Our visit to Rydal Hall and Holehird was a
very wet affair this year with true Lakeland
weather.
We were met at Rydal Hall by the head
gardener Ian Turnbull, who directed us into a
very grand room in the main hall to be regaled
with tea, coffee and an assortment of home
made cakes, an excellent start to the day!
While we ate, Ian gave us a comprehensive
history of the house and then a tour of the
gardens. Once owned by the leFleming family
for more than 400years it began life as a farm
house and was expanded in the 17th century.
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