Our first stop when heading to Norfolk is always at Belton House, just outside Grantham.
It's not far from home and we arrived with time for lunch before taking a walk around the gardens.
It was another warm day for early May and the walking mainly took the form of moving from one area of shade to the next.
For a while we sat in the shade of the medlar trees at the rear of the Orangery; this is the first time I've seen them in flower.
Then moved onward to this summerhouse hidden away in cow parsley, and a path in dappled shade beneath trees.
Before braving the sun to reach the pavilion at the end of the pond.
I don't like heat and found it far too hot to explore up to the Boathouse and around the lake, so we ambled under trees back towards the formal gardens and the Moondial before heading back to the cafe for tea and cake.
One last thing to see ...
On the way in, I'd noticed this wonderful wisteria growing by the entrance sign, so before leaving we walked down the drive to see it. Isn't it absolutely gorgeous?
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