Waddesdon Manor - Buckinghamshire

We made more use of the National Trust pass and went to visit Waddesdon Manor. It was built in the late 19th century by the Rothschild family and has since been given to the National Trust to run.

Inside the house was room after amazing room. The kids were pretty bored with this but afterwards we went out to the back gardens where the kids could run around and pick up chestnuts. In the back garden I ran into two couples from Warrenton, VA, who were touring England.

When we got to the Manor we ate lunch right next to the rose garden and Aviary. The rose garden had amazing color and scents. Natalie and I walked around smelling all the roses trying to figure out which one was our favorite.

The Avaiary had a collection of exotic and tropical birds....very colorful. All in all we spent most of the afternoon there (1-5).