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thornbury castle piccehs from our 10th wedding anniv :D
kingsize four-poster, mostly antique:
the ceiling was underlit and had loads of tiny gold stars. the reading lights were golden hanging lanterns. green velvet curtains:
the curtains blocked out ALL the light at night. rah:
then around from the bed, lots of leaded glass windows:
with oak dining set in the biggest window:
view over very old gardens from biggest window:
huge bath! :
HUUUUUUGE:
the reading lounge where we spent most of our time. various lackeys would tug forelocks and bring booze/coffee/cigars/cake/newspapers soon as you sat down:
jez enjoying a paper brought by a lackey in the lounge. he also enjoyed a 200 year old brandy and a 20 year old cigar, and now has a taste for the high life:
front of the castle, parts of which date from the 1600s:
more of the front:
the vineyards (and ruined bits of castle in background). they make lovely wine and we brought a bottle back with us:
jez being brilliant at archery:
the huge bruise i got while sucking a LOT at archery :/ :
jez being regal in the ruins:
jez being regal again (i think) at the back of the castle. the big window above and to the right of his head is our big bedroom window:
the little door here is the door leading to the spiral staircase which went up to our room:
the side of the castle, showing the windows to the social areas e.g.lounges:
a very old tree at the entrance of some of the oldest gardens in england, apparently:
castle! RAH!:
kingsize four-poster, mostly antique:
the ceiling was underlit and had loads of tiny gold stars. the reading lights were golden hanging lanterns. green velvet curtains:
the curtains blocked out ALL the light at night. rah:
then around from the bed, lots of leaded glass windows:
with oak dining set in the biggest window:
view over very old gardens from biggest window:
huge bath! :
HUUUUUUGE:
the reading lounge where we spent most of our time. various lackeys would tug forelocks and bring booze/coffee/cigars/cake/newspapers soon as you sat down:
jez enjoying a paper brought by a lackey in the lounge. he also enjoyed a 200 year old brandy and a 20 year old cigar, and now has a taste for the high life:
front of the castle, parts of which date from the 1600s:
more of the front:
the vineyards (and ruined bits of castle in background). they make lovely wine and we brought a bottle back with us:
jez being brilliant at archery:
the huge bruise i got while sucking a LOT at archery :/ :
jez being regal in the ruins:
jez being regal again (i think) at the back of the castle. the big window above and to the right of his head is our big bedroom window:
the little door here is the door leading to the spiral staircase which went up to our room:
the side of the castle, showing the windows to the social areas e.g.lounges:
a very old tree at the entrance of some of the oldest gardens in england, apparently:
castle! RAH!: