Today I was able to show off my lovely little corner of the world.
Rosie - one of my lovely bloggy friends that I have met up with before had expressed an interest in coming to see the village and big house in Wentworth - so I offered to play tour guide for the day. Rosie and husband/chauffeur/expert Pizza maker Paul arrived mid morning in the corner of the car park - as arranged.
After a picnic start, we headed straight down to the big house.
They were quite impressed by its size - but I explained that this was actually just the stable block!
Just around the corner, tucked out of the way is the great house itself - Wentworth Woodhouse.
I won't go into detail about it as I have brought you here many times before - but never on such a hot day!
We ventured down to look at 2 of the 4 lakes,
By this time we were getting extremely hot!
After a walk back through the village, we found a cool refuge in the old church - which is now disused, but open on Sundays now throughout the summer.
and then we wandered into the newer church
Before heading back to the ornamental gardens at the garden centre. Here's Rosie emerging from the bear pit!
The light in the gardens was beautiful and lit up the gorgeous acer trees.
I had a wonderful day. We walked and chatted and had ice cream, tea, enormous cream scones. I think we took about a 1000 photographs between us! I hope you enjoyed it both of you, and I hope your arms are not too sore Rosie - they looked really red when you left!
17 comments:
Oh it looks like you had a wonderful day and how lovely to have met up with a blogger friend. Your photos are absolutely stunning. Patricia x
I bet you were a fab tour guide. Lovely to spend the day with a bloggy friend, especially the bit about the scones! The wisteria is beautiful.
Lisa x
Looks like you and your bloggy friend had a really lovely day. Carol xx
Such a lovely place. Looks like an amazing day and to have scones and cream in the UK...heaven. Pam x
What wonderful weather for you and Rosie to explore your home ground, I should think you needed plenty of ice cream to keep you cool:) Wentworth must have looked at its best in the sunshine.
Sounds like you had a lovely day out.
Sore arm, aching feet but happy heart! Thank you so much for a wonderful day in your lovely 'corner of the world' - that was a huge cream scone!:)xx
Looks like a lovely day. We are lucky to live in 'this little corner' I really do love it. Great City nearby and lots of green fields. I could go on and on. I know someone who was getting married at Wentworth Church on Saturday I bet it was marvelous. See you soon. Debs x
It sounds like a wonderful day out with your bloggy friend, such great weather for it too.
ooh how utterly gorgeous....quite fancy a scone now!!
A great place to take a great friend! And you do take such interesting photos!
What a super Blog date !
It looks like a great day and I like the sound of all the food breaks!!!x
Great photos and it looks like a lovely day - calling Wentworth 'Woodhouse' is a little deceptive isn't it and doesn't really do it justice?! Makes you think of a little woodshed somewhere. Much better Netherwood! xx
It looks like you had a great time. You got some lovely pics! x
Glad you both had fun together! You have to be a wonderful and amusing "cicerone"!
xxxx
I'm jealous...wish I was there too!
love that union jack in the church window.
xxx
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