Christmas visit to Doddington Hall

Hi Janey.
thanks for the tour ... so many interesting things to see ... yes it is a good idea to go back there in the springtime.
You've taken the photos very nicely .. well done :o)
Lovely Christmas tree !

What a lovely house, both inside and out. I love the unicorn. Everywhere was so magical I expected to see a fairy under that toadstool. Lovely blog, thanks for sharing, Janey :)

It certainly is a splendid and magnificent house and garden. Your photographs really bring it to life. I love the dried alliums and hydrangeas and the beautiful wicker angels.
Quite a place to sit for Christmas Dinner!!

Wonderful. Thanks Janey. Some interesting decoration ideas.

Some of these decorations are so original - the whole blog was a real treat. There will probably be several Goyers saving alliums next year! Really enjoyed the tour.

Love those dried Alliums. I planted a good few this autumn, so I'll be copying that idea. I dried my Nigella seed pods, but the gold spray paint I used was very poor and so it wasn't a success. I think white would have worked much better. :)

What an amazing place Janey. The dried Alliums were stunning, and the cracker garland.Wouldn't mind sitting down to Christmas Lunch at that table either! Lovely blog Janey, hope you had a lovely day.Saved to favs for future reference next year, shan't manage this year, running very behind with Christmas shopping, been suffering with Vertigo for the past few weeks!!

I love these Elizabethan houses we have 2 near us in East Yorks.

Some wonderful decorations to copy in future years.

Wow Janey, your photos are stunning! Thank you for capturing such a gorgeous place for us . . . and for the magical dried flower ideas. (Wish I'd thought of saving my Allium heads now . . still, always another year :)))

A beautiful and enchanting place. It looks like a palace.

What a beautiful Hall Janey I'm not surprised you made two trips to view it again ,I loved the Alliums also it shows how wonderful decorations can be made without it costing a fortune , is this Hall National Trust ? stunning photos to , Thanks for showing :o)))

I love those stately houses. They are so fascinating.
Very tastefully decorated too :)
The last but one photo is lovely ...

A wonderful place,Janey,so glad you had a lovely time..Loved the dried flower decorations too.I used to dry my Alliums,and they lasted such a long time,sadly they died,but I think I will buy some more...I was hoping you had been invited to lunch at that lovely table..!that would have been something,wouldn't it? It really is a beautiful House,and thanks for sharing :o) x

Thats been on our visiting list for years Janey and seeing it in your blog has whetted my appetite, it looks a grand place and the decorations are stunning.
I enjoyed your photographs, thankyou for sharing....

Thanks so much everyone for your lovely comments! It is a fab place to be, just a bit too far for me to actually volunteer there else I would be doing! You can help in all parts of the garden, and if you choose the greenhouses then you look after the houseplants too, which would be great. I'm pleased you enjoyed the pics as we weren't allowed to use the flash, but they came out alright really.

Amy, no, the family still live there, but in the left side of the hall. The lady of the hall designed the decorations herself.

Sbg it looks very similar to Burton Agnes Hall? It is very impressive too isn't it.

Guess what......all those dried Alliums, I had a look down the garden today and no, no Alliums, but lots of dried Fennel seed heads! Off to Wilcos tomorrow to get spray paint, I'll let you know how they turn out.....:)) X

WOW! What a fabulous place, going on my faves so I can keep looking at it. I love the decs, not a blingy one in sight. Those big paper bells remind me of my childhood, but we only had a few lol not like their beautiful arrangement. It must have been lovely listening to carols in such wonderful surroundings:-D

Yes it was Ba, a real treat.....really worth a visit! Those paper bells, they take us back don't they, when I was little I could've played all year with the trimmings, never mind the presents....:))

Ah, life was much simpler Janey ...and so were we:-))

What a wonderful tour thanks for sharing , love the Allium s.

Thanks for sharing this visit. I love the wickerwork angels and the way they have done the rooms out. The building is typical Elizabethan. Wonderful that people still look after these old buildings so well.

Sorry, late getting back to you Thrupenny, but thank you!

Thanks Linda, it really was stunning to see everything, and the present owners how they are care taking this beautiful historical building. In fact it was on telly the other night, I think it was Flog it......and Claire Birch the lady of the house was discussing having their old Flemish tapestries cleaned and restored through the National Heritage scheme. I would love to be part of the restoration of those, I love Needlework of any kind.

Hi Janey It is amazing how the people restore the artwork and tapestries so we can still enjoy them. I suppose they kept their colours for that long because they placed them on walls that the sunshine didn't get at. I watch some of the Flog It programmes but didn't see that particular one.

They did keep the colours Linda, but they were very dark because of the smoke from the chimneys and fires over the centuries. Apparently the tapestries were already antiques when they were hung. About 300 years ago, the master of the house then, bought them and had them cut up to fit his walls!

Amazing Janey.

what a beautiful place !

Just noticed I said people would be saving alliums - well I did and they are ready for spraying silver perhaps?

It is Junna....looking forward to another Christmas visit soon...:))

They'd look like sparklers Stera! White and gold would be lovely too..... If they have some different ideas this year, I'll put them on.

Good idea, it would look lovely

Have a look at my last page of photos Stera, 3rd row.......I didn't have any Alliums, but Fennel turned out ok....:)).