Burghley Manor House |
This home had two gardens. The first one we entered was the Garden of Surprises which had lots of fun, hands on activities for the children to enjoy |
What kids doesn't love the water fountains:) |
Fun mirror maze to go thru |
Interesting sculptures that do something when you push a button. This one had smoke coming out of it |
this one grow green strings which I think represented grass |
This one had water |
and this one represented wind |
Large games to play-- this is one of my kids favorites, 9 Man's Morris |
Next we wandered thru the Sculpture Garden |
and tried to guess what the sculptures were -- this one looked like a wagon wheel Sometimes the signs gave us a hint but sometimes that just confused us more. |
Princess thought this looked like a snake on a tree |
We had no idea what this was suppose to be:) |
This old tree was covered in PVC pipes representing a Maze? Sometimes modern art escapes my understanding |
Tall Vase? |
One I actually like:) |
Horse, but it was made out of steel bands and on closer examination it had feathers in it. We couldn't figure out why |
This was was labeled Fire but was painted blue. I might have understood it better if it was painted red! |
sort of looks like a windmill, maybe |
cow but made of fabric but had a ghostly appearance, my kids thought it was scary looking |
Can't have a garden without a labyrinth which is very popular in England. My kids love walking on them |
Your daughter seems to have an eye for snakes, lol. Great photos, and I love seeing all the green. It's getting pretty brown around here with the weather changing. Thank you for sharing your trip to this beautiful garden.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Love the sculpture gardens!
ReplyDeleteVery cool house! The modern sculpture garden seems to conflict a bit with the ancient house, but if the owner loves modern sculpture, that is his/her choice.
ReplyDeleteThe house is stunning! Wow! What an awesome field trip. I am not too into modern art myself, but your photos are truly beautiful! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful place to visit! I like the same sculpture you do :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place to visit, those gardens are amazing!
ReplyDeleteLooking through your blog it seems you've made the most of being in England with all your visits. Which would be in your top 5?
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