Highclere Castle – aka the real Downton Abbey
No Carson or Lady Mary in evidence at Highclere Castle, but a cracking day out all the same!
Stourhead in winter
Scenes from a lakeside walk at Stourhead, which looks beautiful even in winter.
Haworth and the Brontë Parsonage
Photos from our visit to Haworth, the beautiful Yorkshire home of the world-famous Brontë sisters.
Christmas at Baddesley Clinton
National Trust house Baddesley Clinton must have been a wonderful place to spend Christmas.
A Cosy Christmas at Coughton Court
With a month to go til Christmas, we went to see Coughton Court decked out for the festive season.
Imagining my dream kitchen
Imagining my dream cosy kitchen, with a little help from my scrapbook and Rayburn.
Review: Lumley Castle Hotel
A review of our recent stay at Lumley Castle Hotel, a 14th century castle in County Durham.
A sunny afternoon at Packwood House
We spent the afternoon at the wonderful Packwood House and its immaculate gardens.
Inside Charlecote Park
Some photos I took the other day of Charlecote Park, a beautiful Tudor country house in Warwickshire.