National Trust: Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent

A couple of weeks ago when my parents were visiting we decided to take a drive over to Kent and visit a new National Trust site. Regular readers know that I absolutely love a day out at a National Trust site. That combination of history, stunning buildings, well-kept gardens, space for the kids to run, the chance to really use my camera and a decent cream tea certainly do entice me.

I've known quite a few friends come to visit Sissinghurst Castle Gardens before but to be honest, I've resisted as it isn't the biggest NT site and it is mostly outdoors but I was just being silly as it is a lovely site and generally the kids enjoy the outdoors part far more than the houses anyway.

We didn't arrive until about 2pm on a Sunday afternoon and then needed to head off about 5pm and this felt the perfect place for a three-hour visit including a cuppa. There were still plenty of parts of the site that we didn't get to see in that time but that really is the beauty of NT membership, you know you can come back again another day so you don't have to rush or worry.

A year in photos - Macro flowers (week 37)

A real love I have developed over the last few months is using my macro filters to take flower photos and it makes me smile to think that these photoes will act as memories for me of the places I have visited.

This first one is at the Bournemouth holiday house we stay in each year with my parents -

Then these next three were all taken at Kingston Lacy National Trust site in Dorset.

This one was spotted at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London

Then lastly a couple taken at my home -

It has been a really wonderful summer and thankfullyt he sun is still shining. I must get back outside with my camera more.

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