Monday, 23. March 2026
Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire
We’ve had a spell of warm sunny weather recently which has been great – I managed to spend a few days last week sitting in the garden reading my book. But on Monday I decided it was time to get out and about again (now that I’m recovered from my weekend in London).
I drove up to Hanbury Hall, a National Trust property near Droitwich in Worcestershire. The house is a real country retreat, offering a glimpse of life in rural Worcestershire in the 18th century. As always, I loved seeing all the different rooms, choosing which rooms were my favourite – which ones I’d use for radio, living room, and my bedroom, if I were to live in such a big house!
I also loved the reading room they had set up – sit down, grab a book, and enjoy the views over the gardens. I feel more National Trust properties should do this within their houses….more than simply walking around admiring the rooms!
One of the attractions in the house is the paintings by Sir James Thornhill, a London based artist who painted the roof of the dome of St Paul’s Cathederal. Some of his paintings use Greek mythology as the inspiration, which I found very interesting.
I enjoyed a walk around the gardens too, and took the opportunity to sit down in the garden and read a couple of chapters of my book, and eat some lunch too. Spring has clearly sprung as the flowers are all coming out now and looking lovely.
Hanbury Hall is actually only a few miles from Granny’s, so on the way back I went in to Crowle, checked in on Granny & Grandpa’s grave, and had a hot chocolate at the Crowle Shop & Café, which is highly reccomended as it is a great little community hub for the village.
The weather has got a bit colder now but – brigher days are coming – the clocks change on Saturday night/Sunday morning: Summer is almost upon us.
It was a really enjoyable day out – and one I’d definitely recommend if you’re in the area.
Have a great week 🙂
FH.
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