Embracing My Inner Geek (9)

I think it has been over a month since I last posted an Embracing My Inner Geek post; how awful am I?! I’m going to try and get back on track now and post once a week. Fingers crossed that I will!

Two weeks ago, I was lucky enough to visit Sudeley Castle, which was the home of Catherine Parr, Henry VIII’s sixth, and final, wife. After Henry’s death, Catherine lived there with Thomas Seymour, the then King Edward’s uncle. Catherine and Thomas then married and had a daughter, Mary.

If you didn’t already know, I am a HUGE history geek. I will eat up anything to do with the Tudors or Victorians (although I have a soft spot for the Tudors) and historical fiction is one of my favourite genres to read. 

After reading Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle, I’ve wanted to visit Sudeley Castle and so I was so pleased when I finally visited.

The grounds are really well kept and beautiful. Just walking around, it was easy to imagine yourself in another era entirely.

To get to the actual castle, you need to walk through the gardens and the picture to the left is what you see when you first walk through the shop.

There was a massive carp pond and the fish were right at the top of the water and easy to see. I was a little wary to get close to the water because I have been known to fall over!

The gardens were so beautiful and these bright alliums were particularly gorgeous. As I said above, the gardens are so well kept and I was really impressed.

As you can see in the picture, there’s also these grand yew hedges and you could actually walk through the middle of them.

There was also an aviary with lots of different birds and a church, where Catherine Parr was laid to rest.

I really enjoyed the day and would definitely visit again (I am planning on doing so in the summer). It’s so interesting and I learned a lot just from walking around and observing. I’d definitely suggest visiting.

Don’t forget to wear your geekery like a badge!