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Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, continued
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| The next morning, Sunday, Syd walked over to meet us at The Glen and take us to the famous Abbey Gardens in Bury. | Syd gave a very knowledgeable tour of the Benedictine Abbey ruins to us. |
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| Under the guidance of Syd, the group moves through the park-like ruins. | A rose gardens in the Abbey Gardens is dedicated to Americans who fought in WWII in Suffolk. |
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| The formal Abbey Gardens are beautiful. Lanes lead past colorful beds, a bowling green, and to a hidden water garden. | We leave the gardens by way of the historic Abbey Gate. |
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Here's the front of the Abbey gate,which dates from the 14th century. Charles Dickens mentions the Abbeygate in Pickwick Papers.
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The famous Angel Hotel, just finishing a major face-lift, is across the square from the Abbey gate. Dickens often stayed here on his speaking tours. |
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| Syd and Marian's home is an historic building. Many different uses were made of it during the hundreds of years, including a pub of dubious reputation. | This is Marian's study. You can see the old timbers here. Syd gave the kids a tour of the house from attic to basement. |
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| Amy, Craig, and Syd chat in the lounge before lunch. | After lunch the first stop was Ickworth Manor, where Syd is a docent. This is one of the garden walks. |
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| Craig pauses to take a photo in the formal park. | Bob and Syd lag behind the group as we walk the impressive avenue to the manor entrance. |
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| Syd and Josh stop for a chat on a lane leading to the manor fields and parish church. | After an extensive tour of the house and grounds, we reluctantly leave Ickworth. Maybe we should take just one more photo? |
