Tuesday 25 October 2016

Half-term Holiday Day Two


On our second day we went to Hinton Ampner, an amazing house which was restored to its original Georgian splendour in the early twentieth century.



It then had to be restored again after a fire in 1960 and in 2014 part of the roof blew off in a storm so the National Trust is still working to put some of the bedrooms back the way they should be.  It was interesting to see the different stages as well as the rooms which are complete.


We had lunch in the onsite cafĂ© and then explored the gardens.  




It’s unusual to see a scarecrow sitting down and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a scarecrow shaped like a dog before.  Isn’t this clever?


Barnaby

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