This year we managed to get to Lacock in the few weeks when it is entirely dressed in white. The terrible Winter has meant everything is a little later this year, but oh so worth the wait!
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| Lacock Abbey in May |
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| Lacock Abbey |
The orchard had hints of fairyland about it.
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| Lacock Abbey orchard |
It wasn't all white - the walled garden was a mass of colour!
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| Lacock colour |
The hot house had some very exotic species...
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| cat in the greenhouse |
And Mark showed off his croquet skills.
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| anyone for croquet? |
We also went inside the house. Mark rather took to being a country gentleman, while I seemed more at home as a rosy cheeked scullery maid!
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| Lacock Abbey |
Now this is where I could see myself taking afternoon tea (but instead we went to St John's Hunting Lodge for warm cinnamon lumbs and Margaret's tea).
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| tea in the withdrawing room |
Back outside there was a display of falconry....such beautiful birds.
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| falconry |
Today we are heading to the American Museum, so brace yourself for even more photos!
I am not bracing myself, I am looking forward to them!
ReplyDelete... and we really, really MUST visit Lacock in August, you do realise that? You cannot just publish photos like these and not take us there ;-)
(the glasses and the jug (?) are wonderful - do you think they would be missed if I discreetly "borrowed" them and brought them back to Sweden?)
I do PROMISE I will take you to Lacock - in fact there was even cricket on the village green this weekend.
DeleteAs for the glasses, if I cause a distraction, how fast can you run?