A visit to the National Trust property, Lytes Cary Manor
The gardens were looking very nice but suffering a bit from lack of water.
This is the white garden.
There were several of these trees which have been shaped to look like Indian tepee tents.
The southern aspect of the house and croquet lawn.
Another topiary tree.
The manor house was the former home of medieval herbalist Henry Lyte. The great hall in the house dates from the 15th century.
The chapel is the oldest part of the manor and dates from the 14th century.
The view down the garden towards the dovecot.
An HDR image looking through the entrance hall to the dovecote.
After a tour of the manor and gardens we followed the riverside walk around the estate. This is a common blue butterfly.
Willow herb
A Gatekeeper butterfly.
Back at the manor at the end of the riverside walk.
A return visit at the start of the 2011 season.
One of the stained glass windows in the main hall of the house.
A small stained glass window in the Chapel.
The neatly trimmed ornamental hedges and the dovecot.
