Started off at Oxburgh, a rare National Trust property where the building was more interesting than the gardens. It was built to look like a castle, although the moat was always purely decorative. It contains a priest's hole which the young, small and agile are allowed to enter. TSH and Diva ruled themselves out of that one but TSH made the roof, using the steep stone slippery spiral staircase. There was also some embroidery done by Mary Queen of Scots and Bess of Hardwick, as well as many decorative wallpapers, some made of highly coloured embossed leather.
Gooderstone water gardens are very attractively laid out and would make a pleasant few hours out with interest at any time of the year. Pity the tea shop only did drinks and cakes, as sandwiches or soup was what was really wanted.
The final visit was to Swaffham. The market was just closing but the church was interesting - relatively plain and simple. It had a plaque to a man who was killed by a tiger in India 'whilst trying to save some natives'.
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