We had assumed when booking a combined ticket for Alnwick Castle and garden, that the gardens were part of the castle, but in fact they are also an attraction in their own right and a registered charity created by the Duchess of Northumberland.
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The Alnwick Garden
Categories: Alnwick, England, Northumberland
Tags: Alnwick, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick Garden, Beauty and the Beast, butterfly, flowers, gardens, photo post, robin, The Frog Prince
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Stanton Moor Edge and the Earl Grey Tower
Stanton Moor Edge is part of the Peak District in Derbyshire that is, as you can tell by its name, to the edge of Stanton Moor and under the care of the National Trust. Here you can find many natural sandstone rocks and see some fantastic views of the surrounding countryside as well as the intriguing Earl Grey Tower.
Categories: Derbyshire, England
Tags: butterfly, Peak District, photo post, Stanton Moor, Stanton Moor Edge
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Hardwick Hall: Estate and Gardens
On a sunny day last year we headed to Derbyshire and Hardwick Hall, a stunning Elizabethan house built by Elizabeth Shrewsbury, best known as Bess of Hardwick. Rather than explore the house on this visit we decided to take advantage of the nice weather and go on some of the walks around the Estate and the gardens, which did however bring us close enough to admire the Hall.
Categories: Derbyshire, England
Tags: bee, Bess of Hardwick, butterfly, cabbage, estate, flowers, grounds, Hardwick Hall, marrow, national trust, park, sheep, statue, walk
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Bressingham Steam and Gardens: The Gardens
Whilst visiting the Bressingham Steam Museum we also visited the gardens which are next to it. There are six distinct gardens laid out over 17 acres, and as such were much more impressive than we had expected.
Categories: England, Norfolk
Tags: Bressingham Gardens, butterfly, flowers, gardens, photo post, pond, rabbit
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Longleat Safari Park Part 2: Jungle Kingdom
The Jungle Kingdom section of Longleat Safari Park is the area you travel around on foot and has a whole range of animal species – more than a few I’d never met before. One of the my favourites of these new creatures has to be the binturong, which we first encountered curled up asleep but which became more active and alert once we were on our way out of the park. One of only two carnivores with a tail capable of grasping, they are slow-moving animals that live in forests and are on the vulnerable animals list.
Categories: England, Wiltshire
Tags: binturong, butterfly, humboldt penguin, longleat safari park, parrot, penguins, photo post, safari park, stingray, thornback stingray, wildlife
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