We lived just over a handful of miles from Wilton House – twice.
I used to visit it. An amazing place. A visit now would make it even more amazing for me !
Why Wilton House?
Here’s where I first met Sir Philip Sidney.
The house was owned by the Earl of Pembroke – husband of Sidney’s sister, Mary.
I swear that it’s here (but my brain may be faulty!!!) that there is an astonishing portrait of Henri Quatre, King of France, husband of Marie de Medici and father of Louis XIII and Henriette Marie, right at the top of a staircase.
Now there’s a nice link :o)
P.S. At about 25 seconds into the video below you’ll see a bridge. I remember VIVIDLY standing there and watching the water flow underneath.