Shipley Bridge

The wild rhododendrons were flowering so we thought it would be a good time to walk along the river at Shipley Bridge.  Some were out, but we were a couple of weeks too early.  We had not taken into account the fact Shipley Bridge is quite high on the moors and must be colder than in the valley.  The River Avon was not  very full so also not as attractive as it could be.

Saltram Gardens

It was a lovely sunny morning so we decided to go for a walk around the gardens of Saltram House.
The daffodils were past their best but there were still plenty of other spring flowers out.  What was surprising was the number of rhododendroms that were in flower.

The dark red ones were particularly striking as they were  such tall plants.