Wiltshire
2nd July 2021 Photos by Hetty
We stopped at Bowood on the way to Dorset
One of the lions is asleep
Next – Old Sarum
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10th June 2016
Bowood House and Garden is a member of the Historic Houses Association
First we walked in the grounds to the lake (man-made, designed by Capability Brown).
There are lots of different types of trees
We saw some deer – this was the only one that kept still long enough to photograph
Wild orchids and rhododendrons
Looks like a banana tree – how is it growing outside?
The cascade
Grottos and temples were fashionable
There were lots of geese
The boat house
The 18th century house behind a ha-ha. Although this is large, ‘the big house’ was demolished in the 1950s.
Squares instead of stripes on the lawn. Shame Mr H doesn’t want to mow our lawn like that.
The lake is huge, and there is a submerged village in it
On the terrace
Originally an orangery, scientist Dr Joseph Priestley, discovered oxygen here in 1774 – he was the children’s tutor.
After a tour of the house, we went to the Woodland Garden on another part of the estate – only open late April to mid June, for the rhododendrons, azaleas and magnolias
The Mausoleum
