Tudor Museum Gardens

I was lucky enough to visit a Tudor museum this month and thought I would share the experience! The museum consisted of a house and gardens which had existed around the era of Henry VIII.

The garden was beautiful, picture something from a period drama. Fruit filled trees dotted the field on one side, laden with apples. There were plenty of seating areas for families to enjoy. Something that made me a little sad was the fact all these apples had been wasted, tumbled to the ground and had been left to decompose.

Aside from this, the exterior of the house itself made a lovely back drop for enjoying a picnic perhaps or having a sip of tea from the cafe inside.

This side of the garden had an art installation, a beautiful peacock statue. It was perfect to brighten up the garden.

On the other side of the garden was a beautiful “maze” for want of a better word. Created from lavender, it had fabulous straw statues of various animals. In my opinion, the garden was the best feature of the museum especially for photography!

I would love to share more about the interior of this ancient house, so let me know what you thought!

A brief escape aka British beaches

As a native Briton, I am well aware that the English weather can be easily changeable. One summer day could be hot- dry in the day and humid in the nights – where as another could be cold, wet and grey.

So, when I had the opportunity to go to Weston-Super-Mare, a beautiful beach town I hopped at he chance. On arrival the street lining the beach was crowded, people from all walks of life wandered happily along the pavement. Along the street were sheltered benches and seating areas, great to protect against the wind.

The beach itself was empty, there were not many people who were there. I had imagined sunbathers , children making sandcastles and families having picnics. There were a few people there but the closer I walked to the shore I could see why there weren’t as many as I had imagined. The tide was so far away that there was no chance of a swim.

Image shows beach, with the tide at the far rock.

In order to reach the sea, you needed to cross a vast amount of muddy sand. However, the sand itself was clean, litter free and great for building sandcastles and scribbling secret messages.

After a stroll along the beach I decided on a horse and carriage ride. The “driver” of the carriage was a very friendly man. He told us that his horse’s name was Ross and she was 12 years old. The ride itself was pleasant enough, at £2 per person (even babies 😂).

After the ride we wandered along the beach front shops. There were toys, souvenirs and lots of different food shops at a variety of price points. The beach had a few attractions including a sand sculpture festival. This was of course, not free. A recurring theme at the beach was most activities were not exactly cheap.

There was also a theme park, which included rides, mostly aimed at younger children. However there was also a rollercoaster and a few other adult rides. There were also some fair games, which were actually reasonably priced. Aside from this there was many different trampolines, bouncy castles and giant blow up slides. Across the street there was a Ferris wheel, although many people were not using it. There was also a pirate themed adventure playground, cinemas and a museum which I didn’t have a chance to visit.

The people there, also sea side goers were very friendly, and the beach itself was an enjoyable day!