Today we visited Scotney Castle and Gardens, a 19 Century property, which is very well maintained. We needed more time here as it was such a large place -- over 700 acres! It was a lovely garden and home, but we did not get into the home as we ran out of time. (I think I spent too much time hanging in the garden!) This was a highlight for many peopl,e as it was an unknown and so lovely.
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| Scotney Castle and Gardens |
This visit was followed by a trip to Allington Castle, which was only accessible by boat. So we took a boat, the Kentish Lady, and on the boat, of course, we had tea. This was a privately owned medieval 12th Century castle. We went to tour the castle and see the gardens. Again, beautiful!
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| Riverboat on the way to Allington |
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| Various pictures of Allington Castle |
The discussion on the bus back to the castle was on Katherine Swynford, who was the mistress of John of Gaunt. The talks on the bus did make the time go quickly. That evening was going to be our last night together. We went to Penshurst Place, a 14th Century palace where many shows have been filmed. There was a Tudor musician -- a soprano-dressed in Tudor costume -- to perform for us, and then drinks and a wonderful last dinner together. We had a gala quiz, given by the most humorous historian on the trip, about all the activities we had done. We also had to write a poem -- each table -- about the trip, and my table won!
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| Our Tudor soprano |
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| My friend Jessica, fellow Anglophile |
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| Dr Michael Jones |
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| Alison Weirđź’“ |
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| My dear friend Lynn, best bus mate ever |
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