A day out in Lincolnshire

Carving in the church

Church door

Went on a coach tour yesterday - must be getting old!  It was the Plantation Garden Preservation Trust annual trip to see gardens.  This year it was Lincolnshire.   We started off at Tattershall Church where we were served tea and cake and then crossed the bridge to see the castle.  Actually climbed to the top for the great views across the flat countryside.   The castle is a wonder of brickwork. 

Tattershall Castle

View from the battlements

The castle gate house

Back into the coach and off the Woodhall Spa where we had a sandwich lunch in the hotel which previously housed the bomber squadron responsible for the  bouncing bomb.   Lots of photographs and memorabilia - not a lot of lunch though!    Back into the coach again and off to Gunby Hall, a National Trust property with a splendid garden.

Herb garden

A great collection of plants

A rose arch

Another lovely bloom!

The front of Gunby Hall

The vegetable garden

Thank goodness for National Trust tea rooms...scones with jam and cream to fill a little hole left by the modest lunch!   Managed to avoid the rain showers and had a great day!