As is usual, in May, the Gardeners' World magazine had had a 2 for 1 ticket for entry to hundreds of gardens. So it made sense to use it and we found Picton Castle, not far from Haverfordwest.
Before the garden, we went into the town, which turned into a very depressing visit. We did find a card for Dot, but otherwise, there was nothing but cheap chains, charity shops, banks etc. So sad.
Picton Castle is quite splendid. We opted to join an early tour, after a sandwich on a bench by a lawn, where Ian was fascinated to find a robotic lawn mower. The castle was established in medieval times, updated by the Georgians and Victorians. We were shown round the most significant rooms by the charity's director, who was very knowledgeable and friendly. He told us not to miss the walled gardens, which were stunning. This is partly because the prolonged weather has caused many plants to flower well before their normal time, so everything is out at once.
Out into the wider park for a walk through woods before a cup of tea in the courtyard. We found the owl garden, with a Bengal Eagle owl being flown by a couple of girls. By then, we'd been there for four hours and decided not to keep going through the last part of the garden.
Supper at the Castle again - Ian had lasagne and chips and garlic bread! I had a piece of cod with Thai vegetable curry and rice.
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