On the way out of Haddon Hall, we walked out the doors, passed by the gate tower, crossed the River Wye, turned back for one last shot, and passed through the open gate of the gatehouse. I can't wait to see it again someday!

Here are the last pictures of Haddon before we left the courtyard. This was easily my favorite stop of the entire trip. If I ever return to England (and I certainly hope sooner than later) I'd spend more time in Derbyshire and definitely visit Haddon again. This place...

These are the last few pictures of Haddon Hall's gardens. My husband is talented in taking these close-up shots of the flowers.

Mom,Are Yu Stuk?Ever feel TOO busy? Plates full? Burning a candle at both ends?It's so easy to get bogged down in the middle of the 'doing' that we forget God is in control of our days, hours, and minutes. In the middle of all of His other 'things', like rotating...

Here are a few of the doors of Haddon which lead out to the gardens. There were plenty of obscure doors both inside and outside of the house, but the ones outside were harder to see because of the wealth of vines and greenery.

Here is a view of the chapel from outside. Most of the house has roses or clematis climbing the walls that just adds to the natural beauty of the house. I've decided if I ever have a 800 year old country home, I'm planting roses and clematis on the walls 🙂