Scotney was the last stop on this year's British homes and gardens (and churches) tour. We had visited Scotney in 2013, 2016, and 2022, always a favorite, especially for its great (rhododendron) color, sight-lines, and folly. We were there perhaps just a tad after the fullest bloom, but it was still spectacular.
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| The house |
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| About |
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Just a teaser or two about the house...amply covered in the aforementioned
previous posts...this is the study...there's also a large library with a great
false bookcase... |
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Not one of your over-the-top houses of nobility...the feel is
more tasteful upper middle...comfort, not ostentation... |
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As usual, we began the walk in the ancient quarry, from which stones
for both the house and the much older castle were drawn...now a beautiful
garden with its own micro climate |
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| Now walking toward the castle and the water |
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| Rhodos going well, except... |
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WHAT?! Well, OK, they're just green 50 weeks of the year;
plus, they're not really British, are they? |
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| Water feature, sort of a moat |
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Around this, the Elizabethan "castle" and the older
tower...now the estate's folly |
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| The great sight line between house and folly |
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Us, attempting to replicate a 2013 ussie, which we attempted to
replicate also in 2016 and 2022...maybe we'll get another chance |
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Gorgeous place!
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