We arrived at the breakfast room a little later than usual to find that breakfast room had more people in it than on previous days. This meant that the self-service breakfast was warmer than the previous day.
We drove to Chichester to visit the Cathedral and get another stamp in my Cathedral passport. We enjoyed the [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Winchester 2026
Winchester – Day Five
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2026
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
West Dean Gardens
There have been gardens on this site since 1622, when the original manor house was built by James Lewkenor. In 1804, when the current house was built, the gardens were enlarged and park was laid out, and the kitchen garden was moved to its present position and enclosed by walls.
Many of the existing mature beeches, [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 27th 2021
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
Fishbourne Roman Palace
A C1 AD formal Roman courtyard garden, enclosed within the partly excavated wings of a Roman palace and reconstructed according to field evidence revealed through excavation and planted in accordance with known contemporary planting styles.
HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT
The site at Fishbourne was first occupied by the Romans as a military base in the early stages of the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on May 25th 2021
All mankinde is of one Author, and is one volume; when one Man dies, one Chapter is not torne out of the book, but translated into a better language.
John Donne
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 10th 2019
Know most of the rooms of your native country before thou goest over the threshold thereof. Especially seeing England presents thee with so many observables.
Thomas Fuller
PS: Click on the photograph to enlarge it. You will see stars surrounding the moon
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 3rd 2019
Filed under Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
4 Canon’s Lane
4 Canon’s Lane is a beautifully restored eight bedroom house situated in the historic precincts of Chichester Cathedral.
All bedrooms are en-suite and offer stunning views of the Cathedral or gardens. It has 4 large double / twin rooms, 3 standard double rooms and a ground floor single room with wheelchair accessible facilities.
Breakfast is available in [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 2nd 2019
Filed under Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
Canon Lane, Chichester
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 1st 2019
