Yorkshire Living
We've been here for just six months, but I have to say that I'm really rather enjoying it. Take today, for instance - we drove to Castle Howard in about 35 mins, had an enjoyable stroll around the grounds for 1 1/2 hours, a nice bowl of minestrone in the cafe, and bought some meat from their farmshop (the meat is all from livestock on their own farm, so its got food miles of about 200 yards).
And then it was back to chez nous to watch the lion's share of Chelsea v Notts Forest in the 4th Round of the FA Cup. I even managed to put the bolognese sauce (made from Castle Howard mince beef) in the slow cooker at half time.
I can't believe I lived in London for as long as I did. The place is a hole.
posted by Rowan @ 4:17 PM
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I was driving through the grounds of Castle Howard once and was flagged down by a chap in full Hunter wellies and Barbour shooting outfit, he was after a lift. He was slightly pissed and cadged a fiver off me. Turn's out he's heir to the whole estate and makes a habit of a) getting tipsy on shoots, b) hitching lifts and c) cadging fivers. Good bless the aristocracy! Can't we have them run the country again?
I read on the website that the children of the present Howard of Castle Howard are called Merlin and Octavia.
We think we saw them shooting round the courtyard in some souped up golf buggy and practicing handbrake turns on the gravel in front of the grand staircase.
The only difference between them and your average council estate chav is the amount in their trustfunds. Otherwise they've a) got stupid names and b) not much between their ears.
How dare you judge two children you have never met just because they were born into a upper class family. How can you pick on two children who are 5 years old and blame them for their heritage.
You simple man, do you not realise that the British Empire excists because of the very families you are degrading?
Try reading up on history before you judge people.
The buggy you refer to is a toy that those children are entitled to, you walk around their home with your simple ideas of grandure and forget that a family lives in the very house you are degrading in your message. If you don't like it why did you visit in the first place ?
YOU IDIOT
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