OUR DAY OUT

Today we went to Little Moreton Hall, which is a National Trust property south of Congleton, Cheshire.  We chose a lovely day for a family day out, very warm with a nice cooling breeze.  Oh what an interesting property. 

Look at the uneven beams running from left to right.  I have only even seen one property like this and that is in the pretty little village of Lavenham in Suffolk. 

The view from the quad.  The house had stone floors and you could only imagine how cold it would have been in the winter months.

It was "appreciation of herbs in Tudor time" weekend.  The Tudors used herbs, obviously like we do, but the very fragrant ones were put with flowers, made into a bouquet and attached to clothing or carried in pockets.  The Tudors thought that bad smells meant disease, thus the need to smell fragrant.

making a lavender bag.......

watching a lavender bag being made......

with our fragrant posy

the neatly cut maze..... and finally,

the lovely tame ducks who insisted on sitting with us whilst the children ate their ice cream, then pecked my big toe...... that is when we left!!!!

Thank you for a lovely day out.  The staff, from the guy on the car park to the ladies making all the lovely crafts with the children were excellent.