Tuesday dawned cloudy and a bit muggy; we met our group for
breakfast, and then headed to Sissinghurst, a beautiful garden dating to
Elizabethan times, designed by Vita Sackville-West. For those of you not up on your British lore,
Vita was the lover of Virginia Wolfe, a poet, novelist and garden designer.
Arriving at Sissinghurst, we joined the National Trust, which gets you
into a myriad of British attractions, it also contributes to supporting each of
these sites. Touring the gardens we were
told that they were at the end of their season, due to the lack of rain in the
UK. The dahlias were out in great glory,
and the area was gorgeous, even in the rain.
Figs |
It's apple season; some grow on trellises |
When they trim the hedges here, they use a level! |
After spending quite a bit of time here, we decided to hit
Bodiam castle; a beautiful representation of a medieval castle with a
moat.
British royalty and history has
always fascinated me, and this castle was the stuff of your imagination…with a
drawbridge, moat, and turrets.
During
World War II this area of Kent was where the British assumed the Germans would
mount an invasion, and so on the property of the castle, there was a pillbox
that was used as a defense during the war.
Since the day was rainy and cold we decided to head back to
the hotel and a cream tea, which is tea with two scones, clotted cream and
jam. The perfect way to end the
day.
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