I took a walk around the grounds here yesterday, checked out the golf course a bit hoping to see the swans in one of the water hazards, but didn't and soon got bored of the scenery. Like many golf courses around here the grass is a type of bermuda grass which means that in the winter it goes dormant making the golf course a sea of rolling brown hills - not very pretty.
So I turned around and headed in the direction of the ruins of the Barnsley Estate. This site was purchased around the 1840's by a shipping magnate to build a home for his wife and family. Sometime around the turn of the 20th C a tornado took the roof off and the house was abandoned.
It looks like the resort uses this area for evening cocktails/dinner? when the weather is warmer.
You can walk around the inside of the ground floor and there are many unobstructed views of the gardens surrounding it! Also a bit of information on the history of the place.
Weddings are a big part of the business here, I understand and I've seen a few pictures of bridal portraits done in the surrounding gardens, but the whole "ruin" theme seems a little creepy to me. I don't think I would want this place as a back drop for a wedding!
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