Eltham Palace - tulips, vistas, quirks

Hearing that Eltham Palace had a lot of tulips in bloom, we  thought it would be a good day out. Chilly wind notwithstanding, it was. Lovely place; an hour's travel by tube and train, it felt very distant from north London. And if you have an Art Card or are an English Heritage member, admission is free.

I tried to be restrained on the photography front -

Blowsy white ladies

Deeeeeep reds...

Spiky oranges

Teeny tiny ones

Vistas...

Giant old trees ...

Blossom ...

Love those twiggy plant supports, made on the spot

Ventilation brick, made of brick

Which leads us to ... (inside the house) -

Woods made out of wood

A jar depicted on a jar (er,  on a Greek vase)

Printed on the iced-up Thames at the Frost Fair - a personalised souvenir

And on a grander scale -

The height of 1930s decadence - a corner of Mrs C's bathroom

So much more, including a leather map and Henry VIII's great banqueting hall; save those for another time...

Amusements for the younger folk too -

The Animal Explorers trail

I put a few of the embossed stamps into my notebook

And 1930s clothes to try on!