tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post4118810233462579816..comments2024-03-28T17:38:36.224+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: Ickworth HouseSue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-73842949730754796942018-08-02T20:00:07.564+01:002018-08-02T20:00:07.564+01:00I visited Ickworth a few years ago with a friend. ...I visited Ickworth a few years ago with a friend. I think our favourite was the stumpery and the kitchens. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100301243943578043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-26106042891760618332018-08-01T07:43:39.380+01:002018-08-01T07:43:39.380+01:00Below stairs is always my favourite place to be to...Below stairs is always my favourite place to be too. mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-45328655901311679542018-08-01T06:34:08.490+01:002018-08-01T06:34:08.490+01:00I love your photo of the Rotunda ... you've ma...I love your photo of the Rotunda ... you've managed to make it look like a stumpy leaning tower of Pisa ☺<br /><br />Getting NT membership was the best thing we ever did, we try to get full use of our membership each year. Living so close to Bodnant Gardens helps, we try to get in lots of lovely walks watching the seasons change.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-89117666164734798262018-08-01T04:25:46.867+01:002018-08-01T04:25:46.867+01:00I've unfortunately just given up my NT members...I've unfortunately just given up my NT membership. Since I gave up driving, I can't get to any of my favourite properties in our area. Historically most of them were built in the middle of vast rural estates, which means they are almost never served by public transport. In the past year I have only visited two, once each - Dyrham Park, about 6 miles outside Bath, and Quarry Bank Mill, Cheshire, near to where my friend lives on the southern fringes of Manchester, and was driven to both of them.<br />So it's cheaper for me to give up the membership and pay as I go. A great pity, as I've been a member for about 25 years. Ideally I would keep it up in order to support their conservation work, but my thrifty nature is finding that difficult.Mary in Bathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821979511883716993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-40533151261616059582018-08-01T03:12:44.128+01:002018-08-01T03:12:44.128+01:00What a gorgeous place!! Love the rotunda and the &...What a gorgeous place!! Love the rotunda and the "bat cave". <br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-74293929627453099352018-07-31T19:39:52.193+01:002018-07-31T19:39:52.193+01:00This brought back happy memories Sue. It is many...This brought back happy memories Sue. It is many years since I went and I too thought below stairs fascinating.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-32053891424391587572018-07-31T17:34:34.781+01:002018-07-31T17:34:34.781+01:00I've found my membership invaluable over the w...I've found my membership invaluable over the winter months now they keep some of the properties open. IT's been a godsend on a bad day. The bat hibernaculum looks interesting. ArilxArilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447764056767139963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-32689871555463708622018-07-31T13:39:44.877+01:002018-07-31T13:39:44.877+01:00I was a member of the National Trust years ago and...I was a member of the National Trust years ago and enjoyed many a happy hour wandering around places, imagining life in times gone by. Lovely you can go again and see bits you may have missed. xcxChrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613570629230619992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-50606839656966787312018-07-31T12:11:39.811+01:002018-07-31T12:11:39.811+01:00Our two closest NT properties are Dunham Massey wh...Our two closest NT properties are Dunham Massey where there's a huge deer park, so little LJ is shattered by the time we've walked all around that, and Speke Hall, where the grounds back on to Liverpool airport, and LJ loves watching planes take off....sorted!<br />We've never been to Suffolk, but are giving the area serious consideration for a holiday next year, mainly down to reading your blog, it all looks and sounds lovely! <br />Colhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04191036562913935116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-11889997609080792222018-07-31T11:49:29.629+01:002018-07-31T11:49:29.629+01:00Yes, hibernaculum is a good word! Yes, hibernaculum is a good word! Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-13744581367241158352018-07-31T11:34:51.309+01:002018-07-31T11:34:51.309+01:00We all have days like that, Jacob! It looks a fa...We all have days like that, Jacob! It looks a fascinating place, plenty more to discover and enjoy sometime.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-51662820047226032432018-07-31T10:44:57.222+01:002018-07-31T10:44:57.222+01:00I love the idea of a bat vault! Our bat population...I love the idea of a bat vault! Our bat populations have been badly decreased by a fungus the last few years (eastern seaboard of Canada) and their plight has been in the news a few times. It's nice to see them being thought of on that property. <br /><br />Lovely pictures; you may think they are not good shots but I just like to see a place through others' photos, as I will never get to see them in person.