Tatton Park

We had made arrangements to meet up with our friend Chris and all go off to Tatton Park for a visit. It was lovely to catch up with Chris and to meet her Mum. Chris has been over here helping her Mum move into a new place which is much closer to her sister's place. Actually her sister Kath lives in the next village to where we were camping.

We weren't sure what to expect at Tatton Park but what an amazing place it was. Once again the car parks were full to overflowing when we arrived and the place was buzzing. There was lots of entertainment for children especially in the form of antique merry- go- rounds.

The gardens had to be the highlight us, and especially the walled kitchen gardens and orchards with us all having a very keen interest in growing. Chris and I really love those high brick walls providing shelter for the kitchen garden and would just love someone to build us one for our own gardens!

The park and gardens were extensive and we spent some time wandering along the many paths. One of the highlights listed was the gunnera, a gigantic herbaceous plant that has become an invasive plant in NZ.

Other highlights were the Japanese garden and the sculptures that were all around the park and in the house itself. The theme for the biannual exhibition was Flight of Fancy. There were amazing pieces of art from flying saucers, to half an aeroplane, to an old caravan that took you on a space trip, to large floating balloons.

We completed our visit with a visit to the house. Another huge country house but with this one visiting the kitchens and associated areas of the house made it particularly interesting. This is a great place to visit and we could have easily stayed longer. With children there was even more to do which included a farmyard full of animals.



 

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