I have wanted to visit Hidcote Manor for some time to see the lovely gardens, I am so rock and roll you know. So I dragged poor Andrew and the Children across three counties to see these gardens on what was probably the hottest weekend of the year. We made good time driving through some lovely countryside whilst enjoying a spot of car bingo.
It was worth it as here is the lovely house.
I am not going to bore you with lots of pictures of the garden but they are both formal….
and wild.
There is something for everyone and it is all linked by little paths, bridges and holes in big hedges. At this time of year there were also lots of butterflies. It is great for the children to explore.
After some ice-cream on the croquet lawn (people were actually playing croquet – it was all so English) we stumbled upon a massive old tree with children climbing up it. Some wonderful people from Tree Frog were helping big ones climb up with pulleys while the