After leaving Bromyard church I walked to the town centre. There are lovely views of the surrounding countryside inbetween buildings.
Flowerdews where I was meeting B and D for lunch - if you ever go to Bromyard this lovely little tearoom is highly recommended. D had the healthy option a cheese and chutney sandwich whereas B and I indulged in cake. Sorry no photo.
The Science fiction museum B and D visited
If you would like to see more of the museum here is a link to my post when I visited too here
A cool car :)
Back at the Local Heritage Centre and car park.
Last time we visited Bromyard I couldn't make up my mind whether to visit the Ralph Court Gardens or Castle Frome church and in the end the latter won the day as I wanted to see the superb carved font.
This time we visited the gardens which cover three and a half acres. There are 12 gardens with themes from Around the World, Fantasy and Culture and Mythology.
Medusa's Garden - Medusa was a mythological gorgon who lived in the Temple of Minerva. Snakes grew from her head and a glance from her eyes would turn you to stone. The son of Zeus, Perseus, conquered her by reflecting her stare in his polished shield thus turning her to stone.
The African Garden
The Green Man or Jack in the Green
The Elves Forest
Triton's Garden - Triton was a mythological Greek god. He lived in a palace in the ocean and was the son of Poseidon, god of the Sea. If he blew on his conch shell he could summon the waves.
In the Pirate's Garden a run aground galleon. The trees had been cleverly shaped to resemble sails although it was hard to capture the effect in a photo.
Italian Garden
Monet's Garden
A garden of Knights surrounding the lair of Edwina the dragon.
Alice in Wonderland's Garden
Japanese Garden
Toad of Toad Hall
The gardens really were delightful and would be a great place to take young children.
*D Photos taken by my son with the Canon SX50HS bridge camera
Rest of photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera