Category Archives: days out

Swakeleys House, Ickenham

It’s the day we’ve been waiting for! London Open House. Top of our list was Swakeleys House which is practically on our doorstep. It’s the most amazing Jacobean house which is sadly empty. Most of the grounds were sold off in the 1930s to build modern day Ickenham but that doesn’t detract from its’ splendour.… Read More »

Chasing shadows and other Little Adventures

More sunshine today so we knew we had to get out and about. We walked our favourite route to Manor Farm, stopping off to look at the River Pinn, examine pine cones and nuts and listen out for birds. We also had to stop and read all of the signs telling the history of the… Read More »