Autumn Fun at Kingston Lacy

Kingston Lacy is a lovely house, sumptuously , set in extensive and manicured grounds.  The Victorian Mr. Bankes visited Egypt when tomb robbers had been plundering pyramids for years and selling off the goods.  He bought many incredible items and sent them to this house.

Should you seek wilderness areas, they are here aplenty from woodland walks to open meadows.  Feel in need of something more formal?  Try the Japanese Garden.  (Although you will only be allowed to peer at it from outside the fence).  This Autumn the Japanese garden and Acer walk was lovely as the leaves change.

Love classical statuary and Egyptian obelisks.  Look no further than the lawns in front of the house.  There is also a ha-ha here.

  The kitchen gardens are oddly situated as far from the house as possible.

We didn't venture into the house on this visit preferring the grounds with the children - which are immaculately kept.

Jamie and Chloe love running around on the big lawn and visiting the vegetable garden for a play (unfortunately, Jamie's favourite tractors have been replaced by bees and ladybirds.  Hopefully, they will return).

Jamie and Chloe then headed to the leaf bunting workshop, where they made leaf crowns, did seed art and lots of colouring.

There are also hidden play areas in the woods for "adventures" and you can even build a den.

This is a fantastic National Trust property, the result of the largest donation the Trust has even received.  Ralph Bankes donated the house, it's contents and thousands of Acres of land including the outstanding Studland peninsular.  Thank you.  Kingston Lacy is a lovely place for adults and children of all ages.

The stables, naturally, have been converted into a café.  A great place for an ice cream at the end of the visit.

What a pleasant place to spend a day enjoying the fresh air and imaging yourself to be one of the gentry.