Today we did a 135 mile round-trip to Aylesham and Blickling in north
Norfolk. We ate a light lunch in The Old Tearoom in Aylesham (this is
our 3rd time here) before visiting the market square and church where
they were celebrating VJ Day later.
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| Just outside Blickling - archetypal English scenery |
Blickling Estate (National Trust) has fine grounds and gardens and was where Prime Minister Baldwin first
heard about Edward VIII's affair with American divorcee Mrs Simpson.
These days no-one would bat an eyelid but in the 1930s things were
different. The house and estate were transferred to the National Trust in 1937.
On the lake was a great crested grebe with 3 chicks.
Blickling has fine yew hedges on the approach to the house. If I was
fit, there are lots of decent walks around the grounds. Sadly, just a
walk around part of the formal gardens had me exhausted.
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