Synopsis: A day trip out to Greenway (National Trust) for myself. An easy and relaxing trip with just a small amount of walking between Broadsands and Greenway. Viewed the gardens but not the house.
(selection of photos from Flickr photo set – use link above to view album)
Just a day trip to Greenway as I would be playing badminton later, and therefore must save some strength for what would be my last badminton outing of the season. My summer holiday from badminton was about to begin, having somehow survived, fun though it has bee, the rigours of another season of the game. I shall make this a short blog post, as words aren’t really necessary to describe a day out such as this.
The bus dropped me in Broadsands from where I set out on foot towards the tiny village of Galmpton. I passed The Chapel of the Good Shepherd, the name of which always makes me smile. So, what about The Chapel of the Rogue Shepherd? I feel myself wanting to ask? A little further on my way I was able to view the course of the Dartmouth Steam Railway, which since my last trip this way, has acquired a new stop, Greenway Halt.
After passing through a busy reception I headed for the high far corner of the garden where I found a quiet bench on which to sit and eat my picnic lunch. There is an amazing looking plant near to where I sat, which I’ve in the past referred to as The Triffid. At this time of year it flowers and looks at its best. I believe it is possibly a New Zealand Flax. I’m pleased to report it didn’t attack me during lunch.
I was keen to take a close look around the boat house at Greenway, as it featured in the last outing of David Suchet as Poirot. The story was called Dead Man’s Folly (Wikipedia), which was broadcast in 2013. A significant amount of filming took place at Greenway. The murdered body of Marlene Tucker, granddaughter of the boatman, is found in the boathouse. Without doubt a murder most foul. Take a read of Dead Man’s Folly to put you in the murder-mystery mood for Greenway.
Today’s trip was very quiet and relaxing. Unfortunately I hadn’t time to also visit the house as I was travelling by bus and time was not in my favour. A charming day-out all the same.
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