Tredegar House
On our final day in Wales we took the
opportunity, as we often do, to use our National Trust memberships to
go visit one of their properties. This time it was
Tredegar House near
Newport. We also like to have a look around the grounds and gardens.
Fortunately, William our hound can visit too, although he isn't allowed
in the buildings, but he doesn't mind about that....outside he gets to
meet more people.
First, I'll show you the photos I took of the grounds and gardens....quite a few pictures, so sit back with a cuppa and enjoy....(
I don't usually put so many photos in a blog post, but I thought on this occasion it would be nice to see all the photos from this place in one go).
and now to the walled garden. Actually to get to the house itself the
pathway takes you around the gardens, which is a good idea as a lot of
people might miss seeing how much work goes into keeping a place like
this going...
their plants were wonderful
I thought it was nice how they had planted outside the pathway line, made the planting look so natural.
and so through to the more formal lawned areas. Even so, they had allowed for families and provided an area for the kids to enjoy...
where families could sit and have a picnic...
this pathway taking us to the Orangery with its neat lawns
set out in very precise patterns
the pattern of the flower below is made with shells...
as were the edges of these lawns...
they still had some work to do on the central areas...
I thought edging with seashells a good idea....
then on through to the stables (although they didn't have any horses here)
then on up to the main house itself...
What an entrance...
We really enjoyed our visit to Tredegar House
I hope you did too.