Interesting Places and Scenic Enchantment
We visit the 18th-century stately home at Hanbury. The house is decorated for a 1970s / 1980s Christmas, and it is like a trip down memory lane. Toys and games from that era were donated by the staff and volunteers at Hanbury Hall, with old favourites such as Monopoly and Mousetrap. The grand dinning table … Read more
We visit the impressive 17th-century Hall at Wimpole to see the Christmas decorations. Then we go to Wimpole’s Home Farm, where it is feeding time for the pigs. The Great Barn has been decorated for Christmas for the first time this year. Later we get a free viewing of the Christmas light trail at dusk … Read more
The video and photographs take you on a tour of the Jardín de Cactus with around ten thousand specimens of cactus, and around four hundred species. They were sourced from all over the world, with a particular focus on plants from the Americas. The garden was created in 1991, the last project of the artist … Read more
The video and photographs take you on a tour of the popular street market on Marina Rubicon in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. It hosts a market there on Wednesdays and Saturdays. They sell all kinds of artisan and locally produced items. Nestled in between the trendy shops and a wide assortment of cafés and bars, the … Read more
The video and photographs take you on a walk starting near Playa Blanca port and going along the promenade as far as the Restaurant Playa Dorada where we turned round and walked back to the port. There are 3 shots of the outward journey and then most of the return journey. Playa Blanca is the … Read more
The video and photographs take you on a tour of the beautiful gardens at Broughton Grange in Oxfordshire. They are set in over 400 acres of parkland overlooking a scenic valley. In the early 20th century and under the ownership of Lady Ottoline and Philip Morrell, figures such as Bertrand Russell and Lytton Strachey were … Read more
The video and photographs take you on a visit to the dahlia field at Aylett Nurseries in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Their dahlias have won over fifty Gold RHS medals over the past 60 years they have been growing them there. The dahlia field and celebration garden has become part of the National Garden Scheme, with … Read more
The video and photographs take you on a visit to Avebury Manor in Wiltshire. A partnership between the National Trust and the BBC transformed the house, creating a hands-on experience that celebrates and reflects the lives of the people who once lived there, from the Tudor times through to the 1930s when Alexander Keiller lived … Read more
The video and photographs take you on a tour of the 8 acres of beautifully landscaped ornamental gardens at Waterperry. They were made famous by Beatrix Havergal who established her School of Horticulture for Ladies here from 1932 to 1971. The gardens are evidence of Beatrix’ horticultural virtuosity, in particular the classical herbaceous border. The … Read more
The video and photographs take you on a visit to the beautiful rose garden at Anglesey Abbey. The Rose Garden was one of Lord Fairhaven’s first garden projects after purchasing the Anglesey Abbey estate unseen at auction in the 1920s. Lord Fairhaven began the process of transforming the garden into a spectacular seasonal display. It … Read more