That picture, which I almost didn't get, doesn't do it justice. It really is lovely shimmering in the moat on a spring or summer's day, and wants a brilliant blue sky. It also looks solid from the front, but as you say, is a real fixer-upper once you start perambulating.rareposter wrote: ↑3 Feb 2022, 12:00pm Bodiam Castle. Kind of appropriate for the frame really, they're both ruined...
It belongs to the National Trust. This presented a problem, as one cannot enter the property without an outlay of funds I was unwilling to part with for such a quick visit, or a magic membership card (I gave mine up when Covid came calling and haven’t yet renewed).

It's not like they have guards at the entrance to the grounds, but waltzing in with a bike frame wasn't exactly inconspicuous. I had just about contented myself with this

when I bumped into an employee on his way through a locked gate. After a friendly chat he granted me a photo op.

Waiting its turn
I stopped by the pillbox on my way out – thankfully no longer manned to deter cheapskates –

Deceptively spacious

Locked and loaded
then took a stroll to the nearby heritage railway station, which the peeps on TripAdvisor seem to rate.

All in all it was a splendid afternoon.
I'll give it another go right after I take this out for a spin.
