Beyond the Stone Wall at Leeds Castle

by Carla Parris

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Beyond the Stone Wall at Leeds Castle

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Carla Parris

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Photograph - Digital Photograph

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BEYOND THE STONE WALL AT LEEDS CASTLE is a digital photograph by Carla Parris.

Leeds Castle dates back to the 11th century, and was given by Henry VIII to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

The castle is located on beautiful grounds, and has a maze and a moat!

The historic castle is located in the district of Kent, in Southern England, outside London. This area is called "the garden of England." In addition to numerous beautiful English gardens, it boasts spacious fields and meadows, such as those visible in the distance through this arched opening in a stone wall at Leeds Castle. No wonder people speak of England's green and pleasant land.

The promotional literature for Leeds Castle unabashedly advertises it as "the loveliest castle in the world." I really can't dispute that claim. It certainly is one of the most beautiful I have had the pleasure of visiting.

I first visited this impressive, as well as beauiful, structure in the mid 1980's, as a day trip from London. On that trip, we were greeted by peacocks strolling the spacious grounds. On a return trip in 2014, the peacocks were more scarce, although I did see one in an outside seating area for a cafe, and another perched atop a roof of a building near the exit. On the later trip, however, the grounds were filled with a proliferation of ducks and swans, including the black swans for which the castle is famous.

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September 25th, 2014

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