Portchestor Castle - The clash of the Romans

Portchester Castle is an English Heritage site

Wed decided to head down there with a YW in tow, 

Anglea is a friend and she hadn't been out for a while.

We arrived to find a peaceful castle

With Romans fighting inside.

It is a weekend called the "clash of the Romans"

Local guys had dressed up and were acting scenes.

A great display was put on.

The little church of St Mary's in the middle even had a wedding going on.

The costumes were very well made and on show. 

It was a hot day and these guys were proud to be wearing it.

And the Crowd was not too large.

during a break, we went up into the castle itself.

where we got to see the castle and the harbor.

After we went to watch a falconry Display

With Harriers, Owls, Eagles and 

 They were very skilled

 But for me, it was the Hobbie.

Claydon House

 Claydon house is another NT

The house was not as much as expected

First we found the chapel

The one was here before the House

Inside the church was set up as if it was the  service to start the next day in 1800's

 Even the Bible was an old one.

As for the hosue, No photos allowed in the house was a disappointment.

Ascot House

 We were off, again. This time to Ascot House. Home of the Rothchilds

Even the Gardens were in need of water. Summer is high

 The tudor house was first modernised by the family in the 1890's 

and is still lived  to

I had to get these pictures form the internat a picture inside are not premitted.

But it is a beautiful home, even though we only saw 3 homes.

 The gardens kept looking good even though there is a water restriction

Court House at Little Crissingham

The Little Crissingham Court house is a small NT site

It a walk in site

 

 The court is a Tudor building s that was at one time a major building

 The little town has not changed much in the last 300 years.

It was town I enjoyed walking around the town and exploring

it was a beautiful Australian day but I was in England

Stroll in London

After visiting the Queens Gallery

We set off to walk up Piccadilly

It was a bit of bright sunny day.