This is my first entry in quite a while, i hope you all had wonderful christmasses and over indulged..as thats what its all about!
This time of year may be a little lacking in terms of heritagey places to visit, the national trust have closed their doors and covered the furniture in dust cloths in order to do the conservation they need ready for the new season, out of interest i visited their websites and was pleased to see both sites were promoting the outdoors as an alternative time spender, for those seeking the active and keep fit dreams of the new year, let us not forget the thousands of acres the NT keep so lovely and clean for us, me on the other hand, i think i'll stay in with the left over xmas chocs and eastenders, and visit these lovely places on the tv through upstairs downstairs and my splendid period dramas. It is usually a treat for stately homes to open their doors at christmas time, to show us a different scene of upper class living from days gone by during the festive season. i remember a couple of years back visiting Uppark, (a country house near me) that opened its doors at christmas to show the preparations for this busy time in the servants quarters, i think ideas like that are a really good way of keeping the visitor numbers flowing, parents still need things to do with their kids over the xmas break, volunteers still need work and its a great way of giving these lovely houses a seasonal facelift. Bring on march and the start of the new stately season! (especially when you have a years membership and its only technically usable from march-nov).
over and out, F.A.B!
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