Out and About – Stourhead House and Gardens

For our last day in Somerset, Mrs M and I decided to go to one of our favourite National Trust locations, Stourhead. The gardens are fantastic and the house is an interesting trip back to the turn of the 20th century. The weather for the visit was quite nice. - nowhere near an Indian Summer … Continue reading Out and About – Stourhead House and Gardens →

Out and About – Dyrham Park

Last week Mrs M and I headed down to Somerset for a few days and called into the National Trust property Dyrham Park on the way. The whole roof was under renovation, 46 tonnes of lead and 8000 slate tiles have been removed, the roof structure is being repaired and then re-cast lead and new … Continue reading Out and About – Dyrham Park →

Out and About – Baddesley Clinton

I took myself off to one of my favourite National Trust properties this morning for a treat. One of their excellent bacon batches (that’s ‘roll’ to any southerners), and a cup of coffee. It had rained just before I left so I didn’t take any of my cameras, but I had my iPhone for any … Continue reading Out and About – Baddesley Clinton →