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
What a quirky place to visit. I hope Timothy was not intimidated by so many fabulous creatures, but he does seem rather well behaved. Not that he isn't always a paragon of virtue!
ReplyDeleteRustic Pumpkin - Thanks so much. I think Timothy was a trifle nervous with Triton, Medusa, snakes and dragon in the vicinity :)
ReplyDeleteWhat an unusual garden. I'd never heard of it but it looks fascinating. It seems that Bromyard has a lot to offer visitors. I know we passed through it on our way home from a holiday I can't remember if we were on our way to Brockhampton. The garden must be intriguing to walk around with so many themes to discover and different areas to explore. It sounds as if you found a lovely place for lunch too:)
ReplyDeleteRosie - Thanks so much. I do like Herefordshire - there is a lot to do there - nt houses, castles, quaint villages and towns plus of course fabulous churches :) From memory Brockhampton is just past Bromyard going in the direction of Worcester and the M5. I liked the way the gardens were set out with hidden surprises around every garden :)
ReplyDeleteThey look like fun gardens, lots of things to explore, they're great photos, never mind kids i'd love to visit :)
ReplyDeletePam - Thank you and yes my son and I loved it :)
ReplyDeleteThe gardens are fun! I'm a total geek so I'd be spending most of my time in that science fiction part:) So cool!
ReplyDeleteRohrerbot - Thanks so much Chris - the gardens were rather unique :)
ReplyDeleteLovely photos :-) Although this was on our list we didn't quite make a visit to these gardens when we were in the are.
ReplyDeleteCherryPie - Thank you - we didn't go to the gardens on the first Bromyard visit we went to Castle Frome church instead! But they are well worth visiting - lots of small gardens with different themes.
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