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The weather today was fantastic, you might even have believed it was summer. I was in school this morning but given the weather we decided to head out for the afternoon. Having had a quick browse for ideas on the Internet, we decided to head for RSPB Church Wood. There wasn't much information about what was there but figured it was worth a shot. In the end we're not sure if we made it to the right place, we did go walking in some woods next to a church where the satnav had directed us to, but there wasn't anything to suggest it was the right place. We did see the start of a sweep of blue bells that were mentioned in the decription we had read, but think we're just a little too early as only a few of them were in flower. Undeterred, we had a bit of a wander around and then decided to head on to something else nearby. After a quick check on the national trust app, we were headed to Cliveden which was only 10 minutes away.

Cliveden was lovely and definitely worth a visit. The garden is divided into a number of smaller gardens, the first of which is the water garden. The water garden had an oriental feel with large carp in one of the lakes and giant stepping stones to walk across the water. We didn't go in the Cliveden house, which is having some work done at the moment. There was a sign up to explain that work had just started as they had been waiting for the hibernating bats to wake up and move out. The house is open for tours on the bottom floor but is also a hotel. We walked up the steps on the outside to admire the view down the garden, which must go down well with the visitors to the hotel. 

The weather stayed nice all afternoon with warm sunshine, we even found time for a cheeky icecream in the cafe before heading back! Enjoy the photos