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-83568086370740193332018-07-31T09:43:39.534+01:002018-07-31T09:43:39.534+01:00I remember a visit to Ickworth, perhaps a decade a...I remember a visit to Ickworth, perhaps a decade ago, also with some of my grandchildren. Beautiful place with a colourful family history, if I remember correctly. Lovely wooded areas, too, which at the time of my visit were carpeted in daffodils. Sounds like it was a nice adventure with your daughter, even if Jacob couldn't quite appreciate it. :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-1913597664496447622018-07-31T09:35:00.919+01:002018-07-31T09:35:00.919+01:00That looks a very interesting place Sue....and tha...That looks a very interesting place Sue....and that dresser!!!<br />I always prefer seeing the kitchens and laundries to seeing the posh bits of big houses.<br />Hugs-x-Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528336306775217982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-67576405306871168112018-07-31T08:59:13.600+01:002018-07-31T08:59:13.600+01:00The dresser looks wonderful, Will was the same whe...The dresser looks wonderful, Will was the same when we went to Marwell Zoo, he loves car's so was impressed with the zoo's vehicles rather than the animals. Next time we take him out, we have said we will visit a car park!Poppypatchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749159567150084975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-55532144775472405482018-07-31T08:45:18.592+01:002018-07-31T08:45:18.592+01:00Hello, Potty … yes it is about 30 years since I wa...Hello, Potty … yes it is about 30 years since I was there, too! The summer of 1990, I think! Fancy you remembering the lovely doors, too! <br />Margaret P (aka Galant) galanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190356279359463949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-38398913865996329172018-07-31T08:44:57.580+01:002018-07-31T08:44:57.580+01:00I love Ickworth and your photos have taken me back...I love Ickworth and your photos have taken me back there. Must go again sometime.<br />THank you. xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-47068630133251873702018-07-31T08:29:53.221+01:002018-07-31T08:29:53.221+01:00I visited Ickworth many years ago when all that wa...I visited Ickworth many years ago when all that was needed to get into the grounds and Orangery was a donation in the honest box in the car park. The Orangery is superb. However, the Hervey family and the squandering of millions on drug taking and debauchery put me off ever visiting the place again. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-38492656350181365892018-07-31T08:24:08.748+01:002018-07-31T08:24:08.748+01:00As I started reading I thought of the huge doors! ...As I started reading I thought of the huge doors! Ms Galant beat me to it. It must have been over 30 yrs ago now.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-39192407761706725112018-07-31T08:19:30.436+01:002018-07-31T08:19:30.436+01:00Lovely my NT membership. It’s now £17.50 to get in...Lovely my NT membership. It’s now £17.50 to get into Culzean Castle, so a few visits at that price makes the joining worth it. Enjoy you visits when you have time. Catrionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285645419229840373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-52189453408125285402018-07-31T08:15:45.551+01:002018-07-31T08:15:45.551+01:00I remember visiting Ickworth as a child, my parent...I remember visiting Ickworth as a child, my parents were very keen on visiting National Trust and similar - I always got a chance to run around in the gardens or park, and my mum was very good at finding things to interest a child (this was before the days of 'treasure hunts' and colouring books). Thank you for reminding me of it. <br /><br />I always prefer the 'below stairs' bit - after all, that's where I would have been!Athenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291829962426006638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-75399691354209248622018-07-31T07:54:25.741+01:002018-07-31T07:54:25.741+01:00Looks like the people who built the place weren...Looks like the people who built the place weren't short of a bob or two! I always love the kitchens best on any visit...the real heart of the home. I well remember our children being unimpressed at our choice of day out...it always had to be one of them fidgety about it...now they all love such places and two are actually members! xWinters End Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924495691256051693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-30919439551674815212018-07-31T07:38:42.798+01:002018-07-31T07:38:42.798+01:00Sometimes it's best not to take small children...Sometimes it's best not to take small children with you when going on such a trip. <br />The Rotunda is beautiful, the kitchen as well, with all the polished pans in the drawer.<br />Thanks for sharing with us.<br /><br />https://ruraltownliving.blogspot.com/Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521154723840989269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-12582014656165786182018-07-31T07:22:14.427+01:002018-07-31T07:22:14.427+01:00We're going to an open air concert at Blicklin...We're going to an open air concert at Blickling on Saturday week. 100 years of the RAF, with flypast and fireworks. I'm really looking forward to it. Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-32022229459998899732018-07-31T07:09:54.383+01:002018-07-31T07:09:54.383+01:00I love all the copper and have quite a collection ...I love all the copper and have quite a collection of saucepans, kettles, frying pans and jelly moulds. Sadly they are in our loft as in our modern house they look completely out of place. When I have my cottage in the country they will out, polished and on display. Fiona Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10740068049561110307noreply@blogger.com