Polesden Lacey in February
We had intended to visit Polesden Lacey last Tuesday, but on checking the website for the opening time discovered that it was closed for the day for ‘staff training’. On Friday morning Brian suggested we visit Polesden Lacey. I can’t say I was overly keen; the weather outside looked awful. Anyway, chores finished we set off, calling at a local garden centre on the way for a cup of coffee and hoping that the light drizzle would have stopped by the time we got to our destination. Sadly the weather only got worse as the day wore on – the light drizzle became a steady drizzle with flurries of occasional sleet. We took the winding walk to the House with hood up, cap on and heads down. Not that we could see anything anyway – everything was shrouded in a heavy drizzly mist. Polesden Lacey is the first National Trust property to be open every day (apart from 'staff training' days which turned out to be an AGM at Dorking ...