Last weekend we decided to take a trip to Erddig, a National Trust property near Wrexham. We put together a quick picnic and off we went.
We have visited Erddig once before, last summer, it was a gloriously hot day and to avoid wasting such rare weather we chose to walk the gardens and save the house for another time. The gardens are absolutely beautiful and they have gone out of their way to encourage the bee population, some of my photos from the last visit are below:
We were a little early for most of the flowers this year so chose just to visit the house. It turns out that Erddig house is full of surprises, most notably the head of the family actually had a connection with the servants. He arranged for a photo to be taken and wrote poems about each person who worked there, these are displayed in the servants corridor and make for a touching read.
I would strongly recommend a visit to Erddig if you are in the area, the staff are very helpful and although it won't keep you busy all day it's a good filler if you have a few hours.
This weekend I think we will try to visit somewhere new, not sure where yet.
Have a great bank holiday!
Charl x
We have visited Erddig once before, last summer, it was a gloriously hot day and to avoid wasting such rare weather we chose to walk the gardens and save the house for another time. The gardens are absolutely beautiful and they have gone out of their way to encourage the bee population, some of my photos from the last visit are below:
We were a little early for most of the flowers this year so chose just to visit the house. It turns out that Erddig house is full of surprises, most notably the head of the family actually had a connection with the servants. He arranged for a photo to be taken and wrote poems about each person who worked there, these are displayed in the servants corridor and make for a touching read.
I would strongly recommend a visit to Erddig if you are in the area, the staff are very helpful and although it won't keep you busy all day it's a good filler if you have a few hours.
This weekend I think we will try to visit somewhere new, not sure where yet.
Have a great bank holiday!
Charl x
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