Visit to Dunham Massey on Monday 23rd March
Seventy members of the National Trust group started out from Hucknall Market at 8.30 am to travel across to Cheshire to visit the Dunham Massey Estate.
Traffic was relatively light on the journey and we arrived within two hours. Both coaches arrived together and NT cards were soon checked and maps and general information given out.
First point of call for many was the café for a midmorning drink.
The Estate is one of the jewels in the National Trust portfolio and seeing everything in a day was a challenge!!!
The House itself reflected four hundred years in the life of the Booth and Grey families demonstrated over two floors. The parkland is extensive with a wide range of walks ranging from two miles and longer. Fallow deer roamed the grounds and the extensive gardens were a real highlight for many members.
Sadly, the Mill was closed but the roomy restaurants, ice cream parlour, extensive garden shop and gift shop were all open and popular.
Although the group had previously visited in September 2023 the group verdict was that this was one of the best estates visited.
As usual everyone was back on the coach by 4.00 pm and another good journey saw us back in Hucknall by 6.00 pm.
A lovely day to start this year’s visits.
Next month’s visit takes us to Upton House across in the West Midlands.