Views around the Grounds and Walled Garden - 12/10/11

Rain was forecast and rain was what we got today at Wallington. The yearly Food Festival is on this weekend and work was going on in the Courtyard to put up the marquee and get the grass area protected.

Our work this morning was to put down protective mats for the generators to be sited and start to prepare the grass for the hundreds of visitors who will attend the event. After lunch I raked up leaves in the Walled Garden. Again this week because of the weather there were very few visitors. There was a school party later in the afternoon, they were exploring the garden in the rain.

The following photographs were taken before we started work in the Courtyard:

Clock Tower and Courtyard.

Autumn in the East Wood.

Clearing out the dead wood.

Walled Garden

East Lawn.