The day before lockdown ended the weather produced a lovely crisp day. Actually, it was very cold, but the sun was out and a walk was in order. We stopped at The King’s Field (just over Kingston Bridge) where there is a cafe and bought hot chocolates and custard tarts. Then we set off for the path that led into Bushy Park (the park is close to Hampton Court Palace). The park was King Henry VIII’s hunting ground. Read more of the history here.
The light was great and the colours beautiful. We followed the line of the ponds and briefly walked through The Woodland Gardens before coming out at the Hampton Gate. There we walked along a stretch of the River Thames back to Hampton Court. I noticed two houses I had not been aware of before, the house where Michael Faraday once lived and one where Sir Christopher Wren had lived. It just goes to show that all these years I thought I knew this area (we used to pass the houses years ago when we went to visit one of my aunts), things can still surprise you.
It was a lovely day and one has to grab them when one can because we’ve had a lot of really dull days this week.
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