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Speke Hall Garden & Estate (Liverpool)
Description: The Walk / Liverpool / L24 1XD / Tel: 0151 427 7231 / Fax: 0151 427 9860 / Email: spekehall@nationaltrust.org.uk. / ... more  Speke Hall Garden & Estate (Liverpool) ... Tudor half-timbered house with rich interiors and fine gardens.Newest Review: ... paths which dip where a deep moat used to be. However, we were disappointed to find the house locked and bolted with no sign ... more ... of opening. With no signposts or people to ask we were left with a map and four children to keep amused. Lucky for us we had the
"restored stream garden". Unluckily for us, aside from the impressive reclaimed moat the rest of the gardens consisted of a few trees, large lawns and a number of pretty but inconsequential hydrangeas. Hardly, the Chelsea Flower Show and certainly not enough to keep our sprogs entertained.
Speke Hall also promises, "woodland walks and magnificent views of the Mersey basin ...more |
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Speke Hall Garden & Estate (Liverpool): I would Speke of it but what expletives should I use? (1516 words)
by dididave - written on 31.07.06 (Very useful, 286 readings)
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Trying to think of a cheap and cheerful day out during the summer holidays to entertain four children aged between three and thirteen is no easy task. So many things cost money nowadays and there are only so many times you can get them excited about the museum! In our never-ending search to find a cheap but fun day out my wife and I had vague positive childhood recollections of Speke Hall. Buoyed by the good weather we decided to take brave the twenty mile trip from scenic Ormskirk to Speke. Getting to Speke Hall is straightforward wherever you may be coming from. Simply following the signs to Liverpool airport takes you there as Speke Hall is right next door. ...
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