Benningbrough Hall

I'm in Yorkshire.... I wasn't meant to be ! I was in Somerset and then last week the hotel noticed I had asked for a table for dinner and they had stopped doing it.... So I cancelled and found that the Fox and Hounds at Sinnington in Yorkshire had a room. I know Yorkshire and Somerset are in the opposite direction but on short notice I just wanted a room and the Fox and Hounds is a lovely pub/hotel.

I stopped for breakfast at Booths at Ripon. I was intending to go to Fountains Abbey but I'd rather fairly early and given it was going to be "warm" I changed plans and went to Beningbrough Hall.

I knew the hall didn't reopen to July 1st an excuse to come back! The only downside of the day was how few butterflies there were! 

I didn't have a telephoto so here is a record shot of a Spotted Flycatcher!

A nice scone.

 I spent most of my time under a nice tree reading LOLOL 

Wimpole Hall

Can someone explain the weather? One day warm and sunny and then.....

Hey and ho I guess! Anyway I went to Wimpole Hall today. Its always interesting to go back and see the gardens change throughout the year.

First stop as ever was a coffee although I eschewed my normal scone (they can be a bit hit and miss at Wimpole) and had a sausage roll (which was excellent).

The gardens were looking nice and it was a nice stroll