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Pull up a chair and sit?

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Well, maybe not today.  It’s not the warmest!

I used a photo of Hardwick Hall Country Park in one of my posts recently.  It proved quite popular, and it occurred to me that I’d never given you the full guided tour.  Very remiss of me.  Lingering weather, it’s not, but if you’re passing Sedgefield with some spare bread for the ducks in your knapsack….

It's a park of follies and eccentricities

It’s a park of follies and eccentricities

Wide open so you feel the chill on a Winter's day

Wide open, so you feel the chill on a Winter’s day

But with a hint of sun the reflections are nice

But, with a hint of sun, the reflections are nice

Some of the follies provide shelter with your view across the lake

Some of the follies provide shelter for your view across the lake

The birds will carry on, oblivious, till you rustle the bag

The birds will carry on, oblivious, till you rustle that bag

The temple looks on stoically.

While the temple looks on, stoically.

As you walk around the lake you catch glimpses of the tower and the statue

As you walk around the lake, you catch glimpses of the tower

And the statue

And the statue of Neptune

The old bridge provides the best views

The old bridge provides some of the best views

It took a while in the building but the modern cafe and exhibition center is a welcome addition to the park.  A bowl of homemade soup goes down well on a Winter’s day, and in Summer you can sit outside and observe your youngsters clamber on the climbing frame.  The village of Sedgefield is just a walk away.

The Dun Cow Inn on the High St. has always been a good grub pub.

The Dun Cow Inn on Front St. has always been a good grub pub.

Hope you enjoyed our Saturday stroll, though, to be fair, a very brisk walk would be more appropriate today.  Cate at Show My Face has indulged me, as usual.  It is my afternoon treat to visit her page and check out the other entries.  Use the links to accompany me?

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  7. Oh but my goodness it looks so lovely there! I would just wander the entire day cold outside or not! No snow, is the first thing, but wow, what a lovely spot is that!

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    1. It’s a park that’s had quite a bit of money spent on it because it adjoins a very smart hotel, Karen. But we used to take our little un there with the jamjar to catch tiddlers once upon a time.

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    1. Thanks, Suzanne. A few years ago the park had an update and they put these wacky seats and tables in. Some of them don’t look so good anymore but I do like this set.

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      1. No match today Jo, it’s the international break. We were going to go walking in the Malvern hills but there’s been loads of snow overnight. So pub it is!

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