mottistone manor must be one of our most favourite places — and we walked all the way from northcourt following the bridleway on top of the downs to long stone and then, almost via the back door, to mottistone manor, with lots and lots of bluebells in the woods around mottistone. the garden at mottistone has been redesigned since we last visited, but we like the new design as well as we did the old. for most of the afternoon we just sit in the garden, look across the mottistone towards the sea, and just enjoy life: paradise found…
unfortunately, paradise closes at 17:30, so we take the 17:32 bus back to shorwell.
a fantastic day. thanks!
