Cotswold Reds

Some autumn colour from a few days spent visiting gardens south of Evesham.

First, Batsford, once home to the Mitford sisters:

If history had played out differently, this could have been Adolf and Unity's country retreat - a kind of English Berchtesgarden.

The house isn't open to the public, but the arboretum is:

The understated colours of an English autumn almost a relief after those intense Japanese reds. 

Across the road (the other side of Broadway), the Indian-domed Sezincote - apparently the inspiration for Brighton's Royal Pavilion:

And finally, the eccentric Charles Paget Wade's charming Snowshill Manor:

And that's what we did on our holidays.

Comments

[Bob-B]

Good stuff.

[StarDasher]

Been waiting anxiously for this.

[Andy]

The colours are simply amazing!