Tatton Park

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to spend the weekend with friends in Alderly Edge, Cheshire. It was a lovely weekend and the weather was perfect so on the Saturday we visited Tatton Park which, in the 1958, became a National Trust Property.

The house has a very interesting history. You are not allowed to take photos inside the house which is a great shame as it was full of wonderful artifacts.

Above is a view across the park....and below are some of the deer which you see roaming freely.

This is one of the secluded little lakes which is home to some ducks.

The other side of this lake is a Japanese Garden, that is reached via the bridge below.

Another view of the lake surrounding the Japanese Garden.

I was not expecting to see an African Hut in the middle of garden. It was built during the war to remind Maurice Egerton of his estate in Njoro, Kenya.

The gardens are so colourful and all the spring flowers were begining to bloom.

There were plenty of butterflies and bees to be seen...not sure if you can see the one I tried to get in my shot!

I'll save the photos of the kitchen garden for another post.

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Bowood House cont.

Although Bowood House if only about 30 miles from Bristol I have never visited this pretty Estate. My family have been several times and the main attraction for the children is the adventure playground which I showed photos of yesterday. It is very pretty and you can take a walk to the lake (I didn't this time but I do intend to return to explore some more). I walked over to look at the house and the formal terraced gardens and here are some of the photos I took:






For the history of Bowwood Estate look here. I was not able to get a shot of the whole of the house but if you are interested you will see it in the link.



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