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Picnic Panic

Picnic Panic

Look at all this food! I used every piece of tuppaware I own - it barely fitted into the fridge and we had loads left over.


The Picnic

The Picnic

We sat for hours in a non designated picnic area on mats that are plasticated one side and soft and dry the other. We ate until we popped and then waddled around the park.


Birthday Presents

Birthday Presents

I got to open lots of presents even though it wasn't quite my birthday. I got a yoga set, the white srtipes album, the notebook, slippers and lots of other cool stuff.


field for...

field for...

In the Longside Gallery ( one of three in the park) we saw Antony Gormley's Field for the Briish Isles. A fantastic artwork made up of 40,000 small clay figues all gazing up at you. Made quite an impession with the rolling hills and fields as a back drop.


YSP

YSP

The main entrance to the Park, great artwork, great landscape and a great cafe!


Gateway to Haddon

Gateway to Haddon

The next morning we went for a walk and visited Haddon Hall. The Hall was very interesting, had great Tudor kitchens and lots of bats in one room that you could hear chattering.


English roses

English roses

The scent in the garden was very strong.


Taking a peek

Taking a peek

The gardens and house were on a high point so you could look right down the Wye valley.


Taking a sniff

Taking a sniff

Amanda could not resist a sniff!