Chartwell House
Today was sunny and warm, so we took a trip out to Kent and the home of Winston Churchill. We couldn’t go into the house as it was under Spring Cleaning before spring time and the tourist season. But we could walk through and enjoy the gardens.
Churchill's favorite spot
Winston like to sit and meditate here and take care of his fish.
Cryptomeria japonica
As we walked on along the ponds we came upon the largest Cryptomeria I had even seen. It was planted in 1852.
burls
Cryptomeria japonica
Frogspawn
Beneath the towering Cryptomeria was another pond, where Churchill’s favorite fish, the Oree, kept hidden under the weed.
My brother spied the frogspawn sitting there!
The swimming pool
On the back side of the house was the swimming pool overlooking the rolling lawn sloping down to the ponds at the bottom and sweeping up again into the woods, where we would go for a walk afterwards.
Overlooking the studio
A Yew hedge trimmed to a formal standard surrounds the croquet lawn and gardens. It overlooks the extensive kitchen garden.
The Kitchen Garden
The Beech hedge dividing one section from the other had roses down both sides of the path leading to estate workers houses.
At the bottom was an Orchard on one side and on the other, the playhouse built by Winston for Mary, their youngest daughter.
The Orchard
Mary's play house
Winston Churchill's art studio
Churchill love to set up his easel in one of the many secluded spots on the estate.
Churchill's Willow
This was my favorite spot, I would have loved to have had a good book and sit out there under the shade of this beautiful willow.
The Bronze
The bronze statue of Winston Churchill and his wife was just beyond the Willow. From there we went up into the wood surrounding Chartwell House and estate, which is now owned by the National Trust.
Jane
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