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East Ruston Old Vicarage
"Sacha" wrote in message ... Has anyone visited this garden? We're hoping to go next month, taking a week in the area and pootling about for a bit. Any tips on good places to stay/see/visit would be very welcome. -- I went last year. It is very impressive. So much so I'm going again soon, even though it costs £6! The owners have formed several long corridors which criss cross the site and each is blanked off with a hedge into which a hole is cut to frame a landmark, eg., churches and Happisburgh (Haisboro) Lighthouse. The intensity of gardening over such a large site is amazing. My favourite places in Norfolk for taking visitors would be: Burnham Overy Staithe and doing the mile or so walk from the Staithe to the beach, usually deserted even in high season. plus there's ample free parking. The Victoria at Holkham which is a pub/hotel on the Holkham Estate, then you can drive through the Holkham Estate. Holkham beach is vast. Blakeney, quite near Holkham and is a staple for any calendar of Norfolk. You can go on seal trips from here or the adjoining Morston Quay Sandringham House and Gardens in west Norfolk, is worth a look. mark |
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East Ruston Old Vicarage
"mark" wrote I went last year. It is very impressive. So much so I'm going again soon, even though it costs £6! The owners have formed several long corridors which criss cross the site and each is blanked off with a hedge into which a hole is cut to frame a landmark, eg., churches and Happisburgh (Haisboro) Lighthouse. The intensity of gardening over such a large site is amazing. Yes, I agree. East Ruston is definitely worth a visit - lovely gardens. They're holding a summer party event one evening next month, if that coincides with your stay Sacha. One of the owners, Alan Gray, writes a gardening page for the regional EDP newspaper's Saturday supplement and regularly contributes on local radio horticultural programmes. Some additions to other suggestions for places to visit: Norwich Castle Museum. Norwich Cathedral and Cathedral Close. Art museum at The Sainsbury Centre (at UEA in Norwich). http://www.scva.org.uk/ . Pensthorpe, where the BBC's "Springwatch" programme is currently being broadcast from. http://www.pensthorpe.com/gardens/index.htm . Fairhaven Woodland and Water Gardens. If you pootle further to the south of the county there's Bressingham Gardens, featuring the late Alan Bloom's Dell Garden plus his adjacent steam engine collection. -- Sue |
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East Ruston Old Vicarage
On 10/06/10 12:12, Sacha wrote:
On 2010-06-10 02:18:23 +0100, "Sue" said: I love Springwatch and while it does show nature redin tooth and claw, I think it should be compulsory viewing for children over e.g. 8, to learn about the real country as opposed to the Beatrix Potter notions! Some of the kingfisher and otter film clips are getting over used. |
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