Gibside


We went to Gibside at the beginning of October; the weather was still quite warm, so we decided to do one of the longer walks. (There were 4 to choose from.) To get in is about £9, so not too expensive and once inside, we headed off on our walk, beginning with the gardens. There were lots of little apple trees and such – I was on the lookout for more conkers after an incident with a spider earlier in the week. I took some photos in the orangery, and then we stopped off at the stables.


After a brief pit stop, we trekked up through the woods, breaking off from the other routes, so it was a bit quieter.  There were cows in the next field, which I was a bit wary of – one walked in front of us, blocking our way! After navigating past the cows, we crossed a stile and headed along a quiet road before re-entering the woods. I made the most of the quiet and took some photos and found some chestnuts. I remember seeing roasted chestnuts at the Christmas Markets last year but I’ve never actually tried them!  


At the end of the forest route, Liberty’s Column came into view; we made our way over, passing ‘Octagon Lake’ on the way. There were only a few people at the monument when we arrived, so I could take as many photos as I liked. There was an avenue of trees towards the end of the walk, but they were nearly all oak trees so I gave up looking for conkers. We had a quick look around the markets that were on before we headed for the exit. As we were leaving, we found a lone conker tree - but I only managed to get one as they were all still high up on the tree. It's currently sitting on my mantelpiece at home to scare away spiders. 




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