Final Note

You can double click on any of the pictures for a more detailed look at them. I didn't know this until my very knowledgeable daughter told me this!

Final day at Knebworth House

The House and Gardens

Sadly my visit has come to an end and we picked a place for my last visit that we would all enjoy - Knebworth House. Not only does it have a very beautiful manor house and lots of history but lots of fun things for the kids to do. There is a nature walk with 72 full size dinosaurs to see and an awesome playground for the kids.

It has been a wonderful visit and I know that I am very blessed to be able to spend this time with my family!!!

Oh, the humor of the British road signs

And finally I had to ask Danielle and James what kind of people did they have on base when the chaplain has to drive around in an armoured car???

Trip to Houghton Hall

Danielle and I went to visit a historic stately home that is within an hour from the base called Houghton Hall. It was built in the 1720's and has some very unusual interior design. We also enjoyed a beautiful garden which included a rose garden, vegetable garden, fruit orchard, and herb garden. A very enjoyable day!

The White Fallow deer at Houghton Hall

Trip to Stonehenge and Salisbury

Danielle volunteered on a bus trip from the base that went to Stonehenge so I got to go free. The children have seen it before (on a field trip for school) so they didn't think it was such a big deal - just a pile of rocks. But Stonehenge is interesting. It is about 5,000 years old and all of the rocks were brought in from another part of the country and the heaviest weights 5 tons. The archaeologists still haven't really decided why Stonehenge was built. They have lots of theories but no solid evidence.








































Salisbury was built around 1200 and has lots of historic buildings. We enjoyed visiting the Salisbury Cathedral - it was quite beautiful! It now houses England's oldest working clock and one of the four original copies of the Magna Carta written in 1217 - the people's demand for fair
treatment from the King.

Trip to Scotland and Alnwick Castle - Day 2

ALNWICK CASTLE

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FLOORS CASTLE - SCOTLAND

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NORTHERN ENGLAND & SCOTLAND

We have had wonderful weather to enjoy while visiting Scotland to see my pick of castles - Floors Castle. They are so many castles and stately homes to see, it is really difficult to choose. So we traveled from our resort in Slaley to about an hour north of the Scotland border to see the lovely castle. Belvoir Castle had an amazing collection of bird eggs - at least a hundred different types. And here at Floors Castle, there was an amazing collection of stuffed birds. Much to Dominee's dismay!!! But it was so interesting to see bird species from all over the world. These collections were both from the 1700 and 1800's. And at Alnwick Castle, there was a beautiful collection of China hand painted with landscapes and animals. So beautiful! Alnwick Castle is the castle that Harry Potter was filmed.