With the lifting of some aspects of the UK lockdown, the National Trust has reopened some of its sites and introduced a booking system for visitors. Keen for a change of scenery and a chance to go out in the car, we booked a visit to Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire. (Our favourites – Hughenden and Greys Court – weren’t in the first phase of sites to reopen.)
I was a little apprehensive about managing the social-distancing initially, but it all worked out fine. The Waddesdon Estate is huge and numbers were severely limited.
The Boy Child wasn’t really impressed when I told him that I considered the outing a Field Trip, giving us a legitimate reason not to be at home and homeschooling. But he did admit it was better than double Maths!
The reality was that our outing was just a 90 minute dog walk in a glorious setting, albeit with zero options to stop for a cuppa or a comfort break.
Rumours that I peed in the bushes twice are unfounded …
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Listen, if it’s ok for Tilly, it’s ok for you 😉 The lack of loos is definitely a consideration that will affect how far afield we go – because of this I did buy a ‘Shewee’ recently (have yet to try it out on an excursion though!)
How nice to go out and do something normal – and I absolutely agree, so much better than double maths!
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Ok, now I’m intrigued … what on earth is a Shewee (although part of me feels that I really don’t want to know)?
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Let’s just say it is something that makes a ‘wilderness wee’ less obvious!
https://www.shewee.com/the-shewee-extreme.html
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Haha! 🙂
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I don’t listen to rumours …
Oh yes that adventure out was just what everyone needed – #1 on anyone’s list, somewhere out of the house.
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It was lovely and now there are more properties opening up, we’ll be booking to go somewhere else … hopefully a place with toilets!
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Nice to see you out and about and yes, anything is better than double maths! You had a lovely day for it too. (I had to google shewee and may well send for one! The things you learn on blogs …!). Thank gppdness for the National Trust …
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I looked at the Shewee website and shuddered …
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The same lack of access to toilets exists here in the US. Maybe b/c mostly men are making the plans & they don’t have the same needs? IDK, it’s something we have to plan for in any trip away from home now. Enjoyed seeing the estate you visited & glad you got a break 😊
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Haha, I hadn’t considered it’s the men making the decisions about venues reopening, but I think you have a point! 🙂
We were on another Field Trip yesterday and they did have their toilet blocks open, thankfully.
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