Berkley Castle is occupied by the Berkley family and is a great few hours out at a working castle with masses of history and wonderful gardens:
This old cast iron gear winds up the sluice to enable the meadows to be flooded making the storming of the castle harder. I could not find the handle to open it though...
Fountain the old swimming pool, now a lily pond....
Poppy and I, crouching out of the way..
Castle and the lawn. All very English and very quiet. Lovely way to forget the work and home routines and yo actually feel quite privileged to be there in a kind of odd way.
So, we all made out way to the butterfly house which was built in the 1970's by the current owner. It was warm, moist, and full of butterflies and quail. Yum.
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