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Chatting => Chatting on the Plot => Events and Places to Visit => Topic started by: DD. on February 18, 2015, 09:41

Title: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: DD. on February 18, 2015, 09:41

http://www.hodsockpriory.com

This may be of interest to a member not too far away from me! Had a pleasant afternoon there yesterday. Note - they are only open for this event until 1st March. Booking prior to the event on t'intrweb, cost us £15 for admission and tea & cake for two.

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Title: Re: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: sunshineband on February 18, 2015, 09:42

Impressive swathes of snowdrops there!  :D

Title: Re: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: Aunt Sally on February 18, 2015, 14:15

What a lovely place :)

I must plant some snowdrops

Title: Re: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: Kristen on February 18, 2015, 14:23

Quote from: Aunt Sally on February 18, 2015, 14:15

I must plant some snowdrops

T'is cheap to do, and the clump up quickly. Mine have been in 3 years or so, and look "established" already. I paid £70 / 1,000 (and the "counting" seems to guess and err on the generous side).  Mine came from www.eurobulbs.co.uk

Title: Re: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: Aunt Sally on February 18, 2015, 14:37

Did you takr those pictures recently DD?

Title: Re: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: DD. on February 18, 2015, 15:23

Yesterday!

Title: Re: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: JayG on February 18, 2015, 15:59

Been to Hodsock at least twice - wonderful display although timing is everything of course (one day like yours DD, another one, er, not!)

Title: Re: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: DD. on February 18, 2015, 16:46

We picked yesterday because of the weather forecast. There's not been a lot of suitable days recently and there's little point going if the weather's miserable!

Title: Re: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: robinahood on February 18, 2015, 18:09

They have those winter flowering honeysuckle bushes which have a fantastic citrus aroma. Delicious!

Title: Re: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: snowdrops on February 18, 2015, 18:11

DD, did you mean moi?  :lol:  It is a lovely place. I've been twice & actually thought about going again last Sunday, but we went to Bradgate. It's not far from my home town of Doncaster so took my Mum the second time & she liked it too. Lovely photo's & lucky you for choosing the right day. Did they have a bonfire down in the woody bit?

Title: Re: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: DD. on February 18, 2015, 19:09

Yes they did and just hit the right time for a talk from the current occupant.

Title: Re: Hodsock Priory - Snowdrops 2015
Post by: New shoot on February 21, 2015, 06:43

Beautiful pictures DD :D 

I love snowdrops and cyclamen and have both in my garden, but to see huge swathes of them like that is a real treat  :D