Friday 18 July 2014

Wednesday at Nunnington Hall: Part III

To conclude my posts about Nunnington Hall, here are some more pictures from the beautiful gardens.


We spent some time outside the grounds, too, trying to spot the otters one of the ladies at the Hall had told us were living on the river. We didn't see them, but many birds and it was just such a beautiful spot we were all reluctant to get back into the car and drive home.

Something my sister and I found funny about the Hall itself was that in nearly every room, the leaflets informed us that "This may look like a dining room, but it was actually a bedroom" or "Although this room is now furnished like a nursery, originally it was..." and so on. None of the rooms seemed to have originally been what it was made to look like today! And yet it all appeared very authentic.
As for the ghost stories, my sister found an episode of "Most Haunted" about Nunnington Hall on youtube. I watched it the other night and found it hilarious - you don't hear or see anything you would not expect in such an old building anyway! Most of the time, you can't hear anything anyway, because the "investigation team" are making so much noise, going "Oh! What was that!" and "Did you hear that?" and "I think I saw something over there!". Watch it if you like - there is a lot of beautiful footage of Nunnington Hall by day.


10 comments:

  1. It's so pretty i'm not sure i would ever want to leave!

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  2. A fitting wind-up to your tribute to the Hall.

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    1. There was just so much I liked about this place. Did you see the old sign post?

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  3. It’s a lovely house but those ghost hunters promised much and didn’t deliver, did they. So’n Quatsch!

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    1. So'n Quatsch indeed! I simply had to watch it and couldn't believe how cheaply they did it all.

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  4. I love your travelogues, Meike. You make me want to visit! I'll have to add Nunnington to our (long) list of places yet to see. xoxox

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    1. Thank you, Carol! I am glad my descriptions make you want to see the places.

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  5. I think I would have really enjoyed walking over these grounds and gardens. And I just can imagine how many photos that Richard would take if we could only visit there!
    "The Secret Garden" is one of my favorite books, and I know it must be one of yours too...I was reminded of it when I saw some of your photos here!

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    1. It is indeed one of my favourite books, Kay; I have it on my top shelf next to the Harry Potter books and keep thinking of re-reading it.

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