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Our landscaped gardens are for all to browse and enjoy. |
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One of my all-time favourite places, at the bottom of our garden (Pauline). |
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This cherry tree is in our top field. It is thought to be the largest and oldest cherry tree in the whole of England, well in excess of 300 years old! Really sectacular in bloom (in April) it is quite a local talking point. |
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The Farmhouse August 2006. Well - this is where the new cottages are going (in the top field). |
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The Farmhouse - October 2006.
We are using the same builders who converted The Tithe Barn and St. Katherine's and built the Office and Visitor's facilities. They are accustomed to tight time schedules from us - the cottages will be available from Easter 2007. |
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The Farmhouse - October 2006 - The blocks placed on the upper lift of scaffolding. |
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The Farmhouse - early November 2006 - Crane lifting the trusses into place. |
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The Farmhouse - 25th November 2006. The roof is now on! |
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The Farmhouse - 25th November 2006 |
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The Farmhouse - February 2007 |
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A spectacularly simple church at the end of the lane, across a field, perched on top of the hill. In the churchyard is a 1,000+ year old yew tree. There are thought to be Saxon associations with this site. |
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St Giles Church |
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St Giles Churchyard and footpath. |
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Sadly we lost Amber on Christmas Day 2003. Please watch out for his brother Muffin near your car. |
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Most of our guests will remember our dogs with affection. You never needed to worry about the kids getting bored, Pippa would keep them entertained for hours with her collection of sticks and balls! There are affectionate photos of children with Pippa in all parts of the country. Everyone who knew and loved her will be sad to hear that she passed away on 9th June 2005. She had been poorly for some time. |
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Here is Holly, the latest addition to the Diplock family. Born in June 2005, almost to the day that Pippa died, she is beautiful! Here she is on the day she arrived at 8 weeks old. I can't choose which photos to show you, so you'll just have to see them all! |
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Ahh!! - Holly and Gemma |
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Ahh again!! |
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Our beautiful Holly died suddenly on 14th February 2007. We are devastated. Apparently she had a congenital problem which caused her liver to fail without warning.
Eveyone who knew and loved her will be as shocked and saddened as we are. |
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One of my favourite places, together with Great Witley Church next door. Witley Court, I think, is one of the most romantic places you can visit. It is a compete ruin, but English Heritage have opened it to the public and with the help of an electronic tour guide, you can almost 'see' the ladies in their ballgowns, sweeping down the steps onto the lawns during a high society weekend. |
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The fabulous Perseus Fountain, rising to 100 feet, recently restored and on show daily at 4 pm at Witley Court. |
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One of the finest Baroque churches in the UK with frescoes and windows to rival anything you might see in Italy. Next door to Witley Court - don't miss one if you visit the other! Witley Court Gardens are fabulous too! |
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