Cosy

The church bells are ringing. Bertie and I are cosy on this very dull winter’s day. The lovely smell of a chicken and apricot casserole permeates the cottage.

 

 

Family and Dunster

We had family visiting today and following lunch and birthday cake 🎂 we walked around the castle 🏰 grounds…

I decided to take photos of details…

Knightshayes Court

As its now considered winter at Knightshayes Court dogs are allowed into most of the formal garden and the arboretum. Yippee!

It has been a cold day and was sunny when we left home. It was a pretty journey over the moor…

To get to the formal garden we go straight through the house and out the other side. Bertie’s happy with that as he can’t smell any food.

Now for the formal garden…

 

And into the arboretum …

We came across this family playing…

Some lovely textual bark…

Yum yum…

I love the colours of the foliage…

We came across these dotted through the woodland…

Enticing pathways…

He was a surprise…

Another family…

The path led back to the formal garden…

Can you make out the wrinkly glass?

And through to the exit…

Time to wend our day home back over the moor…

Finally we get to Dunster and we’re nearly home 🙂

Mid afternoon and the light so dull. It’s nice to get home to a cosy cottage.

Bye for now xxx

 

 

Dunster Castle

Would you like to come on a wee tour around Dunster Castle grounds? Yes? Let’s go!

 

Its was a dull day but you can make out the castle on the hill as we drove across Dunster marsh.

The reservoir ^

I had planned to write a lot more but it feels like I’m creating a self imposed pressure so I shall leave as it is. If you have any questions please ask   😃

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Autumn 🍂 at Knightshayes

Yesterday we went over the moor to visit Knightshayes again. I thought I had blogged about a few weeks ago but apparently I haven’t…my memory playing tricks again. It’s rather confused me, it doesn’t take much these days!

Knightshayes Court is a National Trust property just to the north of Tiverton in north Devon. You can find their website here.

The old stable block and buildings now serve as entrance, shop, toilets, book room and tearoom. The house is at some distance away. Here are some images of the house but mostly of autumn 🍂 colour…

You can see the front of the house on their website. We didn’t visit the formal garden as we had Bertie with us. Dogs are allowed through to the garden and adjacent woodland in the winter months.

 

And some wider views..

I also love texture 😃 This is an oak I the picnic area…

I found these crafty books in their secondhand bookshop 😃

Selworthy wood & village

It’s a misty, rainy day here in West Somerset. Not the most pleasant for a walk but once we’re out it doesn’t seem so dreary somehow. (I used my phone’s camera so the images aren’t the best.) We headed up into the woods and along and around before the descent down…

The lowest sign indicates the path to Allerford to the right and Selworthy Green to the left. We made for Selworthy Green.

That’s the Periwinkle Tearooms and garden straight ahead.

We didn’t stop there today or walk around the village, we turned left and headed back to the car passing the Nat Trust Shop…

 

The viewpoint from above the village green…

Selworthy church commands a great view over Exmoor to the highest point of Dunkery Beacon. But not today!

On a clear day the church stands out like a beacon from many viewpoints on Exmoor.

We are so blessed to live in an area that has so many lovely places to visit.

Bye for now xxx

Come for a walk…

…in my garden. Excuse the weeds and lack of deadheading, it’s beautiful anyway.

And in his doggie paradise sits…

…Bertie, surveying his kingdom.

Thanks for coming on this little wander with us 🙂

See you soon xxx