Oooooh Mr Darcy

Sunday 19 August

We met up with Josie again today and as Paul was sleeping off the night before (working in a night club) we headed of to Basildon Park. It was a lovely day, boiling hot and sunny.

Basildon Park is an impressive Georgian mansion, surrounded by glorious parkland, which was lovingly rescued from ruin by Lord and Lady Iliffe in the mid 1950s. The house is a re-creation and restoration of the 18th-century mansion but done with great love and taste. They restored the elegant interior and scoured the country salvaging 18th-century architectural fixtures and fittings. The Grand Georgian Mansion has also been the star of several television and film productions including Pride and Prejudice. We had a guided tour of the house and played croquet on the lawn

For the girls........