Disappointed, we tried Hilton Court Gardens and Crafts. When we arrived it looked quite odd, it
didn’t look particularly open nor did it look closed. It was very strange, and we weren’t quite
sure about the whole place. We felt so
uncomfortable, we abandoned the idea altogether and went back on the road.
Not having much else to do, we decided to go to Haverfordwest
Castle and Museum which was small and sweet, and we actually saw a photo of
Elizabeth’s sister Margaret in there with the Haverfordwest Choir! So in a sense, we did see her hehe!
After that, we stumbled upon Scolton Country Park and
Museum. I say stumbled upon, we had seen
brown tourist signs for it all the time we had been staying here, and it wasn’t
far from our cottage so we thought we would give it a try. The Museum was quite nice, and had traditional
things showing a simple Welsh life, a typical front room of a house, shops
etc. There was also a balcony level
which was mostly geared up for kids, but of course we went up there anyway and
played with the hands on exhibits – I rather liked the harp which had no
strings, but played when you moved your hand where they should have been. It was a little hit and miss though, I tried
to pluck individual strings but I don’t think it was quite that sophisticated!
The country house was also quite small, sweet and simple –
unusual to me because I have been in so many which are so ornately
decorated. Mathew and I both said we
could have easily lived in this one as the rooms were nice and big, there was
plenty of light and very little fuss about the place! Somehow I doubt we would have been able to
have bought the place for £3,000 which was what it was originally bought
for....!
Finally we got back to the cottage and packed our bags ready
for tomorrow.
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