LiliumApr 2710 minThe Laskett Gardens - Enchanting Havens "The Laskett Gardens, set in the idyllic countryside of Herefordshire on the Welsh borders, is the creation of Sir Roy Strong CH and his...
LiliumDec 8, 20212 minDennis Severs' House - Enchanting Havens Dennis Severs came to Spitalfields in 1979 and bought a derelict house saved by the Spitalfields Trust. He reconfigured it to tell the...
LiliumNov 17, 20212 minBuscot Park - Enchanting Havens At the end of September, with my usual companion in tow, I made a visit to Buscot Park, a late 18th-century house set in enchanting...
LiliumSep 1, 20215 minSir John Soane Museum - Enchanting Havens Sir John Soane's Museum is a house museum in London, which was formerly the home of neo-classical architect, John Soane. It holds many...
LiliumAug 18, 20213 minThe Oxford Botanic Garden - Enchanting Havens The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Great Britain and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the...
LiliumJul 28, 20216 minNymans - Enchanting HavensNymans is an English garden to the east of the village of Handcross, and in the civil parish of Slaugham in West Sussex, England. The...
LiliumJul 14, 20214 minRenishaw Hall and Gardens - Enchanting Havens Renishaw Hall is a country house in Renishaw in the parish of Eckington in Derbyshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and has...
LiliumMay 2, 20214 minSt Donant's Castle - Enchanting HavensSt Donat's Castle (Castell Sain Dunwyd), is a medieval castle in the Vale of Glamorgan. Positioned on cliffs overlooking the Bristol...
LiliumJan 13, 20214 minFonthill Abbey: A Cathedral for One Fonthill Abbey—also known as Beckford's Folly—was a large Gothic Revival country house built between 1796 and 1813 at Fonthill Gifford in...
LiliumNov 1, 20206 minHampton Court Castle - Enchanting HavensIn mid September 2020, I went and stayed at a manor house in Herefordshire with a companion for a much needed getaway. We were struggling...
LiliumOct 11, 20201 minMargam Park - Enchanting Havens Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres. It was once owned by the Mansel Talbot family and is now...
LiliumSep 6, 20203 minHay-on-Wye, The Town of Books - Enchanting HavensHay-on-Wye, often abbreviated to just "Hay" is a small market town in the historic county of Brecknockshire in Wales. With over twenty...
LiliumAug 23, 20202 minThe Bodleian Libraries - Enchanting HavensThe Bodleian Library is the main research library of the University of Oxford, and is one of the oldest libraries in Europe. With over 12...
LiliumJul 19, 20206 minWimpole Hall - Enchanting HavensI visited Wimpole Hall the day after going to The Fitzwilliam Museum. It was the end of a hot September and the grounds were all burnt to...
LiliumJun 28, 20204 minThe Fitzwilliam Museum - Enchanting HavensThe Fitzwilliam Museum is the art and antiquities museum of the University of Cambridge. From antiquity to the present day, the...
LiliumJun 14, 20206 minDunraven - Enchanting HavensToday we are going to Dunraven Bay, I thought the sea air might brighten our day. This cove inspired me to write a series of children's...
LiliumMay 24, 20205 minSt Fagans - Enchanting HavensSt Fagans National Museum of History, commonly referred to as St Fagans after the village where it is located, is an open-air museum...
LiliumMay 3, 20205 minThe Ashmolean Museum - Enchanting Havens The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. "The Ashmolean’s collections are...
LiliumApr 11, 20203 minNational Portrait Gallery, London - Enchanting HavensThe National Portrait Gallery is an art gallery in London housing a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British...
LiliumMar 29, 20205 minCastell Coch - Enchanting Haven's The Three Fates, Aesop's Fables and lascivious animals all combine in an eccentric genius' romantic vision of the middle ages.