The Ham Nomads

30 Oct 2014. <GB-ENG> Lode (Anglesey Abbey), E Cambs —

Today we went back to Anglesey Abbey, this time primarily for the gardens. It was a much nicer day for outside activities, and we had plenty of time to explore the place pretty thoroughly. There is a magnificent wintergarden, with plantings mainly of perennials and trees chosen for the colour of their bark, or their foliage, or for their scents. The place is a joy for the eyes, and as much for the nose! We're now so close to winter that this garden is at its best!

There is also an arboretum which is showing superb autumn tonings right now. There are also long avenues of conifers. The whole garden is spectacular, very much loved by the children, young parents, keen gardeners, and all the other people who come here in large number.

After this we went back into the house to try to pick up the few photos we couldn't get yesterday.

We then went to Macca's in Newmarket Road — it was packed, so we went to another about 6 miles away — it had no connectivity. So we went back to Newmarket Road, to find a lot of the crowd had departed. Two hours of internet later, we went back to our layby only about a mile away!

Distance driven — today, 13 miles ( 21 km ); to date, 9,365 miles ( 15,072 km )