The recent passing of Dorothy Turner, the last of mothers brothers wives, the other five brothers having passed some years ago, saw us attending her funeral in Wokingham.
We had travelled up with Joy-Anne who was to spend the night with us at Trevor and Janice's in Rickmansworth for the Friday night. She would continue on to Sophies at Basildon on the Saturday to spend time with her daughter and we would take lunch at Waddesdon.
This Grade I listed house was built in the Neo-Renaissance style of a French château between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898) as a weekend residence for grand entertaining and as a setting for his collection. The last member of the Rothschild family to own Waddesdon was James de Rothschild (1878–1957). He bequeathed the house and its contents to the National Trust. It is now managed by the Rothschild Foundation chaired by Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild. It is one of the National Trust's most visited properties, with over 390,000 visitors annually.
Despite an adequate lunch we managed to book a table at The Bricklayers Arms, Hogpits Bottom, Flaunden for dinner. Voted Hertfordshire's Gastro pub of the year. We are fortunate enough to have eaten here on a few occasions now. The grub is always to a high standard.
