London: Hedsor Priory, A Charming Terra Firma Dwelling Tour {Trip Report}

Hi friends, we're cruising!  We had a cracking commencement solar daytime equally nosotros headed out of Miami towards Key West yesterday.  Today we'll endure docking in that location in addition to enjoying a few hours on shore, earlier heading dorsum to the boat to part on a blogger panel this afternoon.  Lots of fun is existence had past times all!

As we've been traveling, I've been thinking almost the trip nosotros took to London simply almost this same fourth dimension terminal year.  I don't intend a solar daytime passes that I don't intend of that trip fondly in addition to I would piece of occupation dorsum inward a second!  I've shared some pretty doors that nosotros saw approximately town in addition to a few of the souvenirs that I brought dorsum amongst me, but I haven't posted whatsoever details almost our trip.  There's SO much to share, it's difficult to selection in addition to select what I intend y'all mightiness relish seeing.  For today, I desire to part the perfectly charming solid that nosotros stayed inward piece there.

We receive got dearest friends from college that moved their solid unit of measurement to London for almost a twelvemonth in addition to a one-half in addition to therefore he could expand his delineate of piece of occupation organization in that location (I shared almost his novel mass here), in addition to they were gracious plenty to invite us to rest amongst them.  We didn't really know the total ambit of the expanse nosotros were inward at the time, but since I've been preparing this post I've learned in addition to therefore much, in addition to institute out that the solid nosotros stayed inward was practically adjacent door to a pretty pop marriage ceremony in addition to consequence venue, Hedsor House.  Hedsor has also piece of occupation a favorite spot for several characteristic films, serving equally Nicole Kidman's dwelling inward The Golden Compass, in addition to the location for Quartet, Dustin Hoffman's directorial debut film.  When nosotros got a peek of Hedsor House, our friends mentioned that Quartet (starring Maggie Smith from Downton Abbey) had been filmed in that location in addition to therefore nosotros watched it when nosotros returned home.  It was in addition to therefore cool to run across several spots inward the moving painting that nosotros recognized in addition to run across that nosotros had really walked along some of the same paths that are inward the film, too!

My quick photograph of Hedsor House, but in that location are stunning photos in addition to lots of interesting history almost the solid in addition to grounds on their site.  

For their fourth dimension living inward London, our friends rented the Hedsor Priory, which is located on Hedsor Hill, westward of London inward the Wycombe district inward Buckinghamshire, England, simply off of the River Thames in addition to close Bourne End.  It was almost a 45 infinitesimal develop ride into London, in addition to nosotros thoroughly enjoyed staying the the countryside amongst them.  I intend nosotros had a totally dissimilar sense than nosotros would receive got had nosotros stayed inward town the whole time.  I idea y'all mightiness relish a picayune demonstrate in addition to state of the solid in that location in addition to a picayune chip of the countryside surrounding it.  I don't know almost you, but I'm enchanted amongst all things British, fifty-fifty to a greater extent than in addition to therefore similar a shot that we've visited.

Our friends dwelling schooled their children piece they lived abroad, in addition to they were sort plenty to part their daughter's inquiry study that she wrote amongst me.  All of the next facts inward quotations almost Hedsor Priory are from that report... thank y'all Addison!

"Hedsor Priory dates dorsum 850 years ago. That was the twelvemonth 1163. It was a Tudor solid called the Manor solid in addition to it burned down. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 novel 1 was built inward 1583 past times Rowland Hynd who was also commissioned to cook Hedsor House."

"The Hedsor Priory nosotros know today was built inward 1844 in addition to sits on Hedsor loma overlooking the surrounding countryside in addition to towns."

"Now all that’s left of the 1583 solid is the garage in addition to attic."

The entry... the herringbone woods floors downstairs are to overstep for!  I intend my friend said this door was used early on inward the stable at some point, but was similar a shot existence stored.  She saw the beauty inward it in addition to brought it within to display, isn't it gorgeous?

She became an avid auction shopper inward London in addition to institute the most beautiful things.  I went amongst her to 1 piece nosotros were in that location (SO fun!), in addition to she bought that camel saddle nether the credenza that day.  Such a fun purchase!

She also institute these sections of bark that had peeled away from trees approximately the property, in addition to existence the savvy decorator that she is, promptly used them inward an awesome display inward the entry.  Aren't they simply in addition to therefore cool?

I had a difficult fourth dimension narrowing downward photos that I wanted to include inward this post, mainly because I desire to await dorsum on them for myself inward the future!  Due to the length, I truncated this post, in addition to therefore delight click through if y'all desire to run across more.  If not, I'll run across y'all adjacent time!  :)


The kitchen, a warm in addition to welcoming spot... literally!  The AGA stove heats the entire room.

The the world is simply a human foot or in addition to therefore downward from this window... the pheasants liked to assemble in that location hoping for a snack to endure thrown out.  ;)  One fifty-fifty hopped upwards within the window onto the counter 1 day!  

There's also a darling master copy bell organization (think Downton Abbey style, but a chip to a greater extent than modern) inward the kitchen.  So charming!

The dining room where they receive got hosted countless friends in addition to delineate of piece of occupation organization partners... they genuinely receive got a gift for connecting amongst others in addition to showing hospitality.

Pretty living room...

The component subdivision where much of this book was writtten...

The dorsum grounds in addition to garden... I was in addition to therefore inward love amongst all of the gates approximately the property.

"The wall is made of flintstone in addition to clunch (chalk) in addition to was built inward 1583 amongst the “new” Hedsor priory. Parts of the wall were repaired inward 1971 but it even in addition to therefore kept its uniqueness. The wall surrounds ii sides of the garden. The flintstone in addition to clunch are arranged inward a checkered pattern. There are ii fireplaces built into either side of the wall to proceed the vines that used to grow upwards the wall warm inward the winter. The fireplaces are no longer inward use." 

St. Nicholas Parish Church simply exterior their dorsum garden wall...

This is the lane that Maggie Smith walks downward towards the church building inward a scene inward Quartet, the dorsum garden to the Priory is simply on the other side of the wall.  The historic menstruation in addition to exceptional everywhere y'all await is simply awe-inspiring.

We're in addition to therefore thankful to our sweetness friends for sharing their lovely home-for-a-time amongst us.  What an amazing sense in addition to precious memories!

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