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Title: Picnic at Hardwick Hall May 2012
Post by: Fly on May 06, 2012, 06:45:24 PM
As we're full members of the National Trust  :D Xmas pressie from my mum  ;)
A trip to Hardwick was called for today. Neither of us had ever been 'in' the Hall/s.

PLEASE DON'T QUOTE THIS POST. WE DON'T NEED 21 PHOTO'S REPEATING  :)

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Title: Re: Picnic at Hardwick Hall May 2012
Post by: Pete on May 06, 2012, 06:59:41 PM
In posh surroundings like that Flyboy, I would have expected pâté de foie gras and a bottle of Bolly... ;)

Not that I'm jealous - I love fixing washing machines...  :-[
Title: Re: Picnic at Hardwick Hall May 2012
Post by: Fly on May 06, 2012, 07:08:42 PM
Worth the visit, but about £11 p/person for full entry if your not NT members.
Old Hall, New Hall, and the gardens have seperate prices to visit them.
It works out cheaper to pay the full fee for full entry to all, and visit all in one go.
I'd not pay £6 just to see inside the Old Hall alone. Or £5.50 just for the gardens.
Photography is allowed, but no flash, hence the dark indoor pictures.
New car parking, shop, restaurant, toilet block, baby changing facility etc
If you've not been, consider going  ;)

Review over  :)
Title: Re: Picnic at Hardwick Hall May 2012
Post by: Fly on May 06, 2012, 07:15:48 PM
Oh, the nest in Our_Lass's hand, we found it on the floor under a tree in the rear gardens.
Either the birds didn't build it securely and it fell out, or some 'expletive' had pulled it out !!
Title: Re: Picnic at Hardwick Hall May 2012
Post by: Big Dave on May 06, 2012, 07:21:43 PM
We keep meaning to go, your photos have convinced me we really should.

BTW - you really must eat all your crusts or you'll never have curly hair...
Title: Re: Picnic at Hardwick Hall May 2012
Post by: Our_Lass on May 06, 2012, 07:55:37 PM
Now you know why he stopped eating crusts.
Fly aged 10:
Title: Re: Picnic at Hardwick Hall May 2012
Post by: Big Dave on May 06, 2012, 08:00:00 PM
Aaaagh! My eyes, my eyes....!
Title: Re: Picnic at Hardwick Hall May 2012
Post by: Fly on May 06, 2012, 08:01:31 PM
MUM !!  Cut my hair please  :o
Title: Re: Picnic at Hardwick Hall May 2012
Post by: Stuart on May 06, 2012, 08:07:07 PM
It's certainly coming along. It'll look great when they get the roof on.
Title: Re: Picnic at Hardwick Hall May 2012
Post by: Old Cruser on May 07, 2012, 12:33:54 PM
Great photo's, quite a few years since we went there.
Picnic, - ok for the teddy bears with thich fur coats --- too cold for me ;)