Chatsworth house and gardens

Hi, me and the wife popped here today.
http://www.chatsworth.org/

 

Nice water feature.

 

Thank you for the tour of Chatsworth Martin. It has very gaudy styling and I wouldn't want to do the cleaning either!

 

Hi Martin,

I see you finally made it to" Shiney Villa " then

You even managed to get into his bedroom

PS @shiney , I thought you were having the thrones taken out

 

Thanks, Martin
Chatsworth is my favourite of all the big houses.
It has a fascinating history, including links to the Kennedy's & Astaire's.
The present gardens were laid-out by Joseph Paxton and has the most powerful gravity fed fountain in the country.

I always try to visit at Christmas, when they excel with their 'Chatsworth at Christmas' themed openings.



I took the attached pic during one of those visits.

 

Thanks all, it was a little expensive in my eyes but we enjoyed it , Bakewell show for us tomorrow ,

http://www.bakewellshow.org/the-2016-bakewell-show/


What are the pots for please my guess is onions ?.

 

Martin......those are rhubarb forcing pots, although they can be used for forcing other stuff.

Enjoy Bakewell, another favourite of mine.

 

Thank you David ,

We like Bakewell called for a walk round yesterday its only about half hour drive from my home, we have never been to the show before though looking forward to it .

 

Martin, you'll really enjoy your visit to Bakewell Show, I would advise pacing yourself, as it can be quite taxing on your legs.
The weather forecast indicates that there may be a light shower in the afternoon, so perhaps some light rainwear at hand may be worth considering.

I believe those terracotta, rhubarb forcing pots date back to the 1850s, introduced by the ever inventive Victorians.