Archive for the tag 'The Grand Cascade'

12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 10th 2016

Designed by ‘Capability’ Brown in the 1760s, the Grand Cascade at the western end of the lake is one of England’s most picturesque waterfalls. Here the Glyme plunges dramatically from the lake and the slowly winds south-westwards under the ‘New’ Bridge designed by Sir William Chambers, eventually joining the River Evenlode, a tributary of the [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2015

The second day of my holiday was spent in Alnwick garden and town.  The first thing that you see as you enter the garden is the spectacular  Grand Cascade.

When passing through the archway into The Alnwick Garden, the view leads immediately to The Garden’s centrepiece; the Grand Cascade. A magnificent tumbling mass of [...]

18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 11th 2011