Rewind to the middle of August when I was staying near the Lake District in Cumbria in northern England. I had a morning at Sizergh Castle, which has been managed by the National Trust since 2017. The castle is a stately home with over 1,500 acres of grounds and gardens to explore. The castle was built around 800 years ago and extended and has an extensive inventory of items.
There is also an old barn on site, which contains the second-hand bookshop today. The barn is over two levels and was built in the 1500s.
The garden at the side of the castle is a rock garden.
The flowers were beautiful.
The resident cat was seen walking around and sleeping in th rock garden.
I then walked around to the back of the castle, which is the most attractive side and contains the formal gardens and a pond.
It was a little too grey to get a good photograph of reflections.
The formal gardens were blooming with late summer flowers, such as dahlia.
Thre were some excellent views of the castle and garden borders and hedging.
To access the castle, visitors had to walk around to the front, and the tour is self-guided.
The dining hall was on of the most attractive rooms in the castle.
There was also a bedspread, which was given to the family from the royal Stuart family for support. The bedpread was needle-worked in India.
Below is a coronation chair.
I enjoyed my visit to Sizergh castle.
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