Ashridge Park, Hertfordshire, UK For a couple of weeks in May in each year, many of the woods in the UK are carpeted with English Bluebells. The ancient woodlands on the Ashridge Estate, managed by the UK’s National Trust, are home to one of the finest examples of massed flowering bluebells that are an icon of Spring in England. Here, the English landscape is transformed into a sea of blue – almost as far as the eye can see. For only a few days, the sapphire of the bluebells is also…
![[h3]Best for: Amblers[/h3] Cragside is probably most famous for the fact it was the pinnacle of modern living back in the Victorian age as the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity, thanks to its owners, engineer William Armstrong and his wife Margaret. Armstrong loved nothing better than building new inventions, including dams and lakes to power a sawmill, a water-powered laundry and early versions of a dishwasher. The couple also experimented with plants and today walkers can Warkworth Castle, Farne Islands, Hadrian’s Wall, South West Coast Path, London Property, Country Park, Fairytale Castle, National Trust, Coastal Towns](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i.pinimg.com/474x/bd/b1/5f/bdb15fe5ff17c815a2f6e4d92950c0c5.jpg)
