Rivington Gardens
 
 
Date 17/4/2019  
Starting Point Top Barn, Rivington (SD632 145)    
Distance 3 miles    
         

       

A lovely evening walk with friends through the Chinese Gardens. It was so quiet tonight. All the work the Trust has done was very evident and it will look better and better as it ages.

       

 

Climbing the steps to reach the Italian Lake

The Italian Lake - it will look so much better when he repairs have aged
The summer house by the Italian Lake
Another photo that has not been able to be taken for decades - now it can again thanks to clearance
Cleared of undergrowth - this view hasn't been seen for 60 years or more
 

Bridge over the Great Ravine

 

A restored path through the terraced gardens

 

Looking down the steps from the Pigeon Tower

 

 

Pigeon Tower from east and west

 

 

 

Leaving the gardens and heading for the barn