During my recent visit to Newstead Abbey I wanted to make sure I saw as much of the gardens as possible, though not all – since they cover more than 300 acres! I decided the best way of accomplishing this was by following the route on the map I had purchased from the Abbey Gift Shop. Although there have been gardens on the site since the times of the priory, the current layout owes much of its design to the later owners, such as the Byrons and the Wildmans.
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Newstead Abbey Part 2: The Gardens
Categories: England, Nottinghamshire
Tags: Garden Lake, Geese, Lord Byron, Newstead Abbey, Newstead Abbey Gardens, nottinghamshire, peacocks, photo post, statues, Thomas Wildman
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Newstead Abbey Part 1: The House
On another gloriously sunny day in May I decided to head out to Newstead Abbey, the poet Lord Byron’s ancestral home (although he actually only lived there from 1808-1814). Founded as the Augustinian Priory of St Mary by Henry II in the 12th century, it was converted into a house by the poet’s ancestor Sir John Byron in 1540 after Henry VIII dissolved the monastery. All that remains of the Priory Church is the below section, although much of the original structure and monastic layout remained when the house was designed.
Categories: England, Nottinghamshire
Tags: Lord Byron, Newstead Abbey, photo post, Thomas Wildman
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