Exploring :: Marwood Hill Gardens & Arlington Court

Hi there everyone 😀

The day after Rachel & Tom’s wedding was a nice quiet one started off with a brunch of wedding night pasties …

We spent the afternoon having a wander around Ilfracombe having a bit of a closer look at the harbour …

… and Verity …

We ended our lazy day with fish and chips in The Dolphin. 

The following day was the last full day of our holiday and we had a big day out … starting with a visit to Marwood Hill Gardens …

It’s only a fairly small garden but we managed to spend a lovely hour or so having a wander in the sunshine …

Though we did resist making any impromptu purchases … there was a very impressive plant sales area housed in the walled part of the garden …

One thing we didn’t resist was the cafe, where we had a very welcome stop for lunch …

After we’d finished in the garden it felt too early to head back and we ended up at Arlington Court, a National Trust property that was kind of on our way back. 

As it was quite late on in the afternoon it was a bit of a whistle stop tour but we managed to see the stables and the carriage collection …

… the house …

… and have a quick look round the gardens …

It had been a lovely day but it was time to head back to our old sea captain’s house by the sea … to get packed up ready for the trip back home the following morning. 

Whilst I have to be honest and say I’d been a just a little bit dubious about what to expect from a week in Ilfracombe for the August Bank Holiday week … we actually had a really good week. It had been lovely to spend time in Bude with the family for a few days, to share Rach and Tom’s wedding day and to explore somewhere new … whilst staying in a property with the most fabulous of views. 

It will just be North Wales for us now for the rest of the year but it had definitely been good to see somewhere else for a bit of a change 😀

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