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We postponed the bloke’s annual birthday trip to a Landmark Trust property last year for pandemic-related reasons. Happily we were able to rebook for the full week again this year.
The Bromfield Priory Gatehouse isn’t all that far from home for us, being in Shropshire. It’s believed to have started life as a single-storeyed entrance to a Benedictine priory in the 1100s. In the 1500s it was enlarged with the timber-framed upper storey which is mostly taken up by the living room and kitchen that is genuinely the best part of the house, dominated by the massive Jacobean fireplace and chimneypiece.
Sanity -2 for gazing too long at the fireplace.
Morning silk clay crafting (Sanity +2)
All veg pairs by Keiki and Humuhumu. Snail looking forward to its banquet by me.
It’s a 2.5 mile walk to Ludlow from the Gatehouse along an almost deserted and fully paved bridleway through the Oakly Park estate. We walked it to get to Ludlow Castle.
It was a little bit breezy.
Beautiful round nave in the middle of the ruins, also from the 1100s. It’s all that remains of the Chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene and it is splendid even in its current state.
Last look from the top of the tower before the steep slippery descent down the spiral stone stairs.
Some people may have got a little too into pretending to be monarchs ordering their subjects around.
The Bromfield Priory Gatehouse isn’t all that far from home for us, being in Shropshire. It’s believed to have started life as a single-storeyed entrance to a Benedictine priory in the 1100s. In the 1500s it was enlarged with the timber-framed upper storey which is mostly taken up by the living room and kitchen that is genuinely the best part of the house, dominated by the massive Jacobean fireplace and chimneypiece.
Sanity -2 for gazing too long at the fireplace.
Morning silk clay crafting (Sanity +2)
All veg pairs by Keiki and Humuhumu. Snail looking forward to its banquet by me.
It’s a 2.5 mile walk to Ludlow from the Gatehouse along an almost deserted and fully paved bridleway through the Oakly Park estate. We walked it to get to Ludlow Castle.
It was a little bit breezy.
Beautiful round nave in the middle of the ruins, also from the 1100s. It’s all that remains of the Chapel of Saint Mary Magdalene and it is splendid even in its current state.
Last look from the top of the tower before the steep slippery descent down the spiral stone stairs.
Some people may have got a little too into pretending to be monarchs ordering their subjects around.
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Those photos of Ludlow Castle bring back some memories. My grandparents moved to Shropshire after they'd retired and we often used to visit the castle when we stayed with them during the holidays.
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Lucky you! Ludlow Town must also have been a great place to visit.
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Adorable clay veggies!
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That looks quite a spectacular place for a holiday. I suspect it's sufficiently old to be, shall we say, naturally quite well ventilated (possibly damn cold if the wind's in the wrong direction...).
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Also, that throne seat is massive.
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