On our way to Mount Pleasant Garden and Sculpture Trail we passed Paddington Bear on his hill at Snugburys Ice Cream farm just outside Nantwich. We waved to him as we passed by on the way to Tarporley and stopped in a layby opposite to take a photo on the way back.
Nearly every year Snugburys make a huge sculpture for the hill which can be seen for quite a distance around. He stands fifty feet high and is made from metal, straw and woven willow. Here is a - link - to more about the sculpture.
We'd never visited Mount Pleasant Gardens before so didn't know what to expect but we spent a delightful couple of hours there finding all the different areas of the garden and following the sculpture trail. The garden is ten acres in size and has both garden and woodland, some areas are steeply terraced with views over the Cheshire countryside. There are specimen trees, four ponds, a Japanese garden, bog garden, vegetable garden and a stumpery with tree ferns. There is also a sculpture workshop, tea room and plant sales.
Above is the chariot and horses placed in the centre of the wildflower meadow.
You can stand on the chariot to have a photo taken if you want.
It look wonderful in the bright sunshine.
I took many photos so below are just some of them. Apologies in advance for the photo overload.
We stopped for a cup of tea and piece of cake. The courgette and avocado cake was delicious and such a huge piece that I had to take half of it home for later.
All for now.
