The first place I went to was Wollaton Park, the grounds of Wollaton Hall. It's a huge place, with lots of things to see.
Close to the parkside entrance is a large lake. There were lots of ducks, Canadian geese and Egyptian geese hanging out there! I'd like to go back and walk all the way around it at some point.
Then I walked up towards Wollaton Hall. It is really impressive in real life - more like a castle than a stately home. I think I mentioned before on one of my blogs that I have a slight obsession with castles and palaces, so I was excited to see it and take photos!
Next to it is another building, which is almost as impressive!
After that I went inside Wollaton Hall to visit the Natural History Museum. There is a very large taxidermy collection there, which I found strange but quite fascinating. There were lions, giraffes and leopards among many other creatures. I was interested to see that there was a Humboldt penguin and a Chilean flamingo, which both reminded me of my recent travel adventures in Chile!
There is also a part of the museum which has been preserved to show how the house was in the past, which I enjoyed looking around.
Before going home, I explored a bit more of the grounds of the house.
A week later I travelled further afield in Nottinghamshire, to Sherwood Forest! That was another fun trip, and I'll be writing about it soon. 😊
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