Anglesey Abbey, National trust
November 4th, Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
Anglesea Abbey is a manor house built on the grounds of an old Abbey dissolved by Henry VIII. It lies just to the north of Cambridge. I last visited approximately six years ago. On the day, the weather was overcast, reasonably bright with no wind and no rain. I had hoped to take some pictures of the inside of the house and load mill, which is a water mill on the north side of the grounds. On arrival the house was closed to the public for some renovation work.
I had arrived about 11:30 AM passed through the visitor complex, which was large clean and impressive. And made my way through the grounds to the house. Although I was not able to go into the house, the area around the house and the gardens were good to explore, although the formal gardens were now closed until spring time due to planting of next year‘s bulbs. At the back of the Manor house in the out buildings was a coffee shop. I stopped for 20 minutes had a coffee and a pack of sandwiches. After my lunch, I proceeded north through the edges of the woods and then up what looked like a canal or a straight piece of river towards Lode Mill, which is a working Watermill. I stopped to take pictures on the way and got one or two nice shots of the Mill in the distance. The Mill is open to the public but only the ground floor currently. On leaving the mill. I circled back Westwoods and then south back through the grounds Before stopping for a cup of tea at the visitor complex.
I thought the grounds were very good with some interesting trees and features particularly a small lake with a lovely little Stonebridge across it hidden out of the way. It was a shame that he house was closed, but that’s a reason for returning.
