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| The door of the studio |
Yesterday we arrived at our rented 'studio' in Peterchurch, near Hereford. The studio is half an old barn in the grounds of Wellbrook Manor, fitted out to be a very comfortable holiday rental for two. The Manor itself is a much altered medieval hall house (traces of which can still be seen inside) and is at the moment under renovation. The offices of the trust that owns these properties is in the other half of the barn and we hope, during the week, to get a tour of the manor house. We have free reign of the garden (it was the gardener who met and directed us yesterday) and what a garden! Great hedges of topiary, herbaceous borders, an orchard and vegetable plots and chickens. We have had a good wander round before settling down with a cup of tea in our very own, tiny garden facing the setting sun.
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| Our own seat in the sun |
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| Exploring the garden |
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| Front garden of Wellbrook Manor |
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| View from our front door |
Today we had planned a walk, but the weather forecast was right and it has rained all day. Instead we drove to Leominster where we had coffee and toasted tea cakes, spent ages in a vast antique supermarket and spied several others, before going on to Berrington Hall, a Georgian mansion with a garden laid out by Capability Brown. We had a light lunch (!) in the old servants' hall and had a tour of the house before managing to get round the walled garden when is was only slightly raining. A quick dash to Tesco for basic supplies and then home to read and relax.
Tomorrow's forecast is also bad...our walk may have to wait until Tuesday. More shops and museums tomorrow!
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