Beeston Castle
Beeston Castle was built in the 1220s, 800 years ago! I never used to care about things that were 800 years old, until I went to Australia where they considered 40 year old structure to be too old. So sorry if I bang on about it all the time. Anyway here is Beeston Castle:
Needless to say the bridge is new, which is a shame in some ways as it ruins this photo, but great in others as I didn't fall to my death on an old rickety bridge.
Here's a photo of it where it's not ruined by modernity, it's just ruined by time
If you're not interested in the history (understandable), then you must go for the views, they are very epic and very British:
As for what's inside the castle, it's a lot of grass, not a lot of brick and a well that's 100 metres deep. Here are a couple of photos:
There is still one part of the castle that you can go into, it's so very cold! We were there in the middle of the day in spring and it was like stepping into an ice box, I guess if you go inside in the winter at night you just freeze to death!
but wow what a view!
To the north you can just make out Liverpool, and in the West Wales.
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Who said England wasn't pretty??! Well me, quite a lot, but I guess I proved myself wrong - ha.
Little Moreton Hall
Welcome to Little Moreton Hall, no there's not a big storm on its way, that's just England:
This house is very very old, the oldest parts dating 1504, and it leaaanns:
In through the main door leads you to this cute little courtyard:
They seemed to have kept the rooms as they were (really bare):
At the top of the house is a really long room, I think for dancing:
It had a really ornate ceiling:
Back to the bottom of the house, there are lots of fireplaces which, as should be the rule with fireplaces, you can stand in and feel really claustrophobic. You can't see anything at all, and I always think about the chimmeny sweep boys from the Victorian era who used to get stuck in there. That's got to be the worse:
Onto a lighter note, the gardens which are delightful!!:
I love a good tulip:
There are tulips all over at the moment, which is nice:
Mow Cop Castle
Built in 1754 as a summer house, it's called a folly because it's not a real castle - even though it looks like it is.
You can walk right up to it, which gives you another fantastic view:
I thought it was cute.
So there you have it, a castle, a house and a folly. Britain is stuffed with history (and people) and would love to show you some :)
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We overland. We eat plants and fungi. We live outside as much as possible. We are all connected. A female travel blogger overlanding and writing about ecotourism, ethical and sustainable travel, socially conscious travel and housesitting. An online travel magazine since 2015.
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