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Opening hours are Monday 10am to 3pm, Tuesday - Sunday 10am to 4pm. CLOSED bank holidays. The telephone will not be answered on Mondays but feel free to leave a message and we will call you back on Tuesday. Thank you for your custom.Shipping to Iran and Israel
Due to unrest in Iran and Israel, as of 19.00 on 19-June-2025, Royal Mail and ParcelForce Worldwide export services to Iran have been suspended. Therefore, we are unable to fulfill orders to Iran at this time. Services to Israel are experiencing delays.Did you know...
On this day in 1817, acclaimed author Jane Austen sadly died. She wrote just six novels, two of which 'Persuasion' and 'Northanger Abbey' were published after her death. Pl...Click here to see books written by Jane Austen.
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Eleanor Farjeon 1881-1965
Many of you will know of the popular hymn ‘Morning has Broken’, not so well known is that it was penned by Eleanor Farjeon, a much-loved children’s author.
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Eleanor was known as ‘Nellie’ in the family. She had one elder brother, Harry who was a composer, and two younger brothers, Joe and Herbert (‘Bertie’) who also became writers. Her mother, Maggie, left the upbringing of the children to her eldest son. Harry had a fertile imagination, he loved rules...
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Capability Brown by Dorothy Stroud
As it was a lovely day we decided to visit a National Trust property. The one we chose was Croome Court in Worcestershire which consists of a mid-18th century Neo-Palladian mansion, RAF museum, a church, follies and landscaped gardens. As we entered the grounds, the first thing we noticed was how similar the grounds were to that of Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. We were later told that it was Capability Brown who had designed them both. Therefore, not knowing too...
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Due to recent flooding, we have fitted a webcam to the outside of our shop to allow us to monitor the river level remotely. But it also allows our customers to get a view of the Wye Valley!
We'll try and keep the camera pointing in a sensible direction. Let us know if you spot anything interesting! The image should refresh around every 10 to 15 minutes.