GB19 - Day 4 Part 2

We decided on a National Trust site at Arlington Court near Barnstaple.

TomTom said it was about 40 minutes away and for once it was almost accurate.

The site is also the home of the National Trust Carriage Museum. 

After a coffee we set off on the 2 mile circular walk around the estate. Although the weather was iffy when we set off, but it looked up. 

The walk is pretty up and down. The first part goes through an avenue of monkey puzzle trees. Amazing. Some are nassive.

Monkey Puzzle Trees

This was just the beginning!

The lake itself wasn't all that exciting.  Along the route were photo suggestions. A photo in a frame and above it an empty frame to show where to shoot.

The bridge over the stream from the lake was full of dragonflies. Very colourful.

At the top of a steep slope we had a sit down. The house to our rear and the pond ahead.

Claire wanted to go to the gardens and headed to the dog poo bin and the carriage museum. The collection is quite extensive.

Carriage Museum

Restored carriage

We rejoined Claire and needed a cup of tea so headed back to the tea shop behind the main house.

Some four hours after arriving and just before the house closed we left and headed back to the Cottage.

As we joined the A39 we found ourselves in the centre of a stinkwheel convoy. Three Vespa scooters that were headed for Lands End.

I pulled over to let the two from behind overtake and we lost sight of them.

Back home we had another cream tea.  This time with ASDA scones. Very nice.

In the end it's all about the clotted cream with the scone is simply a delivery method.