Calke Abbey is our nearest National Trust property and it is the perfect place to spend a warm, sunny Sunday afternoon; which is exactly what we did yesterday. There is always so much to do at Calke Abbey but yesterday we just enjoyed a walk around the gardens, took in…
We last visited Sudbury Hall about three years ago and thought seeing as it is fairly close to us and the kids would have forgotten all about our last visit that we would visit again and share with you …. This is a little atypical for National Trust (NT) places…
This weekend we visited the National Trust’s Biddulph Grange Garden. This National Trust property is quite well hidden on the north side of Stoke and while it is certainly worth a visit the journey for us went through what must be one of the most severely run-down areas of the…
Continuing our passion for National Trust places we made a visit to Kedleston Hall last weekend. Kedleston Hall is a truly splendid venue for: walking; seeing some history and just generally experiencing another of England’s fine country estates. Unlike the visit to Shugborough Hall the weather was not as kind; gloomy,…
Beautiful and interesting: little more really needs to be said. While this blogpost will provide paragraphs and pictures to help you reach the same conclusion, I am sure my literary and photographic skill will really not do it justice. Save yourself some time and get in the car and just…
Lydford Gorge is steep-sided river gorge nestled on the western edge of Dartmoor owned by the National Trust. James had heard about it from a friend at work so we decided that on our way to Cornwall we would make a detour. We drove through Dartmoor National Park and took…
