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Waxwing

Waxwing
"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour."

From "Auguries of Innocence"

by William Blake

Monday, 30 September 2019

Bromyard - Part 2: Ralph Court Gardens



After leaving Bromyard church I walked to the town centre. There are lovely views of the surrounding countryside inbetween buildings.


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Flowerdews where I was meeting B and D for lunch - if you ever go to Bromyard this lovely little tearoom is highly recommended. D had the healthy option a cheese and chutney sandwich whereas B and I indulged in cake. Sorry no photo.

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The Science fiction museum B and D visited

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If you would like to see more of the museum here is a link to my post when I visited too here


A cool car :)

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Back at the Local Heritage Centre and car park.

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Last time we visited Bromyard I couldn't make up my mind whether to visit the Ralph Court Gardens or Castle Frome church and in the end the latter won the day as I wanted to see the superb carved font.

This time we visited the gardens which cover three and a half acres. There are 12 gardens with themes from Around the World, Fantasy and Culture and Mythology.


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Medusa's Garden - Medusa was a mythological gorgon who lived in the Temple of Minerva. Snakes grew from her head and a glance from her eyes would turn you to stone. The son of Zeus, Perseus, conquered her by reflecting her stare in his polished shield thus turning her to stone.


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The African Garden

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The Green Man or Jack in the Green


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The Elves Forest


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Triton's Garden - Triton was a mythological Greek god. He lived in a palace in the ocean and was the son of Poseidon, god of the Sea. If he blew on his conch shell he could summon the waves.

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In the Pirate's Garden a run aground galleon. The trees had been cleverly shaped to resemble sails although it was hard to capture the effect in a photo.

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Italian Garden


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Monet's Garden


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A garden of Knights surrounding the lair of Edwina the dragon.

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Alice in Wonderland's Garden

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Japanese Garden


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Toad of Toad Hall

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The gardens really were delightful and would be a great place to take young children.



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Rest of photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera