Between Christmas and New Year we visited Kew Gardens, I had been quite ill after Christmas with a horrible tummy bug so this was my first trip out feeling quite pale and delicate. We often seem to go to visit gardens in the winter, they certainly are quieter! :) My dad had strongly recommended we find the Marianne North gallery which is hidden away at the edge of the gardens, it is really interesting, I now strongly recommend it too. Afterwards we paid a very quick visit to the Petersham Nurseries tea house but they’d run out of lunch items so instead we went to Wallace and Co for a quick lunch.
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I love visiting gardens. This one looks so interesting.
I’m finally catching up on blogging (it’s been a while for me) and want to wish you a Happy New Year, Alice! I’ve really enjoyed reading your blog over the last couple years. I think what I like most is that you always inspire me to just look closer and explore the area I live in more. I love that you go on walks and bike rides so frequently, and I want to try and do that more myself.
Can’t wait to see what 2012 has in store for you!
Thank you for your very nice comment! I still really enjoy reading yours too. I find I comment much less on all my reading than I used to but I’m still there :) I hope that you have a great 2012 also!
I’d love to visit this place, it’s huge and the gardens are gorgeous !
oh i love kew gardens dearly, and i’ve never been in the winter, so i was delighted to see your photos as i’ve always wondered what it looks like then. i even love the train to kew and the walk from the station. i love the whole thing. thank you so much! also i am dying to go and see the alnwick garden on my next trip to the uk, up north, as well as kew. i could never get enough kew. happy new year to you.