Wednesday 20 March 2019, at Croombe Court

Our stay in Malvern - Croome Court

On the Chinese bridge at Croome

We enjoyed a very nice breakfast at Paul and Tam's, with cereal, fruit, boiled egg, croissant and coffee. Then Paul took us to Croome Court,  a nearby stately home. They didn't have reduced prices for seniors! The grounds were landscaped by Capability Brown, and we strolled round the small church, the lawns and over the Chinese bridge.

Inside Croome church

Then we entered the house and first looked at the display of tapestries by Grayson Perry, which were huge. They reflected his rather jaundiced view of life in modern Britain and were very compelling.



Then we went upstairs to see 'What is Home?', a display reflecting the thoughts of young people in care. I was pleased to see in one module, a copy of an Enid Blyton Famous Five book, which was the first proper book that I read. We also looked at their archive and had a coffee and flapjack. It was a surprising visit.

Grayson Perry's tapestries filled the walls of the downstairs rooms

On the way back to Malvern, we had a drink in the garden of The Swan pub, and then we went inside Malvern Priory with its stained glass windows. I took lots of photos. We headed home via Waitrose, always a pleasure, and we bought a Guardian.

Colourful window in Malvern Priory

In the evening, Paul and Tam had booked a curry at Anupam where we enjoyed a very nice meal of shared dishes. It was nice to have a longer chat with Tam.