Waddesdon Manor

This is the spectacular aviary
 

Complicated planting
 

This is how the planting's done!
(Click to enlarge photo)
 

Waddesdon Manor itself
 

Lowsonford 5 - Stratford On Avon - R.S.C.

We crossed the River Avon by chain ferry, had a walk through the park and then back over to the theatre
 

R.S.C. Theatre
 

We saw a very modern production of A Comedy Of Errors
 

 

Lowsonford 4 - Stratford on Avon

Just round the corner is Nash's House where excavations were taking place
 

 

Behind Nash's House is Hall Place with these beautiful gardens
 

 

 

Lowsonford 3 - Stratford on Avon

More views of the garden at Shakespeare's House
 

 

Actors performing in the garden
 

Lowsonford 2 - Stratford on Avon

While we were at the cottage we went to Stratford on Avon to Shakespeare's house
 

 

 

 

Lowsonford

Last summer we spent a week in this lock keeper's cottage on the Stratford canal at Lowsonford
 

Inside the cottage we found this jigsaw. I later bought one on Ebay
 

The front room overlooking the lock
 

Another cottage along the canal. The bridge over the lock is in two halves with a gap between the two for the horse's tow rope to pass through without having to un-hitch
 

Bit bigger than the one we are staying in!
 

Stockwood Park Discovery Centre - 2

Beautiful gardens - very well tended...
 

 

 

 

Bit noisy though, with planes landing at Luton airport.
 

Stockwood Park Discovery Centre

This is the Stockwood Park Discovery Centre in Luton.
It's home to the Mossman Collection of horse drawn vehicles.
 

Many of them had these amusing signs on...
 

 

Redbourn Village Museum - Medieval Revels 2

Our wood-turner
 

"Hautbois" on the left, with other "characters"
 

Hog Roast at The Cricketers next door
 

One very shiny Routemaster bus which gave rides around the village
 

Redbourn Village Museum - Medieval Revels

Way back in July(!) the museum held its Medieval Revels day.
Our main performers were "Hautbois" from Yorkshire.
Proceedings began with a procession from the High Street, across the common, to the museum.
 

They were a great attraction.
 

Willow weaving class.
 

Performing from their covered wagon.