If you ever find yourself in the Bristol / Bath area, I can highly recommend a visit to Hanham Court Gardens.
It's a 13th century manor house (with attached Hanham Abbots church)
With the most beautiful formal
and informal gardens.
A kitchen garden - with plenty of very covetable terracotta rhubarb forcers.
A beautiful swimming pool
Plants galore.
I loved this little gypsy caravan / shepherds hut. Mum even managed to see a deer galloping down this slope - though I was sitting down and missed it!!
And they offer a lovely afternoon tea in the 'undercroft' - with delicious home-made cake.
Delightful.
Love from Mum
xx
Posted by: Mum | 06/08/2012 at 06:42 PM
Love that pool!
Posted by: Karyn | 06/08/2012 at 09:07 PM
Love the 3 cow head fountain!
Posted by: Briget | 06/09/2012 at 01:34 AM
It looks lovely there! I have bookmarked this page for the future, we visit Bath from time to time. In fact I was in the area for a day just a few weeks ago, on the way home from Hay=on-Wye. Will bear Hanham Court in mind, thank you!
Posted by: Debbie | 06/11/2012 at 04:11 PM
What a delightful place and how I long to go there but alas it is a journey too far for us as we are in Yorkshire! We used to live in Cheltenham a long time ago only a stones throw away...maybe one day. Until then I will certainly put this on my Places to visit list. I just adore the Rhubarb pots.
Posted by: wherethejourneytakesme | 06/14/2012 at 10:53 PM