Hever, Penshurst, and Chartwell

We had a fantastic day trip. All the places are amazing and they are all so close togethter that you spend a lot more time off the coach than on. We also had a great coach driver who had lots of interesting facts for us. We also slipped in a temple stop first. Last time we went to the temple it had been in the spring with all the daffodils coming up, so I didn't think that the grounds could compare to that, but it was beautiful with all the fall colors. We did seem to have picked the same day to visit Hever as every primary school around though. Hansen said that it made the maze even more fun.


The family at the London Temple, which is really in Surrey.




The kids at Hever with one of the students, Annie. We love her because she always gets on the bus last, so that saves me from being the last one.



This is at the edge of the gardens at Hever, looking out at the lake.

This is at Penshurst. We had never been here before. Penshurst has the oldest surviving Great Hall. It was beautiful and more importantly it is where the fight between Inigo Montoya(sp?) and the six fingered man was filmed in the Princess Bride.

The girls performing on a little outdoor stage in the gardens at Penshurst.

A view back at the Great Hall and Jeff giving us his backside view.(he was matching the statues backside view)
When the Santiagos left they challenged Hansen to get a hug from all of the girls on the trip, so here he is adding one more to the list.

Eliza in the gardens at Penshurst.

Sometimes the best part of the visits for the kids are the playgrounds. Of course by the time we get to them, the kids have about 5 min. to play and then run for the coach. Luckily we know that Annie will arrive at the coach after us.

One of Jeff's favorite sites, Chartwell. (Winston Churchill's home)

Eliza's favorite place at Chartwell is the play house in the garden.

Winnie and Clemmie.

Looking out over the beautiful grounds at Chartwell. The fall colors were great on this trip!