Days Out

Burghley House

June 8, 2016

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 The House

The house was built between 1555-1587 by Lord William Cecil who was the High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I and has been with his family for over 16 generations! A lot of the bottom floor of the house is lived in by the family, but the middle floor is open to the public to explore. It has a lot of connections to the royal family, and apparently, some of the previous queens of England used to stay there while on their travels! You might recognise some of the rooms from the film adaption of Pride and Prejudice when Elizabeth goes to visit Lady Catherine for her meal in the dining room (the room with all of the paintings across the walls) and later in the drawing room. If you couldn’t tell by all the photos, I absolutely loved all the bouquets throughtout the house – I don’t think I missed one haha!

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The Gardens

After exploring the house, we went to my favourite place as a kid – The Gardens of Suprise! We used to love it so much there! It’s all focused on water and elements, so getting wet is encouraged! They actually sell watershoes for the kids to run around in the waterjets, through the doorframes that shoot out water and then the exit, where you have to time it perfectly to walk over a line of jets of water! I was debating turning around and walking back through the whole gardens to get out, but I braved it (and didn’t get wet). We then explored the sculpture garden, where they have huge sculptures hidden throughout the garden, and then took a seat by the lake for a bit.

It was such a lovely day out in the sunshine with my parents and Shane and I can’t wait to go back again – they actually have a food festival on in a few weeks that I want to go to, and then a film festival at the end of July – so I’m going to try and convince Shane to go and have a little picnic under the stars while watching Harry Potter haha!

  • Reply
    Carina
    June 8, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    Gorgeous pictures! Looks breathtaking!

    xo
    http://www.carinavardie.com

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      April
      June 10, 2016 at 6:59 am

      Thank you!
      xo April

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    Victoria
    June 8, 2016 at 10:28 pm

    Absolutely Gorgeous!! :O so stunning and brilliant pictures! x

    Victoria | http://www.victoriaahelenn.blogspot.com

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      April
      June 10, 2016 at 6:59 am

      Thank you!
      xo April

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    The Ocean's Dock
    June 9, 2016 at 9:24 am

    What a lovely place! Gorgeous pics! xx
    http://theoceansdock.com

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      April
      June 10, 2016 at 6:59 am

      It’s so lovely to walk around – especially the gardens!
      xo April

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    Hena
    June 9, 2016 at 5:05 pm

    wow gorgeous.. especially the gardens. I’m game for watching HP with you!

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      April
      June 10, 2016 at 7:00 am

      I know, the gardens are my favourite! They have so much space for picnics too and loads of people have ball games there like rounders! So fun!
      xo April

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    Rachel
    June 10, 2016 at 9:23 am

    I love Burghley house! I used to live fairly close until last year, so we used to go all the time! Your photos are gorgeous!

    Rachel x Scrimping In Style

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      April
      June 10, 2016 at 9:21 pm

      Oh wow! We used to visit all the time when I was a kid, so it was nice to go back and see it again!
      xo April

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    Audrey | Brunch at Audrey's
    June 10, 2016 at 2:50 pm

    I’m actually currently binging Downton Abbey, so stumbling upon this post was perfectly timed 😛 Picnicking under the stars with Harry Potter at such a beautiful location sounds like it’ll be a fantastic time! -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey’s

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      April
      June 10, 2016 at 9:22 pm

      Terrible I know, but I’ve never actually watched Downton hah! I do really want to visit the house though as it looks amazing!
      xo April

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    Simona
    June 11, 2016 at 9:43 am

    Wow! It looks like taken from a fairy tale!!! <3
    http://www.simimaus.blogspot.com

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      April
      June 12, 2016 at 9:56 am

      It’s so beautiful isn’t it!
      xo April

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    carolina
    June 12, 2016 at 3:16 am

    This place looks amazing !! what a dream !

    http://www.carolinapinglo.com/

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      April
      June 12, 2016 at 9:57 am

      It’s such a lovely place to explore!
      xo April

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