Vanda and I were very lucky yesterday. In contrast to last weekend's wind and rain, we visited beautiful Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire and accompanying gardens. The weather could not have been better. Glorious sunshine which illuminated the house and grounds. The House was left to the National Trust in the 1960s, by Lord Fairhaven, whose sole purpose was to collect a unique collection of paintings, clocks and other ornaments, in order that people may enjoy them for generations to come.
As a watch collector, I loved that every room in the House had a remarkable ornamental clock of some kind or another, as well as a number of ancient and unique Grandfather clocks in the corridors.
Outside, the gardens were vast, seemingly infinite. Wondrous trees and plants, even a Mill (still making flour), and numerous sculptures. You could be there a whole day and still not see all the acreage of gardens. To say the view was breathtaking is an understatement.
It was a tremendous day, rounded off by dinner in the John Barleycorn Pub in Threshers Bush. The sun was still shining in the evening, so we ate our tasty meal outside. A lovely end to a perfect day.
As a watch collector, I loved that every room in the House had a remarkable ornamental clock of some kind or another, as well as a number of ancient and unique Grandfather clocks in the corridors.
Outside, the gardens were vast, seemingly infinite. Wondrous trees and plants, even a Mill (still making flour), and numerous sculptures. You could be there a whole day and still not see all the acreage of gardens. To say the view was breathtaking is an understatement.
It was a tremendous day, rounded off by dinner in the John Barleycorn Pub in Threshers Bush. The sun was still shining in the evening, so we ate our tasty meal outside. A lovely end to a perfect day.
By Rob Halfon ~ Working hard for Harlow, Hastingwood, Nazeing,Roydon & Sheering. http//roberthalfon.blogspot.com
