Entertablement Abroad – Hartwell House
“Daffodils, that come before the swallow dares, and take the winds of March with beauty” (Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale, act 4, sc. 4) Daffodils abound at Hartwell House, swirling in colourful drifts around the historic house-cum-hotel. Anyone who has ever planted...
Entertablement Abroad – Chatsworth at Christmas
The rain had eased somewhat as we made our way from the Chatsworth Christmas Market into the house itself. We had picked up some clues that the Christmas theme was going to be Fairy Tales, and on our evening visit, saw the courtyard lit up with spooky shadows of...
Entertablement Abroad – Chatsworth’s Christmas Market
In planning our trip to explore England at Christmas, we knew we’d have to be pretty selective. There is so much to see, it’s easy to get carried away, overbook and end up exhausted by hurtling from one place to the next. So we decided to divide the trip...
Entertablement Abroad – Inside Waddesdon at Christmas
Now we get to step inside the house and see what they’ve done for Christmas! The house is shut completely for a week in early November and a horde of National Trust volunteers set to work decorating a sub-set of the rooms that are usually open to visitors....
Entertablement Abroad – Christmas Market at Waddesdon
If there was ever a fairytale setting for a Christmas market, it has to be Waddesdon Manor. Locations, find me a dream! Coming right up, ma’am. While we are frequent visitors to England, our visits usually revolve around the vintage racing schedule, (Mr...Follow Us
