"Over the past year or so, we'd passed on a number of occasions
a narrowboat café, The Gongoozler's Rest."
"Seating a maximum of just 14 people, it offers
an impressive menu of breakfast and lunch food"
Braunston Marina
Approaching the cafe and the marina
Spring in the marina
"On one of the days when the skies were bluish, the air was dryish,
the wind was stillish and the sun was outish, we took the opportunity
to get out and enjoy a visit to Upton House and Gardens."
"The gardens weren't much to see because growth had been hindered
by the prolonged winter, but the house was fascinating,
and the stroll around the grounds was very pleasant."
"The house dates back to about 1695, but the interior is as it was in the 1930s."
"Barrington Court is a beautiful old Tudor manor, once reduced to dereliction
but fully restored in the 1920s by the Lyle family."
"It's a property of great history."
"The house and garden are a delight."
"Next, Hidcote Manor Gardens, another NT property."
"Ducks! They'd pulled out the plants and dug down to the bottom of the trough."
"I'm not sure I like ducks..."
"...except roasted and in a cherry sauce, with lots of seasonal veg"
"...and a glass of a full, red wine."
"A hot, dry, sunny Bank Holiday Weekend!"
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