Thursday, May 26, 2022

Dumfries House & Garden of Cosmic Speculation

 On Thursday afternoon (26 May) we set off by car for Dumfries House. We had booked a room and dinner at the Lodge. We had a very large and luxurious room and dinner was very good. Lovely gardens just outside our door which we explored briefly that evening.


The next day we had a nice breakfast and then explored the extensive grounds of Dumfries House. Rhododendrons were in full bloom and in very plentiful supply throughout the grounds.


The woodland valley garden near the lodge was particularly fine. We wandered up to the House with its formal gardens and mazes and then to the Queen Elizabeth walled garden. This latter had lots of fruit and veg and looked worth a visit in July as it was still a bit too early for most it.


In the afternoon we headed on for a swim at the New Cumnock Outdoor Pool. We were slightly fearful of how cold it might be but it was toasty hot. Quite a nice experience - work repeating.

Finally we headed on the our overnight stop of the Auldgirth Inn. Not quite as luxurious as the night before but still pretty good. Dinner was quite good - the chef trying very hard for a gourmet style menu and coming close but not quite nailing the quality.


Saturday morning was a short drive to the Garden of Cosmic Speculation. It opens just one day and year. It is the former house and gardens of Charles Jencks who has done the landscape features at the Edinburgh Gallery of Modern Art and at Jupiter Artland. A fun interesting walk around the various artworks some of which were needing a bit of care and attention.




We headed back home around lunchtime.



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