Nostell Priory is also part of the National Trust and is located close to Wakefield, in Yorkshire. I visited this place last year under a bright blue sky, how lucky !
We spent an afternoon there, visiting the house and the gardens. The house was built in the XVII century on a previous 12th-century priory dedicated to Saint Oswald. During the building of the house, they spared no expense until … the money ran out. As a result a lot of room remain unfinished.
In each room, a volunteer gave us some information and quirky facts and I found it really nice !
After the house we visited the grounds, especially the Kitchen Garden which is located behind the Orangery. This is mainly an orchard, with a lot of apple trees and vegetables. There was also some bright flowers that I enjoyed taking picture of.
A delightful post! I am ready to pack my bags and visit this lovely place. Only in warmer weather, of course!
Gardens are always better when there is a bit of sunshine to really enjoy the colourful flowers for sure!
It is pouring down here in Stavanger today, so seeing all these lovely flowers really cheered me up! 🙂
We have been lucky here these last couple of weeks and weather as been quite lovely!
Lovely post! Haven’t heard the word ‘Orangery’ for quite a while, thanks.
I think it’s quite popular in French style gardens but maybe not that popular in English ones!
Great pictures, and a very informative post, thanks!
I’m glad you enjoyed the post!
You really know how to capture flowers! Love it! Especially since I don’t see many flowers these days. We bought a couple of potted plants and flowers to compensate the lack of green around. I’m hoping they make it to summer. Haha! 🙂
Oh well, I’m in love with flowers 🙂 I’ve been taking so many pictures of flowers these last couple of weeks, weather has been quite good 🙂
How are you plants? Did they survive?
hehe… We had 3 casualties. Orchids, sunflower, and another variety didn’t make it. The rest have been doing well and it takes lot of effort at times. But it’s worth it when you see the blooms. Sigh!
Oh no 🙁 Mine always die… haha. I have bought recently an aerial root plant : a Tillandsia. I hope I won’t kill it 😀
We are on a “how long will these last spree”. Haha! We’re using the seasons to justify which plant survives. Basil is trying to grow cherry tomatoes. All the best with your Tillandsia. 🙂 Have to check what it looks like.
Apparently it is impossible to kill so it was quite appealing :p
Beautiful post! Loved the summery photographs, and realised how I am tired of winter 🙂
I thought our winter was quite short… the sunny days came really early this year and we’ve had very little rain so far. I cannot complain too much!
Love the flowers! That’s too bad they ran out of money before they could finish furnishing it!
That is very silly, they should have thought about it twice!
Amazing close ups of the flowers and love the bokeh in the background. Lol, money ran out before the building was finished. Sounds like the builders and owners really wanted to go all out and build a really fancy place that looks good and tells a story steeped in history 🙂
Very lucky indeed it was blue sky weather. I think that is best for photographing flowers – plenty of sunlight and a lovely blue sky backdrop 🙂
I love my bokeh 😉 the blue is definitely good when you take pictures of flowers.. but when the sun is too bright, it’s not that amazing 😀
What a beautiful spot, and what fabulous weather you got for your visit.
We got lucky for our visit!
Beautiful … couldn’t have asked for a nicer day. 🙂
We’ve had a nice couple of sunny days over the past months, it was nice!
I have been a member of NT for several years now and I’ll never manage to visit all the properties and nature reserve they are looking after. This one is on my list now when we go north later this year. The kitchen garden is great, but also the library looks amazing. Thank you for sharing!
There is just so much to see when you are a National Trust member. This year I was contemplating joining English Heritage but it seems that most the places are in the South.. so not that convenient for me!
I always love kitchen gardens – they have so many wonderful flowers, herbs and fruits in them! Have heard of Nostell Priory but never visited – you had a lovely day for your outing there! 🙂
If you are around, and if it’s a sunny day, it’s worth having a look!
I would love to do a bit more exploring but don’t think it’s going to happen on this visit! I’ll message you very soon!
The flowers in the garden are gorgeous. However, the pragmatic side of me has kicked in and I wonder why is it that some people have such poor money management skills until they eye have insufficient funds to complete the job. And we haven’t even touched on the high cost of maintaining the estate. No wonder they all have to be sold off to the state government ultimately!
I know! It seems ridiculous to start something that you wouldn’t have the money to finish! I often asked myself the same question!!
Love the close ups of the flowers mixed with the full view. Just beautiful
That’s the type of pictures I love to take 🙂
Wait! It’s sunny?!?! IN England?!?! When did that start?!?! You ought to tell someone about it… 🙂
Plenty of sun in Norfolk. Not just right now, I’m afraid …
Surprisingly, it’s not that rainy 🙂
You are getting some serious garden visits in there! Nice relief to see some blue skies today .. at least online!
I’m crazy about gardens and I’ve tried to visit all the ones that are nearby 😉
Beautiful place! I love to see warm sunny pictures during this time of the year 🙂
It lifted my spirits for sure, but now the weather is better!
Beautiful spot! It almost looks like somewhere in Italy rather than Yorkshire.
Yorkshire is full of hidden gems 🙂
I often find the grounds are as historical and atmospheric as the house itself.
I always prefer to visit the grounds as well, when I have to chose one of the other 🙂
Wow, they are beautiful your photos, they make me think of the beautiful days.
Have a good Sunday.
Thank you!
It’s interesting the places around the world that were built in that fashion until the money ran out, Gin!
Yes! It seems that it has always been a thing 😉
Love the flower pictures – just the thing to cheer up a grey, dismal January day!
Thankfully now the day are brighter and flowers are really everywhere! We have had a good couple of weeks now 🙂
Fingers crossed it lasts a bit longer…
The gardens look beautiful, Can’t wait to be wandering around under blue skies that again soon! I love the way the flower background is blurred, Could I ask which camera you used as I am after one at the moment? 🙂
Stunning estate but I particularly like the gardens. You captured the flowers beautifully.
I had fun playing with the camera and taking pictures of these flowers
Lovely garden. I can imagine sitting near the window and look out to this beautiful garden in the afternoon.
It’s a very quiet place and it was very nice to spend a few hours over there
What a beautiful place to visit! Thank you for the tour!
We had fun visiting this place !
Beatiful, nice flowers!
Thank you ! The flowers were wonderful 🙂
Reminder of warmth and sun. Appreciated under the cold winter skies of today 😉
It’s very cold here as well so I’m digging into my pictures taken during summer 🙂