Although today was bitterly cold (by South West England standards- 36F!) and with intermittent light snow flurries we made out first visit of the year to Killerton House. Killerton is our nearest National Trust Property and the house and estate occupy some 6400 acres on the eastern side of the City of Exeter. The grounds comprise mostly of steep wooded hillsides on top of which are the remains of an Iron Age hill fort. The gardens were originally created by John Veitch in the 1770's.
Snowdrops, early Daffodils and Crocuses, all in swathes, created the low to the ground colour and the first six images show these:-
