Quintessentially English.

We spent mid morning to mid afternoon enjoying the parkland and river walk at Kedleston Hall National Trust.
I revelled in the wide open spaces and the light. Bright yellow Celandines were scattered about the grounds in the grass. Little patches of bright stars.
There were a huge numbers of Canada geese with clusters of Greylags on a sweeping part of the land by the river. Coots, moorhens, and swans. The geese were constantly honking at each other.
The swans were more solitary by the bank and on the water.
We walked all around the parkland which is extensive and climbed to the top of a rise to look out over the surrounding countryside, with its bright yellow swathes of rape seed in flower.
Groups of people were picnicking on the south facing side of the great hall, sheltered from a coolish breeze.
We had a bite to eat in their restaurant area, which used to be the huge kitchen for the hall in the past.
I am so thankful for the National Trust who preserve these places after their owners cannot maintain them anymore.
Some of our great houses, mansions and palaces are still occupied by the families who have inherited them, like Blenheim Palace, the home of the Dukes of Marlborough.
Here is the history of the hall if you are interested.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kedleston_Hall
More photos in extras.