Hanbury Hall is a National Trust property near Droitwich. On arriving there I posed for a selfie in front of the house.

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It was lunch time and my tummy was rumbling for food. Fortunately the cafe serves very tasty pasties. Yum yum yum.

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With tummy full I was ready to explore and started off in the parterre garden.

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The gardeners must use rulers when they trim the little hedges!

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I admired the artwork on display in the long gallery.

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In the next garden area the apple trees were all very neatly pruned.

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I had a look through the railings at the lake.

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After walking a little way I was able to climb onto a wall to get a better view, but didn’t stay there long as the wind was a bit gusty and I didn’t want to be blown into the water below!

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After following a path we found a beautiful orchard where the trees were in full bloom.

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After which I spotted a tunnel and had no idea where it would emerge…

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The tunnel led to the lake, the ducks ran away when they realised I didn’t have any food for them

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I thought I might be able to get into the field to see the sheep, but as I got closer realised that a ha ha was acting as a fence. See What is a ha-ha? | National Trust for information about a ha ha.

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Through some more gardens I spotted a little house that looked bear sized.

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There were two of the little houses next to the bowling green. Here I am at the edge as bears or people weren’t allowed to walk on the green to protect the grass.

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Some very large onions were growing in the vegetable garden.

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It was one of those days where the sun was shining one minute and the next minute it was raining. It started to rain quite a lot so we decided it was time to go home. I said goodbye to the very wise sheep who were sheltering under a tree.

Hanbury Hall is a peaceful place to visit with lovely gardens. I certainly recommend a visit,

For more information see: Hanbury Hall | National Trust

Horace the Alresford Bear 11/5/2021