Not a castle in the true sense, but an early Tudor fortified courtyard house, which incorporates medieval masonry from the ruins of nearby Maenen Abbey.
It’s a bumper summer for butterflies. The numbers so far are amazing. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many, there are literally clouds of them lifting off the buddleia and hebe bushes when anyone brushes past.
Painted Ladies are around in the highest numbers (all images can be enlarged for better clarity by clicking them)
