Oxburgh Hall

As I'm going to be in Shropshire this coming week, today was a chance to have a family day out. When I dug into my archives I was surprised to find it was 4 years since we had visited Oxburgh Hall. About time we went back then. It is not too far - only about 45 minutes drive from Bury St. Edmunds; up he A134 past Thetford and then turning right just past Stoke Ferry - here on the map. It is quite an impressive building surrounded by a moat.

The kitchen garden is well stocked with an interesting variety of plants, and the herbaceous border up against the orchard wall is a spectacular array of colours.

As you can see the kids have their clipboards to hand to do the wildlife and picture quiz trails.

It was just as well we had an early picnic lunch; there are tables on the lawn by the car park. We had only just finished eating when the heavens opened and we had to take shelter in the car.

The hall is open for visiting from 1pm, and features a priests hole, secret doorways and a good view from the roof of the tower.

There is a also a woodland walk, which we were determined to do even if we got a bit wet.

We had a great time; it is well worth the trip. You can see more pictures from our day out here on Flickr.