Ducks Patch

Denny's Abbey This old building was a small Abbey for over 400 years but during the reformation it become a farmers home. And over the years it lost a lot of it's Abbey features But hey are still there in the plaster work. They just need to be found. The first floor has rotted away but the roof is still intact and has owls that call it home. It would have been grand in it's time.. Attached was a farming museum, but his was just a collection   of old farm gear someone had put together,

 Lord Fairhaven pruchased this place in the 1890's as a small retreat, but ended up using it as his summer home in England. Plant magnificent rows of trees in his garden using an old Canal to power his own mill But still making it part of his own garden a typical filly as the english call it. Large statues from marble and bronzes some stuck high in vista's Some almost comical. Once isside the house which was dark as usual. We got to see his collections. Painting, Statues, Clocks He was a great collector of fine art. We got to his Libaray, this was large gentlemans library and he spent a lot of time there But on the wall was a Constable yes, and orginal John Constable called the "Opening on Waterloo Bridge" it was on loan from the Tate for filming purposes The house itself was grand for a man and his wife. he made additions as his collection grew. His wife loves the formal gardens which also still ex

Wimpole Famr and estate is a WOW place The stables greet you  and theyalone are magnifactant  Spring was out, so trees like this were putting on a display  First stop was the farm yards, this building arefrom the early 1800's  It was spring and they have a collection of Rare Breeds   So it was off to see the pigs first The rare breeds are coming back as they are shown and people get to known them more. these are Gloster Spots. Reare breeds of goat where also on display. But it was the Hebrides breed of sheep that I saw give birth. These are hardy sheep and can very little care. Once that was done, we headed to the Walled Garden. With all the fruit tree in flower and the bees going flat out. Of the walled gardens, these are some of the best. The garden gate was impressive as well. But it was the fruit trees we enjoyed. The is house was large, very large. And it had large gardens too. Once