Visit to Woolsthorpe Manor..

A truly fascinating blog Lincs. I wonder.... if the plague had not happened resulting in Newton not “ home schooling” himself during that voluntary quarantine so to speak, would have his most profound ideas ever come to the forefront of his mind?

Meadowland I would certainly recommend a visit if one is visiting the area, its completely unspoilt and the guides certainly knew the history of the manor house and its famous occupant, plenty to see, a lovely cafe, not too pricey either considering its NT, there were lots of visitors but it still seemed a very peaceful place...

L'strife I think he would have got there anyway as he was a very determined man but if he had come to those conclusions whilst at university, I very much doubt if us mere mortals would have had as much access to his findings, they would have been hidden away and only brought out on special occasions, I don't think his drawings would have been allowed to remain scribbled on the walls at Trinity college, they are now proud to have helped him become the genius he turned out to be but in his time I think some used to say he was quite mad in his thoughts...

He did have a reputation of being a mad hatter of sorts in his later years. An analysis of a sample of his hair showed a high content of a heavy metal, Mercury poisoning to be specific, which could have come from his experiments in alchemy.

Sue, thank you for sharing your visit to Woolsthorpe Manor!!! I thoroughly enjoyed the blog and accompanying pics. Wonderful information about Sir Isaac Newton - I only knew a little bit about him as most do - but your blog really gives insight in to his life and works.
Another place to visit! Amazing to see the original 'famous' tree still there after centuries...fantastic indeed.

Loved reading the History of that great man,and being able to see all the work ,and the actual tree,which first gave him the idea..What a lovely place to visit ,Sue,so thank you for sharing it with us,I have always loved History too,so fascinating.. xx

Thank you for sharing this Sue!
I too gave up history after my O levels and didn't know a lot about this man.
It's amazing how this tree has survived too!

Thank you for sharing your visit. It sound a most interesting place to visit.

How interesting. I love history but too gave it up for O'level or really was made to give it up. I'm dyslexic and back in the day, it wasn't recognize. With the problem I had with writing, my old school didn't allow me to carry on with history. How things have changed.

Such a beautiful building and a very interesting and informative blog.
I have always loved social history in preference to kings, queens and battles!!
What a wonderful day out you had.

Thankyou Kate, we've been wanting to go for many years, as is usual with the places that are close to us it has taken a very long time to get there, its NT as well as only 20miles from home, a bit silly really but typical..

Sandra it really was, the thing is when visiting the castles and grand old houses a lot of them look so similar, naturally depending on the age of the place, if you've been in one elizabethan house then you know what the rest are going to be like as regards furnishings, fabrics, decor and even the paintings on the walls, I love to visit them but admit I prefer the history of the families and definitely like the gardens more than the inside of said houses, this one is different, it was a proper working home in in its day not a place that was created mainly to show off ones wealth...

A fascinating blog, Ty for sharing your visit with us, must have been a really good day out. I like the house very much, good that it is different to other Elizabethan houses.
I don’t suppose I’ll ever get to visit though, unless one day I find a coach trip going there.