We have visited a lot of National Trust places last year and East Riddlesden Hall, located near Saltaire, was another awesome little gem ! A house has been present on these grounds since the 7th century. A medieval hall was built in the 14th century, then a house was constructed south of the medieval hall a century later. The hall was then transformed into a comfortable manor house in the 17th century. The day we visited, there was a wedding organised in the barn, it looked lovely but I thought it would have been rude to take pictures !
Although it is a small property, it contains a lot of interesting rooms full of little objects and is the interior is a beautiful example of a 17th century merchant’s home. The staff was very knowledgable and it was nice to learn the history of the place !
Behind the hall, there is also a lovely little garden. We enjoyed the tranquil Wild Garden and the scented Herb Border which was used as a medicine cabinet by the people who once lived here. It was a sunny day and we really had a great time ! It’s smaller than other national trust places we’ve visited around Yorkshire and I don’t think a full day is necessary to enjoy the place ! You can easily combine this visit with Saltaire !
I will resume my Taiwan road trip series soon !
It looks a delightful spot Gin! I know Saltaire well – in fact I really must blog about it some day as we have a family connection with it. My great great grandfather was once part owner of Salts Mill – he was part of a consortium of businessmen who bought out the Salt family when the mill went into receivership back in the late 19th century. So have visited the mill (and the gorgeous shop, art gallery and cafe) many times but have never been to East Riddlesden Hall. Must check it out – the flower photos are lovely! 🙂
Oh really ? that’s interesting ! I went to Saltaire once and I really enjoy the visit, as well and the shop and the cafe. East Riddlesten Hall is a few minutes away 😉
I never knew it was so close!
How soothing the petals of the pink flower look. I could stare at them for ages. 🙂 Beautiful work!
I was fascinated by the light going through the petals.. I took so many pictures of these flowers. Thank you !
I miss something…no stop over for delicious meals? No wedding crash I supposed 😉 Great images!
We don’t eat all the time you know 😉 (saying the girl who just came back from Italy — spending most of her tim eating and drinking wine :p)
Beautiful photos! I like so much the ancient sheet. Ciao
There was a lot old objects in this house and I had fun taking some pictures of them. I quite enjoyed capturing a piece of this piece of sheet. Thank you !
What a stately place with very well-kept grounds. I’ve often wondered what it’s like to live in such a huge mansion with so many rooms! And you call this a small place??.:) It must have been very expensive to upkeep the property then and even now.
I bet it’s really cold to live there during winter. It’s kind of small for a National Trust place, it would be difficult to spend a full day over there. Of course, it’s not that small comparing to a regular house 😉
It’s probably one of the reason why the owner sold the place to the National Trust, because it was to expensive to maintain.
I like very much tiny English castles surrounded with gardens. They are so neat and ideal …
I’m like you, I really enjoy an old castle with a beautiful garden 🙂
I love pictures of English gardens and medieval properties – so picturesque – and a tonne of history behind these places. Your photos are amazing!
Thank you Kat ! Sorry for my late answer. The English gardens are often very picturesque and I love them !
Love these beautiful pics! 🙂
Thank you ! I’m sorry for the late answer but I was really busy and went on holiday for a while 🙂
No worries! Hope you enjoyed your holiday. 🙂
The food was very nice and the weather was fantastic 🙂
Wonderful! 🙂
These flowers are trendy.
Regards:)*
Thank you Monika ! They were indeed very eye catching 🙂
beautiful capture
Thank you !
This looks like a beautiful property to visit. What looks like a gorgeous and atmospheric building on the outside and it sounds as if the interior has some very interesting aspects too. Thank you for sharing this – I’m putting it on my list of must visits! Very much enjoying your blog and the lovely photography!
– Kate
It’s a nice place to visit but it’s quite small ! All the guides know so much about the house and its history, it’s very nice to talk with them.
I really enjoyed the gardens, they were extremely well maintained and a bit wild at the same time 😉
Un coup de coeur pour la cruche avec les fleurs mais tout est tellement beau dans cet écrin de verdure.
Merci pour ton commentaire et désolée pour ma réponse tardive. Les petits détails du quotidien étaient vraiment charmants dans cette maison, mais ce qui m’a vraiment impressionné c’est le jardin 🙂
Huge fan of the National Trust, they look after all sorts of interesting properties including islands and….pubs! If you’re still in Yorkshire, the Forbidden Corner is worth a visit. It’s not run by the National Trust and is in North Yorks rather than West Yorks, but it’s enormous fun with mazes, tricks and surprises all built in and around an eccentric folly.
I love the National Trust places. All the volunteers are so knowledgeable and friendly, it’s a pleasure to talk to them. I live in Leeds so I would definitively have a look at the Forbidden Corner ! Thanks for the recommendation 🙂
Great selections as always, they really purvey a good sense of the place! What a luxury we have, armchair travel 🙂 Thanks for bringing these places into our world ‘view’.
The wordpress reader is a cheap way of traveling and discovering new places 🙂 I’m glad you enjoy the virtual tour 🙂
Saltaire is somewhere I’m keen to visit this spring/summer so great to have an add on National Trust option as well – looks gorgeous – thank you for the tip!!
