Waddesdon Manor
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Last summer I visited Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire and so I thought I
would share a few pictures with you. Waddesdon Manor is a large
stately home about 40 miles to the west of London. The house and gardens
are open to the public for most of the year. It is a magnificent house
that was built in 1874 by the famous Rothschild family.
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The
house contains many treasures, including fine tapestries, a collection
of beautiful fans, wonderful antique furniture and a stunning collection
of Sèvres porcelain. However, you cannot take photos in the house, so
you will have to imagine what they look like! Instead, I am showing you
a picture of the main fountain, which is on the terrace, overlooking a
wonderful view over the surrounding countryside.
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Here
is the view from the top of the house, overlooking the fountains,
terrace and countryside. It was a clear, sunny day and I could see for
miles.
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The
house is situated on a hill overlooking the Vale of Aylesbury. It was
lovely to see all the trees coming into leaf. During May the countryside
always looks so green and fresh.
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flower beds on the terrace were a wonderful sight. Thousands of white
tulips were under planted with yellow wallflowers and purple polyanthus.
The scent from the wallflowers was gorgeous. I think they change the
colour theme each year. |
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The
box hedging gave a neat finish to the flower beds. Once they have
finished flowering all of these plants are removed and replaced by
summer bedding plants.
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Between
the flower beds and the main house there is a row of trees and hedging.
It is all beautifully tended and looked immaculate. I can never get
stripes like that to stay in my lawn.
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think the weather must have been a bit windy before I took this photo.
The tulips at the front of the terrace looked like they had been
blown about a bit in the breeze. |
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the side of the house the towers (which looked like something from a
fairy tale!) were covered in ivy, which was being trained to grow in
this diamond pattern. It looks very pretty, but must take quite a lot of
work to maintain. |
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There
were large planters like these scattered all around the gardens. Doesn't
this one look lovely.
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are a variety of buildings in the grounds, but none more ornamental than
this aviary. I think it had been recently restored, as the paint was
glistening in the sun. It contains a variety of tropical birds, who live
amongst the greenery. In the middle of the main building is this ornate
fountain. It provided a nice shady and cool spot to linger on a hot day. |
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The
all-white theme of this section of the gardens was very beautiful and I
liked these planters with their cherub design.
If you would like to
learn more about Waddesdon then why not have a look at their website-
www.waddesdon.org.uk
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