And the Grand Home Tour continues......

OK, put your walking shoes back on

because today we are going to be touring
 two of the National Trust's magnificent properties

 

Trerice

 

Trerice is another beautiful Elizabethan Manor
 we toured while in Cornwall

 

 

 

Elegant Knot Garden

 

 

Hubby at the rear of the manor
standing next to the apple orchard. 

 

 

 and finally on our travels back

from Cornwall we visited the spectacular

 

STOURHEAD

 

Stourhead is a 1,072-hectare estate at the source of the River Stour near Mere, Wiltshire, England. The estate includes a Palladian Mansion, the village of Stourton, gardens,

farmland, and woodlands

 

 P.S. an hectare = 100 acres

 

Stourhead has a GRAND entrance

At one time the Gate Keepers actually lived in these towers and you had to receive their permission before entering the grounds

unless you were the king!

and that's my cousin looking back to check on the slow poke
American couple  (that would be me & hubby) who were not use
to walking as much as the English!!

 

 

 Stourhead

Palladian Mansion

Palladian architecture is a European style of architecture derived from and inspired by the designs of the Venetian architect Andrea Palladio (1508–1580).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the grounds are no less spectacular!

 

Lying in secluded privacy in its own valley, Stourhead in Wiltshire features one of the world’s finest landscape gardens. A magnificent lake is central to the design at Stourhead, with the lakes edge being adorned with classical temples, enchanting grottos and rare and exotic trees to discover.

 

 

 Temple to Flora in the background

 

 

 The Temple of Apollo

 

The day we were there, a wedding was taking place
at the temple, can you see the people?

 



 

As we strolled around we came upon

a row of charming cottages

 

 

 

 

and of course, Stourhead had to have

it's own church!!

 

Thanks for taking the tour

 

AND

 

Thank you for allowing me to

reminisce a little on my time in England

and the wonderful places we visited

 

 

Every Little Birdie says -

 

 

this ends your tour

you may now take off your shoes

and rub your feet!!