Attingham Park
{membership pack}
As my first ever post, I thought that I would share something that I am truly passionate about. What better way to introduce a new blog on the scene? In my case it's the National Trust. Don't go calling me an old lady, I love it! I grew up visiting these huge castles, palaces, & gardens as a child, parading around them pretending I was a princess or some kind of heroine.
I haven't grown out of loving them. Where I live, in the heart of the welsh countryside, there are a fair few National Trust places dotted around & I am revisiting & documenting them all. To help out I paid the £20 online fee to sign up for a years membership. Totally worth it as I got a free pair of binoculars ;)
My new card.
This place, Powis Castle, is ten minutes down the road from me & is one of my favourite places in the world!
I decided to go to another place that I hadn't been to before called Attingham Park. It's a huge, beautiful, white mansion that stands proudly on hundreds of acres of land which also doubles as a deer park.
This beautiful room above is the ladies drawing room/welcoming room. The ladies would retire here after dinner & would also receive guests here to impress them. It works, I was beyond impressed. I loved the gold, white & blue together.
The Sultana room. Where the residents would sit & serve tea.
The master of the house study/library.
There were so many beautiful books with amazing covers & ladders towering to the ceiling. Beautiful.
This was the housekeepers parlour. The housekeeper was the female equivalent of a butler. She welcomed guests, made sure the ladies of the house were dressed, was in charge of managing the staff, & much more. Here she would retire as night to her comfy chair & a well deserved cup of tea one should hope.
This was the kitchen table for the kitchen staff to dine at. The plates are engraved with who would have sat here: The Scullery maid, the kitchen maid, & the cook.
The kitchen was huge and beyond beautiful! I loved the sturdy oak table that dominated the room which helped prepare all the meals for the Gentry. The place was a beautiful little haven, the walls all neutral colours with large windows that flooded the place in light, making the copper pots, pans, & moulds gleam.
The range is beautiful & well looked after! I would love one of these in my kitchen!
Fresh produce in a wicker basket. Nothing makes a country kitchen feel more like home. I loved the black spice box which still smelt of clove & cinnamon. I need one of those in my life!
The dinnerplates. Engraved with the names of the last professions, their jobs, & what they earned.
Simple. I love this plate. I will be making one for my boss who is a Michelin Star chef. Hopefully it will make him chuckle.
Old hunting boots in the entryway. Very country-esque.
On the way out of the grounds I stumbled upon the clock tower arch. Very pretty indeed.
{Splashing in puddles}
Unfortunately I didn't get too many photo's as I wasn't quite sure if I was supposed to be taking them. In the past I have had some crabby old worker yell at me for taking photo's indoors & as it was a miserable wet day I hid inside & didn't get a chance to take any photo's of the grounds as it starting raining buckets. Next time I will man up& take too many photos & brave the miserable weather.
So I settled for an old fashioned lemonade in the cafe. Perfecto ;)
Checking out my new binocs ;)
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