The garden is a memorial to the 14th Earl of Arundel, an avid art collector. The garden has a central canal with a domed pergola and fountains. The centrepiece of the garden is a rockwork mountain planted with palms and ferns to represent another world. A green oak version of ‘Oberon’s Palace’ flanked by two [...]
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Filed under Arundel & Brighton 2023, Gardens, Heritage, Holidays
The Collector Earl’s Garden
8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 11th 2023
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Easter Monday – Hodnet Hall
After lunch on Easter Monday we visited Hodnet Hall gardens which is always a lovely place to visit. We also had high hopes for the illusive piece of cake that we missed out on during our previous days travels. On arrival it was suggested that we didn’t park in the visitor car park due to [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2023
Filed under Gardens, Harrogate 2020, Heritage, Holidays
Brodsworth Hall Gardens
Take a stroll in the labyrinthine ‘grand gardens in miniature’ now restored to their Victorian heyday. Enjoy the garden vistas and discover enchanting features like the pleasure grounds with their fountain centrepiece or the classical summerhouse or the fern dell and pet cemetery.
With snowdrops and winter evergreens, spring tulips and laburnum and summer roses and [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 29th 2020
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Hampton Court Castle Gardens
Now things are beginning to reopen we took the opportunity to visit Hampton Court Castle Gardens in Hope Under Dinmore. On arrival our first port of call was the Orangery Cafe where we sat outside in the sunshine enjoying a sandwich whilst taking in the view.
After lunch we enjoyed a walk around the gardens which [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 27th 2020
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
Arundel Castle Gardens
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 13th 2019
Filed under Colwall 2017, Gardens, Heritage, Holidays
Hampton Court Castle and Gardens
Although badged as a castle, Hampton Court is more accurately described as a fortified manor house. Access to the house is by guided tour and we were shown round by the housekeeper who gave us a potted history of the house and the various owners of the property.
Hampton Court has been standing among pastures and [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 19th 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Wells 2016
Wells – Day Three
We enjoyed another lovely breakfast looking out towards the cathedral before we set off, in brilliant sunshine to visit the Bishop’s Palace. The palace rooms were interesting as was the current exhibition of church robes. The under-croft was set up for a wedding breakfast that was due to take place later in the day. We [...]
15 Comments CherryPie on Aug 4th 2016
