Longstowe Hall and Gardens

The photographs are from a visit to Longstowe Hall gardens on the last Sunday in June. There is a short story behind it (a real life one, not fiction).

I've lived in this corner of Cambridgeshire for over two decades and have often wondered what is hidden behind the impressive front gate of Longstowe Hall (which strangely I didn't take a photograph of), but have never actively done anything to find out, despite it being only a ten minute or so drive up the road from me. 

During lockdown I did inadvertently (honest!) wander onto their parkland while following a badly signposted public footpath, but I still didn't get to see the hall and formal gardens. (Some of the photos in my "Laying Down Lines" post are from that inadvertent stroll). 

Finally, I made a conscious effort to visit on one of their open garden days. Better late than never. It only took twenty years to get around to it. These are some of the things I saw.