow on the side near to the house and the [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2013

Following the lovely walk around Abbey House Gardens the plan was to go to Westonbirt Arboretum.  On arrival it was time for a spot of lunch sitting outside in the sunshine looking at the unusual living roof garden that covers the top of the main cafe.

After lunch there was a short walk to the old [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2009