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Through the seasons in the British countryside and gardens, with country writers and poets.

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Autumn colours in the Lakeland Fells.  Thank you for visiting. A special welcome to friends from China. If you’re new please make yourself at home and look around.

— Richard

 

 

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The photos I have used on this site are mainly my own or those of Carol Mullineux and Matthew Sutton to whom I am grateful. For the other photos and quotes, I have tried, wherever possible, to give the relevant credits and references. Please do not copy the photos or text on this site without permission from me. Thank you. -- Richard Sutton

Category: Places of Interest

The RHS’s Showpiece Wisley Garden

The Old Laboratory building at Wisley

The Royal Horticultural Society’s Wisley Garden offers everything for a garden lover’s ideal day out, full of take-away ideas for our own gardens. Gertrude Jekyll would have loved this place.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the Garden, Most Popular Posts, Places of InterestMay 31, 2024October 10, 2025681 Words2 Comments

Samuel Palmer’s ‘Valley of Vision’

flooded river crossing at Eynsford

The ford across the Darent river at Eynsford, Kent in winter flood. This is the painter, Samuel Palmer’s ‘Valley of Vision’ with its own historic Roman villa and two castles.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Most Popular Posts, Places of Interest, The English CountrysideFebruary 8, 2024April 6, 2024698 Words9 Comments

Wordsworth and Wild Ennerdale

Wordsworth and Wild Ennerdale

Entering Ennerdale you will find an untamed solitude and tranquility, the sublime beauty of the crags and the pastoral charm of the valley. No wonder Wordsworth loved the place.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, Places of Interest, The English CountrysideAugust 10, 2023August 22, 2023624 Words

Two Great Cotswold Gardens-Hidcote and Kiftsgate

Two Great Cotswold Gardens-Hidcote and Kiftsgate

Hidcote Manor Garden and nearby Kiftsgate Court are two of the most visited gardens of England. These two Cotswold gems are both over 100 years old, but still as beautiful as ever.

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By Richard Suttonin Blog Posts, In the Garden, Most Popular Posts, Places of InterestJune 22, 2023April 6, 2024674 Words

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