despite similarities, pocahontas gets love,...
Pocahontas had nothing to enact with the first Thanksgiving. She died in 1617,four years before the...
Read more
musical flowers
I spent the first hour this morning with Paul the Gardener walking round the Castle to see whether...
Read more
horses and tumbles
Given a spare hour over lunch it is a worthy treat to fade out for a ride. We retain some riding...
Read more
battle proms
The first Saturday of August each year,we hold an open air picnic concert here at Highclere. It is...
Read more
sheep and tax collecting
One thousand acres of Parkland lie around Highclere Castle,and of course the best mowing machines...
Read more
fragility and fundraising
Last week we held a wonderful evening reception at the Castle to aid a spinal injury charity.It...
Read more
balancing the books
One of the hats I wear is that of treasurer to Highclere church. My husband helps me by counting...
Read more
dress code
Weekend invitations to Highclere are followed by a flurry of emails confirming dress codes and what...
Read more
buses and capability brown
As part of our celebration of the tercentenary of Capability Brown,and his contribution to the...
Read more
philosophy in wine
Riding along the chalk downlands two miles to the south of where the Castle stands,it is easy to...
Read more
need to know
There was a dreary interconnecting door between the Saloon and the Smoking Room in the Castle....
Read more
sally s poached my men!
It is “all hands on deck as we prepare the Castle for the Easter opening. Over the winter the...
Read more