We were going out today to see something in the Somerset Art Trail....but the rain washed the plans out...
A visit for lunch at Barrington Court was the next option for a starter....but no hot food....just coffee and cakes....
So the four of us had a wander around including the bottom floor of part of one house, stables extended in the 1920s to create a house for the Lyle family ( of Tate and Lyle, the sugar manufacturers and importers)...
Doorways
And house
We didn't go round the old original house , built in the 1500s as we had all seen it on a previous visit. The man who had that built went bankrupt...." Oh, look what a big fancy house I have to show how much money I have.....oops it's all gone" !!!
At least the rain stopped while we were there. Then a quick visit to a supermarket and a late lunch of pizza, focaccia and a glass of good red wine at their home...not far from brother's house where I'm staying.
A nice relaxed day.
Sounds a good day. No walled kitchen garden?
ReplyDeleteYes, but looking very end of season...so we didn't go in there
DeleteThat estate would cause many an OMG moment to visitors, I'll bet.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I think people still do that and end up in all sorts of monetary problems. Love old building , and the door with all the plants is lovely. Kinda like the one I’m secret garden
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely day out. I have a vague feeling that Barrington Court had family connections with Newton House (Dinefwr Castle), but it's many years since I volunteered there and I can't remember which family name it was.
ReplyDeleteMay be before the Lyle family bought the estate . We didn't go round the older house, so didn't see much history of that
DeleteHmmm - the Strode family name doesn't ring any bells. Perhaps it was a link by marriage and so the name was absorbed.
ReplyDeleteWhat a huge house! I like all the doorways though.
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