Sunday 12 July 2015

Upton House revisited - again


Another visit to Upton House.



 
We parked the car and started walking along the avenue that leads
 
 

 

 
to the house.
 
 
 


We walked around the house and reached the big lawn at the back which in turn, leads to the ha ha





Standing at the edge of the ha ha we could see the terraces of flowerbeds and the vegetable garden, and in the distance, the mirror pool





 
On our left, a change! The swimming pool has been restored. This was the house of a millionaire who lived here in the 1930s, so the swimming pool was an integral part of the house and grounds.




 
The steps that lead down to the mirror pool
 
 
 
 

 
 We walked along the paths leading to the bottom of the small valley and the mirror pool




 
lots of colour at this time of year
 

 

 
including various types of poppy
 

 



Lavender borders this path





while this one is bordered with bushes




 
we reached an enclosed small garden
 

 
 


looking back at the steps





more poppies.





Artichokes in the vegetable garden





looking closer.





A stunning shade of blue.
 
 
 
 


The mirror pool looked different this time




 
the level of the water was very low
 
 
 
 
but seeing the water lilies was a great pleasure
 

 
 
 






lots and lots of fish. Are they baby carp? Not sure


 

 
Looking up we could see the terraced garden and the ha ha
 

 
 


red poppies





We moved on and reached another pool





which is next to the bog garden




 
which was a delight. Lots of colour
 

 
 


and lots of small pools





connected with







channels 
 
 
 
 
 
The hostas in flower
 

 
 


We walked along the various paths





and reached the ornamental  rhubarb




 
which has reached gigantic proportions.
 




 Hostas in abundance





and lots of colour




more hostas.




 
Another small pool
 








 
We then retraced our steps to the air raid shelter on the sunken lawn
 

 
 


erected especially to commemorate the Battle of Britain




 
The path that leads up to the house is steep
 

 
 


The restaurant where we had lunch was busy





and the woodland walk, which leads to the car park, afforded welcome shade.


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