Route: Acorn Bank
Area: Eden Valley
Date of walk: 17th July 2016
Walkers: Andrew Gilly and Phoebe
Distance: 1.0 mile at a guess
Weather: Warm, some sunshine
We had a new walking companion with us today – our 2 year old granddaughter Phoebe – hence the short distance travelled, which has drastically reduced my weekly average, not that I care a jot as we all had a wonderful time. For a longer version of a ‘proper’ walk that includes a visit to this special place click here
Acorn Bank is owned and managed by the National Trust and the gardens, which are enclosed by 17th-century walls, are home to the Trust’s largest collection of culinary and medicinal herbs
Our visit in May had whetted our appetite for a return visit and after a picnic in the grounds we wandered round the garden which is full of interest for young and old
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Acorn Bank House
Entering the lower garden near the house
Gateway to the orchard
..and the adjoining gateway into the herb garden…
Portugese quince tree
Views across the Eden Valley towards lakeland
The ancient walls provide a perfect backdrop for the planting
The turk’s cap lilies were on good form…
A short break for our picnic…
..and then back into the garden
The orchard
Vegetable garden
Phoebe enjoyed the visit as much as we did - a few photos for the family album…
View from the garden across the Eden Valley
Poppy
Teasel
Artichoke
This is a good place to be a bee
The garden is home to an apiary cared for by the Penrith Beekeepers Association (‘PBKA’)
Checking the supers (the parts of the hive used to collect honey)
Our walking companion is starting to tire and it’s time to go home
It had been another special visit to this special place
Later that day, it was good to see a songthrush in the garden - sadly not a common sight these days
