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… for lunch and an afternoon stroll around Powis Castle gardens

6 Comments CherryPie on May 13th 2023

St David’s Day was the perfect opportunity to visit Powis Castle for lunch before a walk round the house and gardens. Later there was an opportunity for a naughty cake (almond slice) in the café next to the Ludlow food centre.

12 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2022

On the Sunday before Christmas, the day before Christmas Eve we had an excursion to Chirk Castle with one of Mr C’s friends. Before we set off on our excursion we briefly called in on someone else to exchange presents in time for Christmas.
Chirk Castle had a fun theme for their Christmas display “Christmas of [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2019

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aesop

10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2018

8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 31st 2017

The east front entrance to Powis Castle has been closed to the public since the castle was donated to  the National Trust in 1952. In more recent years the stairs had started to crumble and one of the retaining walls in the terrace was in danger of collapse which could have undermined the structural stability [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 29th 2017

6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 30th 2013

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