Montacute
Montacute House is an Elizabethan Renaissance gem, and makes a stunning backdrop to the graceful gardens around it. Here, fine lawns are surrounded by neatly-trimmed yews, while a sunken lawn is backed by pavilions and walls with balustrades and pinnacles. Also, Montacute s tree-lined West Drive can be seen in Sense and Sensibility (1995), which was partially filmed here (find some more of Somerset s famous film locations here). Visitors can have a meal or snack at the courtyard café, or pick up a gift in the shop.
The past year has been incredibly tough for everyone; but especially so for women in their 40s and 50s.
With children still at home and, in some cases, their own parents to worry about or care for, they’ve had to juggle work with full-on family and home commitments.
Poor old sandwich woman has never felt more thinly spread. Husband booming away in the spare room, kids occupying the kitchen table, the washing machine permanently full, the fridge always empty . . . it’s been relentless and exhausting.
Deprived of the social mechanisms we all rely on to take the edge off things, many have found their joie de vivre seriously depleted. When life is this intense, it’s the small acts of escapism that relieve just enough of the pressure to stop you imploding.
The Russell-Cotes art gallery and museum was the intimate setting for the wedding of Jenna Moyra Holloway and Jonny Mark Holloway. Covid restrictions meant only eight guests could attend – and two of those were via video link to Australia! But the couple, who both hail from Guernsey, say their Autumn wedding on October 1 proved perfect and told us: “ We wouldn t change our wedding day at all.” Jenna said: “We got engaged on our childhood island of Guernsey (Channel Islands) on Christmas Eve 2018. The proposal was on our favourite beach with the sound of the nearby church bells ringing out for Christingle in the background. Having now lived in Bournemouth for ten years we would usually fly back to Guernsey every year for Christmas, but not this last year!”
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