A stroll around Romsey with a visit to King John's house in the middle of town
Here we see The Corn Exchange in the market square which is now a bank
King John's house contains 750 years of history and there is a museum upstairs
The house was once the major building in a large medieval complex.
It is thought to be the hunting lodge that King John built in Romsey in 1206
There is a rare bone floor inside
Pre- eighteenth century plants flourish in the main garden, including a medieval style herber. There is a Victorian terrace to the south and a fountain courtyard to the north. They have all been designed to reflect the original buildings on the site.
Now on our way the tea room
after which we walked around the perimeter of the town and now passing the Abbey (later post)
which has a kind of mote around part of it
Having walked some lanes with cottages on one side and fields on the other we now come to the river
before making our way back to the centre of town
What a charming place to visit! It is always so much fun to see the old structures and their beauty. The weather looked perfect too.
ReplyDeleteBarbara, what a gorgeous place. Lovely to visit it with you.
ReplyDeleteDo you happen to know anyone who has taken one of the trips along the canals? You know where you rent the canal boats that you can stay on?
Just wondering how difficult they found them to do (physically) with the opening of the locks and such.
Diane
That was lovely! I truly enjoyed the tea room...the cheery tea pot juxtaposed against the more traditional tea cups. Goodness, those treads would have required a dainty foot! Beautiful plants and flowers, too. A charming place!
ReplyDeleteWow. King John's house. My mind travels back to the Magna Carta and over centuries of history. And then tea to bring me back to the present. I love going on these excursions with you, Barb.
ReplyDeleteWhat a super outing!
ReplyDeleteThe tea shop looked up to snuff too.
You do go to the best places!
I love to wonder what the old buildings could tell. Every inch of these houses and shops would have lots to say... even the roadway. Being this old, we should have some stories, as well. Ha, Ha, Ha.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Terri
Hello Barbara, I truly enjoyed this post and had a lovely time browsing through your photos in large format looking at all the details. You know I love all those arches! I also noticed some perfect pears, espalliered I think against the red brick wall with the interesting "window" next to them. That photo made me think of Elizabeth Goudge's novels . . . she describes such scenes more than once. I kind of wish I could go back in time and take up residence in such a place, somewhere out in the quiet countryside . . .
ReplyDeleteA bone floor!!! very interesting.
ReplyDeleteNice walk around I enjoyed.
Fantastic to see!
ReplyDeleted
There is a lot of history there! I loved thinking about having tea in the tea room. I love the windows and arbors and the architectural details. Thanks for sharing this with us.
ReplyDelete~Adrienne~
Oh..the teapot!!!!
ReplyDelete*Sighs with desire*
Lovely photos - as always :) !!
Many many warm hugs from Sweden
/Maria