Anglesey Abbey
Normally it’s just myself and Jo who go away, but - in advance of Latitude we did want a trial run with Michael and James. So we drove the sixty odd miles and arrived at Anglesey Abbey - and how nice it was to see the dedicated area of the car park for motorhomes! The entrance area was clean and very busy - I think it’s wonderful just how many people obviously have National Trust Memberships - and take the time to visit - with out membership you would be paying over £45 for a family of 4. The first thing that struck me was how the grounds are laid out with some statues for emphasis, leaving through paths that lead to the house. I don’t know what I was expecting from the house, but knowing that part of it was pre reformation I was intrigued - though not outwardly large, it was certainly well appointed. The first Lord Fairhaven had bought the house in 1924 and extensively renovated it to house his collections - especially of British landscape art, though he ...