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Keith's Ramblings

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I’ve visited quite a few stately homes over the past few years. Here are just a few of them!

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Kingston Lacey, Wimborne Minster, Dorset.

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Nymans, Handcross, West Sussex..

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Uppark,  South Harting,  West Sussex.

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Sissinghurst Castle, Kent, home of author Vita Sackville-West.

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Chartwell, Westerham, Kent. Home of Winston Churchill.

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Hinton Abner, Bramdean, Hampshire. 

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Nostell Priory, Nostell, West Yorkshire.

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Riddlestone Hall,  Keighley, West Yorkshire.

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Biddulph Grange, near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

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Kedleston Hall,  Kedleston, Derbyshire.

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Sudbury Hall, Sudbury, Derbyshire.

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Stourhead, Warminster, Wiltshire.

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Petworth House, Petworth, West Sussex.

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Montisfort Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire.

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Batemans, Burwash, East Sussex. Home of Rudyard Kipling. 

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Finally, a very special house which featured in the world’s longest-running TV sitcom. If you are outside the UK you are probably unaware of it, but for us lot its the home of Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine!

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I dare you to ring the doorbell!

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40 thoughts on “Pics!”

  1. Sadje's avatar Sadje May 7, 2024 / 12:17

    Grand places. Thanks for sharing these beautiful pictures

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  2. Maria Michaela's avatar Maria Michaela May 7, 2024 / 12:40

    Not so humble abodes hehe. I just want to wear a flowing gown and run around these homes and their gardens.

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  3. Dale's avatar Dale May 7, 2024 / 13:48

    England is not lacking for such “demure” abodes, is it? Lovely!!

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings May 9, 2024 / 14:31

      I tell myself that every time I return from a trip – only my home’s nothing like any of those!!

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  5. Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin May 7, 2024 / 17:42

    Wonderful photos, Keith. I love the lush greenery and lovely gardens! Beautiful architecture too!
    P.S. I believe I saw a few episodes of “Last of the Summer Wine” here (Canada) long time ago.

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings May 9, 2024 / 15:09

      Thanks, Suzette. I ran for 35 years and still I watch an episode very night, even though I’ve seen all 700 several times before!

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      • Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin May 9, 2024 / 15:16

        Wow, 35 years is more than most shows survive in numbers of episodes. Amazing!!

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  6. Sandee's avatar Sandee May 7, 2024 / 19:53

    Such beautiful stately homes. I would love to explore each and every one of them. Great shots. You do the coolest things.

    Thank you for hosting the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday and rest of the week, Keith. ☺

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  7. stevebethere's avatar stevebethere May 7, 2024 / 20:24

    I agree great captures of stately homes they look very grand what a collection 🙂

    Have a statelytastic week Keith and thanks for hosting 👍

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings May 9, 2024 / 15:25

      Cheers, Steve. Thanks to the National Trust, they are all in pristine condition

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  13. My GBGV Life's avatar My GBGV Life May 8, 2024 / 11:33

    Such beautiful and amazing places and then in the midst of it all, the scarecrows. We love how you placed them in the middle of all the photos too. It all looks very British and classic.

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  14. csuhpat1's avatar csuhpat1 May 8, 2024 / 18:39

    Wow, so very cool and beautiful. Love them. Amazing houses. Thanks for sharing them.

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  15. CatSynth's avatar CatSynth May 8, 2024 / 18:44

    Great photos! Humble abodes indeed 😸

    I love the exterior architecture and the gardens. I like the balance of very manicured gardens and ones that have been allowed to get a bit overgrown. They both provide interesting contrasts to the architecture.

    The gaudy interiors…are not really my style. You can probably tell from my photography/WWs that I’m more into modern and minimal designs 🙂

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings May 9, 2024 / 16:20

      So many gardens, so many styles! I’m into minimalism too, but things were very different back in the times these rooms were decorated.

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  17. hilarymb's avatar hilarymb May 10, 2024 / 08:59

    Hi Keith – wonderful photos – gorgeous gardens to go with those ‘humble abodes’ – not sure about Nora Batty’s but the rest … it’s always great to wander around some of those estates – cheers Hilary

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  19. clickr62's avatar clickr62 May 14, 2024 / 09:41

    These photos are stunning, Keith! Each stately home feels like a journey through time. Thanks for sharing these beautiful glimpses of British heritage!

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