Hello Lisa....
Thank you for the note asking for our feedback. We had an amazing morning with Damon, our superb guide and driver, and went to all the places that we were interested in, and saw more than we thought we would. Greg and I, although from Australia, live here in London and our friends who joined us for the day are also Australians and were here on holiday, so it made it a very special day. We have many visitors, both family and friends, and apart from recommending your company to other friends here in the UK., we WILL be doing this day out with you again when more friends come.
In other words, we had a wonderful day and look forward to many more like that with your company.
With very best regards
Crystal and Greg Lockhart
August 2005
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Great Dixter Gardens, Rye and Bodiam Castle
Fishing ports, beautiful gardens and picturesque castles...
Great Dixter is the family home of Christopher Lloyd, who has devoted his lifetime to creating one of the most experimental, exciting and constantly changing gardens of our time. Incorporating many medieval buildings, the gardens surround the house, each complementing the other.
There is a wide variety of interest from yew topiary, carpets of meadow flowers, the colourful tapestry of mixed borders (including the famous Long Border), natural ponds, a formal pool and the exuberant Exotic Garden. Christopher Lloyd and head gardener Fergus Garrett are ceaselessly experimenting.
Rye's history can be traced back to before the Norman Conquest, when, as a small fishing community, it was almost surrounded by water and lay within the Manor of Rameslie. The sea has retreated and now lies two miles from the town and sheep graze where the waves once broke on the beach.
Bodiam Castle is situated beside the River Rother in East Sussex. The castle was built in the late 14th century by a veteran of King Edward III’s wars with France, originally as a coastal defence. In 1385, Sir Edward Dalyngrygge was given permission to fortify his house against invasion from France, but then decided to build a new stone castle a short distance away from the house. What can be seen today is a relatively small, picturesque building that symbolises the movement from traditional medieval castle to comfortable manor house. With an almost square construction, Bodiam Castle has a notable symmetry and is surrounded by a wide moat. The moat was created from an artificial lake which, in turn, originated from allowing the river to flow into a rectangular area of marshy land.
