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As mentioned in the last post on Thursday afternoon we visited Westonbury Water Mill Gardens, near Pembridge. We first discovered these gardens when we stayed for a long weekend in Herefordshire some years ago and I've been wanting to re-visit since we bought the static caravan.
The gardens are set around the Curl brook and cover about 5 acres. They have been developed over the last 20 or so years by the owners and include several unusual follies.
The Stone Tower was the first folly to be constructed and was built when the owner Richard Pim found a small iron water wheel. Water gushes from the mouths of gargoyles and the Tower is the home to white doves.
The Glass Dome was built from 5000 wine bottles and when it is sunny it creates a stained glass effect.
The giant cuckoo clock is powered by water.
The Spiral Mound
The rill and pagoda are recent additions and the rill has a solar powered water pump. The idea is that you ascend the spiral mound and look down the length of the water toward the end and look through the rose pergola to the hills in the distance.
Oontitoomps!!!
After wandering round the gardens we sat outside the tearoom and had tea and cake - mine was carrot cake :)
*DMe playing "King of the Castle"
Photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera and those marked *D taken by my son with the Canon SX50HS. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one or one of my son's I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).
