Newbold Comyn - 2

For this walk we decided to explore a different part of Newbold Comyn and went straight to the woods.

It was a glorious, sunny, warm day, so the shade and coolness of the woods was very welcome.

The light filtering  through the foliage

very quiet except for the birdsong.

There is so much algae on this pond that it looks like grass

back in the woods, and we left the main path

it's much more dense here

After quite a while we arrived at Hay Meadow, which is vast

we walked on the edge of the meadow, with woodland on our right

it was good being out in the open after the enclosed space of the wood

Having got to the end of the meadow, we walked along this path

wildflowers on either side

We retraced our steps, back to Hay Meadow

Lots of buttercups at this time of year

Back through the woods, and then it was time to head back home.

Poppy ...

in our garden.

Hotel in Crescent, Bath

Another post from Bath from before lockdown.

I am not in the habit of featuring hotels in my blog, but this hotel is situated in the middle of 

the Royal Crescent in Bath, and having had a look inside, we were impressed with the garden, and I thought that posting about it provides a glimpse of the back of these town houses.

Two reception rooms

with the staircase in the middle, which leads to the rooms upstairs.

This is a big garden, beautifully landscaped

Unfortunately, I did not record the name of the artist, but I liked this sculpture

The buildings at the back of the garden include the bar, restaurant and spa

This is where the bar and restaurant are situated





Through this narrow door





into this quiet sitting area

it must be lovely sitting here in the summer.

a glass sculpture.

Back in the main garden

and we reached the spa and gym.

Lots of places to sit and contemplate.

Newbold Comyn

Newbold Comyn is our preferred area for our walks at the moment. A few yards on this road,

and it's straight into this path.

Newbold Comyn is a nature reserve of over 100 acres of plantation, woodland, grassland, ponds, marsh and wetland, including 3 km of river.

The path leads to this meadow

which is surrounded by trees

and which leads to the river.

The path by the river is not very long,

and at times we have to abandon it due to fallen trees or pockets of deep mud

but, no worries, this second meadow compensates

back on the river path and we come across this interesting construction

looking closer. This intrigues us. It's at the back of the allotments and we wonder what it is.

BlackTeaOneSugar.co.uk says the sign. I googled it when we got home and it's a company specialising in bespoke furniture, joinery and outdoor spaces. Who would have known?

It's a beautiful part of the river

Another detour and we reach yet another meadow

this one, full of buttercups

at the end of which, is a path that leads to

the woods.

It's wonderful here

a lot of work is being carried out to keep the woods in a good condition

It's very quiet, except for birdsong

wildflowers on the edge of the path

We come to the end of the woods wich lead to Hay Meadow. This however, will have to wait for another time, another walk. We retrace our steps through the woods

but rather than following the river we take another route

Campion Hills in the distance

over this little bridge

it's glorious

and head back home.