Ickworth

The other day of our stay, another lovely sunny one, we went to Ickworth, I haven't been before, so it was a little confusing.

We stopped at the lodge for lunch, then proceeded to the Italian garden. 

This lies on the south side of the main house, an area of conifers and cypresses as seen in Italian gardens, with a raised walkway at the outer limits, and temples and statuary.. 

Then the afternoon went a little wrong. After cake in the cafe, we thought we'd catch the buggy to the walled garden, but it wasn't running. So we decided to go inside the house, only to find it closed a few minutes before!

After sitting for a while, we decided to see how far it was to the walled garden - too far! So we sat on a log to admire the view. 

Then went for a short walk round a section of woodland which attaches to the Albana Wood but to go further was beyond me at this time.

So round the wood we went, then back to the lodge gates and home.