🇬🇧 Castle Ashby: Monet’s Secret Garden Near London! 🌿🎨
📍 Castle Ashby Gardens (Northampton) A real-life Monet painting—towering palms, flower tunnels, and butterfly-filled air. Only 1hr from London! 🚆 Getting There: Train: London Euston → Northampton (50 mins) + Bus X4 (15 mins). Drive: Free parking at NN7 1LJ (east side). 🎟️ Tickets: £8 (adults) / £5 (kids) —cheaper than Kew! ✨ Garden Highlights: 🦋 Butterfly Garden: *Flowers that attract flocks of butterflies (June-August peak!). 🌵 Glasshouse: Jungly palms + spiky cacti = desert-meets-rainforest. ⛪ Orangery Ruins: Crumbling arches + rose bushes—insta-magic. 🌹 Flower Maze: *Get lost in peony lanes (spring) or dahlia towers (summer). 📸 Photo Ops: The stone bridge (paint it like Monet!). Hidden pond with water lilies. Churchyard bench (perfect picnic spot). #DayTrips #UKGardens #LondonEscapes