Lunch at the "Library" then its back to the "Salt Mine"

Its been a long standing joke from Sally my wife that Chatsworth House, to her, looks like a Public Library.  She much prefers the Elizabethan lines of Haddon Hall just around the corner on the way to Bakewell.

Living only a short distance from Chatsworth is a real bonus for me having been fascinated with the place since I visited it when I was 14 on a school trip from my home town of Leigh 50 miles away. 

The park is a joy to walk around with its gentle rolling hills where if you are lucky and know where to look you can come across the startled herds of Red, Roe and fallow deer.  The house and gardens are worth a trip especially in May/June although the decorations in the house just before Christmas time are a treat to behold. 

It was then with a keen eye on the weather that I invited a friend for a walk to try and see the deer and then a spot of lunch in what used to be the stables years ago but is now a bar restaurant and 2 shops. 

Here are a few pics from the walk

 Both fallow and red on the upper pic and fallow alone on the lower

The Autumn colours are really beginning to show up behind the house now

The "Public Library" on the left with the hunting tower up in the woods behind it.  You can just see the emperor fountain shooting up above the trees right of centre and the sunlight is highlighting the new autumn clours in the garden. 

Lunch is served! nice pie - - gorgeous company!

And so back to reality tomorrow with the first of 6 shifts at the local Sainsbugs or as we call it "the fun factory" or "the salt mine", quite looking forward to it really.  Especially as once I finish this series I only have one series left before we go to the Maldives for our hols!

I'm thinking of having a "holiday theme" to the website starting next week so watch this space http://hakuraman.gotdns.com