A Trip Around Leeds Castle, Kent - 9th May 2004
After the official end of the BSCC Annual Trip, much of the gang stays back to explore Leeds Castle, which is just up the road from our base at Lenham. There also happens to be a food fair in the grounds, which is a bit of a bonus.
search | slideshow | photos homepage | home
These are cropped thumbnails. Click on an image to view the full photograph.
|
After breakfast, there's a chance for a quick wander around the Sunday Market in Lenham |
|
Phil scopes the plants out and test himself on all the latin names |
|
Fish! |
Guv wanders along too to have a look |
Walking up to the entrance of Leeds Castle |
|
At the ticket office. Phil even gets away with being a student. |
|
The group tree-hug a huge Lebanese Cyprus |
|
Sue wanted to do it, as this is something her sister apparently does a lot |
A Black Swan and its cygnets |
A view over the grounds looking towards the castle |
|
Sue peers over the bridge |
By the time we make it through the tour of the castle, the sun has peeped out. The gang have waited outside for Nosher to appear |
Wavy sits on the bin |
|
The living quarters of the castle. It has the Baillie family home until the 70s, and includes some interesting 1920-30s decor |
In the Fairfax Hall café, Marc heaps everyone else's leftover cream onto half a scone |
Wandering through the Baillie Gardens |
|
A quack-duck and little fluffy ducklings scoot about like little bathtime wind-up toys |
Looking at the birds |
Wavy and Caz navigate the maze. It looks small from the outside but actually proves to be a genuine challenge |
|
Marc and Phil decide which way to go |
Bill and Sue are lost too |
Most of the gang cheat by following someone who is receiving instructions from the mound in the middle. Nosher cheats by getting them to give him directions too |
|
At the top of the maze |
Caz wanders out. The exit is through an underground grotto, and so it's easier to get out than in |
Marc and Bill play about with the waterfall |
|
We develop lazyitus and get the land-train back to the castle |
Some Mute Swans |
In the food fair, the gang cluster around a chocolate stall |
|
Olives and stuff |
|
A quick return to the lake, and Wavy continues in his quest to wind-up a swan (in order to get a photograph of one angry) |
|
Some morris dancing |
A return to the food tents to get a tasty pork-and-apple burger |
At the exit, an albino Peacock performs for the crowd |
photos homepage | home
© nosher.net
Where appropriate, these images are licensed under a Creative Commons License.




