Saltaire is very nice ! The museum, the cafe and the shop are so pleasant ! There is also a park close to the train station that is worth the detour. You can easily add East Riddlesden to your trip to Saltaire, it won’t take long to visit everything.
Gorgeous flower shots! I love how you’ve captured them in the light. Well done. I’m a fan of old buildings and especially enjoy looking through their libraries of books from the past. I like seeing the inscriptions written to people and the thrill of finding old letters.
The light going through the petals was really spectacular, it was a good timing ! The sun was just in the right place 🙂
Awww! So polite of you to not take photos of the wedding! They probably wouldn’t have minded since it was a public place, but you never really know 😀 Wonderful photos of the flowers. They look so light and delicate. Up close, they actually look like very nice parasols or umbrellas to use in the day time to block the sun 😀
I’m not sure.. I think I wouldn’t have appreciated people taking pictures of my intimate moment. But it’s me, maybe they would have felt flattered, who knows ! 😉
The flowers really caught my eyes, especially the light going through the petals..
I love your photos. The flowers look so airy and the old rotten paper on the table is great, too. Have a lovely day! 🙂
Thank you ! The flowers were simply gorgeous 🙂
Just so perfectly English with the old stone building and the green grass! Very pretty. Am I really out of it lately or did your blog design change recently? It looks nice!
The green grass in the uk is quite impressive, the colour is fantastic (it’s because it rains all the time :p)! And they can maintain their gardens there 🙂
Regarding the blog, I just change the header. There was a picture of Iceland before but I just put this custom logo instead 😉
Oh yeah! How could I forget that Iceland picture?!
😉
Nice, the flowers are pretty.
The light going through the petals was just gorgeous ! I had fun taking these pictures 🙂
7th century….that is amazing, Gin!
In Europe, we are fortunate to have some old stones 😉 Most of the house is not from that time though but it was interesting to know the history.
LOVE the 2nd to last flower pic! Medieval places are cool. Now I kind of want to go to the Cloisters that’s the closest to medieval I can get here 🙂
I’m crazy about these flowers shots.. I couldn’t choose which one to put so I put several of them :p
I love the atmosphere of cloisters… I love the light in these places.
This is not far from us, we’ve been here a few times, a great little place to visit! Those flower pictures are beautiful!
It’s a lovely place to spend an afternoon. It’s not too far away from Leeds either. I bet it must also be very nice in autumn. Have you been there during autumn ?
It really is! Not sure if I’ve been in Autumn though, Spring is very nice there, maybe I should go soon!
I visited during late summer but I may go back during the next few weeks 🙂
I’ve been there once – very lovely.
The garden is small but really interesting !
Also, my friend went to a wedding there last year. Could even have been the one you saw! Though I’m sure they have lots.
I think it’s a popular place for weddings, I’ve seen it advertized at different places 🙂
Elles sont magnifiques les maison médiévales,
les fleurs sont superbes surtout les anémones du Japon…
Je te souhaite un bon mercerdi
Oh tu es un connaisseur ! Tu arrives à déterminer les plantes à vue d’oeil ? Impressionnant ! Merci. Bon mercredi à toi aussi !
Je connais cette belle plante vivace….
Belle soirée à toi
Looks a beautiful place to visit. Thinking of joining the National Trust actually. More for the outdoorsy bits and places to take the dog. I also love your pink flower pictures. 🙂
It’s really worth it. If you do between 4 to 5 visit a year you’ve already reimbursed your national trust subscription. You can also use it for free parking. It can go really quickly, especially when you are on holiday !
Next year I think about joining the English Heritage to change a bit of scenery 🙂
Sweet silk ladies in the light crossing caressing your flowers.
Always a poet, Francis ! 🙂 Your words match the delicacy of the flowers
Splendide 🙂 J’aime beaucoup les dernières fleurs .qui ressemblent aux Cosmos mais ce n’est pas ça ! ? Le soleil rend les pétales très délicats …c’est très beau <3
Bonne soirée à toi
Quelqu’un a mentionné que ça pourrait être des anémones 🙂
Looks a pretty and interesting place. Love those anemone photos.
It was a small but charming garden 🙂 Thank you for identifying these flowers, i’m still very bad at that despite my love for them 🙂
Puras y delicadas flores en tus imagenes! me encantan la flores humildes.
I’m glad you enjoyed the pictures !
Beautiful captures! Love the details captured!
Thank you ! The interior was really interesting and the guides were really knowledgeable about everything. It was so nice !
That looks like a perfect place for me! 🙂
p.s. pictures of flowers are wonderful!!!
Thank you ! It was the perfect destination for a Sunday afternoon 🙂
I like the picture of the hall, but the photographs of the flowers are just wonderful. So ethereal. Makes me think of England!
I really enjoyed taking these pictures. The light was just perfect to take that kind of shots. I love National Trust places !
Those pink flower pictures are gorgeous.
I fell in love with them. They were so pretty 🙂