I think I could get to Barnsdale in about an hour and a half - ish - in the car, and would love to go there. Normanby Hall does have a lovely walled garden where they trial different vegetable varieties. There wasn't a great deal else there when we went though. It is largely thought in these parts to have been completely ruined by the owner placing a group of enormous wind turbines next to it, which have a very doomy effect on some of the views. But it was quite nice - not sure I would travel a very long way to see it though, personally speaking. Barnsdale sounds just the ticket. Best on a school day though in terms of I don't think Mr Bee would let me out if it meant he was on solo child wrangling duty for a whole day!! I hope you all had a lovely time today. I suppose if I hadn't stayed home today, I wouldn't have seen my new bees arriving
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Right I'm off - have a lovely day you lot - consider the wand waved over the entire country
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Sorry,I won't be coming . Too much catching up to do and dads medicines to sort.
Maybe barnsdale gardens in Rutland next?
Have a great time everyone, looking forward to the pics
I'm on for Barnsdale fidget
(Date permitting)
In the sticks near Peterborough
Me too!!!!!!!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
No idea where it is . . . . but if the date suits, I could be up for that
I think I could get to Barnsdale in about an hour and a half - ish - in the car, and would love to go there. Normanby Hall does have a lovely walled garden where they trial different vegetable varieties. There wasn't a great deal else there when we went though. It is largely thought in these parts to have been completely ruined by the owner placing a group of enormous wind turbines next to it, which have a very doomy effect on some of the views. But it was quite nice - not sure I would travel a very long way to see it though, personally speaking. Barnsdale sounds just the ticket. Best on a school day though in terms of I don't think Mr Bee would let me out if it meant he was on solo child wrangling duty for a whole day!!
I hope you all had a lovely time today. I suppose if I hadn't stayed home today, I wouldn't have seen my new bees arriving 
This first batch of pics are of the late Alan Bloom's original Dell Garden, and then moving on down towards the water meadows and Foggy Bottom.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
What beautiful pics Dove, looks like you were very lucky with the weather.
Lovely flowers etc, love the hostas.
Now for Adrian Bloom's Foggy Bottom
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.