I woke up to find that my back was thankfully back to normal with no unpleasant twinging pains. We decided to visit a National Trust property called The Vyne and arrived just as it opened. We obtained a timed ticket and set out towards the house. After a slight detour due to faulty map reading (not mine I am pleased to say) we arrived at the house just in time for our ticket slot. We had the house almost to ourselves as most of the other visitors to the property were attending a race event that was taking place in the extensive grounds of the property.

When we had completed  the house tour we visited the garden areas before having lunch in the National Trust cafe. After a bit of wavering on Mr Cs part we decided to visit another National Trust property called Hinton Ampner.  The reason for the indecision was because the first floor of the property is currently closed due to storm damage to the roof that took place earlier this year. We made the right choice, the gardens were wonderful and well worth the visit. The summer sunshine added to our enjoyment. I was quite taken with some glass friendship hearts that were on sale in the National Trust shop and I couldn’t resist buying one to add to my collection of hearts

In the evening we dined in The Old Vine which is not to far away from the hotel we were staying in.