A Visit to Newstead Abbey, Home of the Poet Lord Byron

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We visited Newstead Abbey today which is a lovely historic house situated in beautiful gardens based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

The monastic abbey was built in the late 12 century and was once home to the poet Lord Byron between 1808 - 1814. Source

It's a shame the tree that Byron planted is no longer here.

A couple of swans came to welcome us. Don't be fooled
they were after food really ....

Can anyone spot the dog?

There was plenty to see as there's 300 acres to walk around, including lakes, ponds and waterfalls, and woodland trails.

There's a really cool feature that was added in the early 1700s to give the area a more romantic feel to it. A cascade was put in place where the Garden Lake meets the River Leen. Source

Even though we had to pay £6 for car parking, we could access the gardens for free. The gardens are all themed, Japanese, Spanish, American etc.

You can even book a short stay in the Gardener's Cottage, within the grounds. Can anyone spot the cat?

Newstead Abbey is definitely a place that you could spend a long time looking around. Even though we didn't visit the house today, the gardens were really interesting with lots of places to explore.

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What a beautiful place 😍

Wow! What an interesting place! Would love to visit this place one day!

Just need better weather now!

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What a beautiful estate, love the garden and the waterfall...

Hopefully, we can see inside the house next time. ❤️

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Byron in an abbey sounds like it might have been a little wild back in the day based on his reputation. 🤔👍🏼
Beautiful place and gardens. I like those square gardens. They look very good.
Is it national trust place?

Yes, it sounded as though he was a bit of a lad! The abbey isn't a National Trust property, it's owned by Nottingham City Council.

Byron was quite the wild one if the stories are true 🤔😂

it's owned by Nottingham City Council.

Good to hear that it's owned by the people via the council 👍🏼💯

Yes, I'm pleased they are keeping such places going.