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Small dent in our Zipcar for the weekend which was there when we picked it up, took a picture to be on the safe side.13:06:49
Stopped at services on the M3 for lunch. I got this halloumi burger from Harry Ramsden's.13:21:33
Erika had a burger from Burger King. We (by which I mean I) very rarely allow her to go to these kind of fast food places which of course means she just thinks they're great.17:10:37
Finally at the gatehouse!
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Inside the sitting room of the gatehouse having tea and Dorset Knobs with Dad and Janie. Apparently the done thing in this neck of the woods.17:25:02
Dad and Janie in the window. Lighting didn't quite work.17:37:26
I really liked the keys for the various doors.17:41:47
The gatehouse from the front. Rather majestic looking don't you agree?
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The full thing. The two smaller turrets are actually much newer than the central gtehouse, which is Elizabethan.17:42:50
Me and Dad in front of the gatehouse.17:45:41
The gatehouse from the back.18:25:08
We got the deckchairs out so we could have our dinner on the lawn and admire the gatehouse.
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Erika with a makeshift table (5 year olds can't really be expected to balance a plate on their lap, especially in a deckchair).18:49:02
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Erika and Jess the dog, cheekily having changed the signpost to say open (we did put it back to closed again).19:13:42
Nice shot of the gatehouse and our picnic.19:13:57
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Erika at the door to one of the turrets.19:29:05
Cheers to the gatehouse.19:29:13
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Chie up on the battlements.
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Negroni on the crenellations.20:24:27
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Erika (note the change of attire) looking at the sunset.
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Erika in front of the gatehouse.20:39:06
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Waving off Dad and Janie.20:51:06
Not a bad spot to do the washing up.
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I had an evening stroll around the grounds.20:59:31
Bluebells.21:00:16
Nice cosy glow from the lights of the gatehouse.21:01:21
Still looking majestic in the fading evening light.
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Admiring the ceiling in the sitting room (of the right period, but not original to this building).