The Folly in the Park

We returned to Hatfield House Park and Gardens once more and followed the woodland walk.  During the walk we came across a castle folly that dates from the 1780's. 

Peeking in from the closed wrought iron gate in the centre of the folly, I managed to squeeze in my camera to take a couple of pictures of the room inside.  A neglected room with a couple of  'modern' wicker chairs and a fireplace each end.

 Most of the windows were boarded up.

A lovely tiled floor with a chequerboard design.

Straight opposite me was another gated doorway that led to the secret garden beyond.  So secret that all we could make out was water and another building in the distance.

The wall around the secret garden, which was once a vineyard, was built much earlier than the folly back in 1633.  I wonder who, if anyone, visits the secret garden today.

Folly

This modern folly built to look like ancient ruins is within the grounds of where I am studying right now.  I have hit the ground running on my 'introduction to working as a gardener' course but during lunch breaks I am able to walk around beautiful gardens like the one above and soak up the tranquil atmosphere.  In a couple of weeks I will have more time on my hands and be able to visit your blogs more frequently but until then I have lots of things to revise and research.  I have updated my new blog so if you are interested in anything garden related you will find it over there.  See you soon!