Roman Villa

I was lucky enough to go to a Roman Villa recently and it was beautiful! The stretching natural landscape had transformed into an autumnal wonderland.

The site is in England, in the middle of rolling farmland. It has a Victorian house built on site, after the Roman remains were discovered. The Roman Villa itself is only actually a section of the original building. It contains baths and dining room, with the real mosaics still intact on the floor!

There was also a wishing well, still existing from the past and some Roman “pipes” for sewage and underfloor heating.

The tour itself was interesting enough, the guides were enthusiastic and entertaining. It was easy to access all the historical features as they weren’t cordoned off during the tour- which was a bonus.

The journey to get to the location is a little tricky though, but the view while getting there was definitely worth it as the country side was beautiful!

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!