Packwood House is situated in Solihul near Lapworth in Warwickshire, it is a tudor mansion that has origins of the 15th century. History discovered by the National Trust shows that the house was built in the late 16th Century for a John Fetherston, who was a prosperous Warwickshire farmer. Packwood has tall Tudor chimneys with... Continue Reading →
Hanbury Hall and Gardens is a country manor house based near Droitwich Spa, the house was built in the early 1700s, with 20 acres of gardens and a further 400 acres of parkland to explore. The Hanbury Estate was located within the boundaries of the Royal Forest of Feckenham, sadly its royal status was lost... Continue Reading →
Set in the heart of Warwickshire, Coughton Court is a huge Tudor house, with beautiful gardens and a catholic collection of treasures. It has been the home of the Throckmorton family for over 600 years, they have been persecuted for their catholic faith, but with links to secret plots and political intrigue, they have risked... Continue Reading →
Happy Thursday wonderful people, I hope you are having a wonderful week. I wanted to try something new, so I thought I would start doing some Throwback Thursday posts. I love looking back on all the wonderful places I've been to, especially the National Trust houses and Gardens. So for this week I have chosen... Continue Reading →
Wightwick Manor is a Victorian timber-framed manor house built in 1887 near Wolverhampton, but in 1937 Geoffrey Mander, a local paint manufacturer and liberal MP, did something remarkable - he persuaded the National Trust to accept a house that was just 50 years old. The house was completed in two phases, one in 1887 and... Continue Reading →
With a notepad and pen in hand, my first blog didn't happen because of a schedule, it happened because I was passionate about a subject or topic. With that notepad and pen, I started my blog near the end of my university degree, writing blogs whenever I wanted to. Now, I look back and see... Continue Reading →
The RHS Garden Bridgewater is located within the estate of Worsely New Hall, which was demolished in the 1940s. In 2017, the RHS began work to create a "world-class" garden for the Northwest of England, planning to reimagine the landscape was architect Tom Stuart-Smith. Since its opening in May 2021, the RHS garden is now... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone, I hope your weekend has gone well. Just wanted to do a quick blog post about how to get over those January blues and make yourself feel a bit better, even when everything seems to be going wrong. So, January is definitely not my favourite month, the dark nights and cold days really... Continue Reading →
RACHEL FOY 