The weekend before last, on a beautiful Autumn morning, we decided to hop in the car and drive somewhere new. We ended up in the Cotswold's visiting Snowshill Manor.
The manor houses the extraordinary collection of Charles Wade. Comprising of thousands of things, from spinning wheels, keys, and clocks, to musical instruments, Samurai armour and Chinese picnic boxes. Every room is crammed full of treasures from all over the World.
The gardens are very pretty too.
On the day we visited, there was also an Apple Festival going on. Over 400 varieties were on display.
Instead of Apple Bobbing, they held an Apple Fishing competition.
Here are just a few photos of the treasures inside the house. You'll have to excuse the quality of some of them. Unfortunately, there wasn't that much natural light available.
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Have you ever seen so many spinning wheels all in one place before?
This is Charles Wade's bedroom. He didn't actually live in the Manor House, but in a quaint little Priest's House with only a few rooms.
This is part of a quilled picture. It was really hard to photograph as it was behind glass and housed in a very dingy room. It's absolutely amazing. I dread to think how many hours of work went into this piece.
Hope you enjoyed that little trip.
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