The weather was perfect, dry and sunny.
The Arboretum is famous for its collection of some of the worlds most beautiful and rare trees.
Carefully laid out paths explore this 56 acre site.
Created in the late 1800’s by Lord Redesdale, grandfather to the famous Mitford sisters, it was purchased in 1919 by the first Lord Dulverton.
The 2nd Lord Dulverton restored the neglected estate which is now run by a charity called the Batsford Foundation.
Water always plays a part in any garden, and here they have made the most of a natural stream.
Such lush greenery
We were all splashed as we walked under this waterfall
Debbie and Chris map in hand
The furthest point of the walk ends with a very pretty church
Just look at the colour of this Acer.
There are a number of statues including these two deer hiding in the long grass
Debbie and I standing on one of the bridges, there is a lot of Eastern influence in the garden, some we left to explore another day.
Foo Dog statue
I cannot resist a picture of fungi.
5000 steps on my Fit Bit, I deserve a Millionaires shortbread with a cup of Hot Chocolate in the open air cafe.
2 comments:
A lovely place to walk round
Lovely pictures of Batsford Arboretum, it’s a favourite place of mine too, beautiful to walk around and I love the connection with the Mitford sisters and Jessica Mitford’s books. Lovely to see you spending a few days with Debbie too.Helen xxx
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