We hadn't been to Baddesley Clinton for a while, so it was a real pleasure visiting last week.
We started by circling the house and the moat that surrounds it.
The house probably originated in the 13th century when large areas of the Forest of Arden were cleared for farmland.
This last one, is my favourite view of the house and the moat.
The house has extensive formal gardens and ponds and as always, this is what interests us - walking around the grounds.
We took this wooded path,
one of the small ponds.
We then walked on and reached the large pond
The water lilies were about the bloom
with the pond on our left we continued on our way
through this gate
and into the formal garden
where peonies were in full bloom
We talked to a couple who had come especially for the peonies
and who can blame them...
We then walked up a different lane
which leads to St Michael's church,
which shares much history with the house.
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