Old Castles, Spring Gardens and Stella McCartney's Crystal Horse Pt. 1
Today we took advantage of a gorgeous spring day and went off to explore some of the beautiful Northumberland countryside. We drove to Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens and I think I may have stumbled upon paradise. (I thought I found it when I went to Maui but it seems to exist way up here in the north east of England, too.) I just got a new camera and this was the perfect place to try it out, the gardens were spectacular and flooded with mid-afternoon sunlight.
A room in the cellar of Belsay Hall, an early 19th century mansion
Belsay Castle. The turret part of the castle is 700 years old
And this image below is a bit of a teaser, I have so much more to show from this piece and the project itself. It's an installation conceived by Stella McCartney as part of a project involving thirteen British creatives that was commissioned by English heritage to transform Belsay in 2004. More on that tomorrow!
All photos by Denise Grayson
Oh that crystal horse, love love it!
Posted by: Chic 'n Cheap Living | April 12, 2010 at 01:15 AM
Eek, I'm jealous you had a castle visit!
Posted by: WendyB | April 12, 2010 at 04:26 AM
Oooh gorgeous!
I've never been there, I love wandering round old castles.
Look forward to reading more about that amazing horse!
Posted by: Retro Chick | April 12, 2010 at 01:22 PM
wow...what a beautiful place....something about castles...no?
Posted by: elena daciuk | April 12, 2010 at 07:56 PM