What a lovely day out with a visit to Ham House in the morning, and a guided tour along the banks of the Arcadian Thames up to Richmond Hill with our guide, Jason Debney.

Many thanks to Jason and the committee for arranging this.

PS See more on BBC Four tonight (9/8/17) – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b090c4f6

Arriving at Ham House

We didn’t arrive by boat but by Pearces Coach

Coffee and cake outside the Orangery overlooking the vegetable garden.

The Cherry Garden but no sign of a cherry tree.

Jason arrived with the sun.

Ferry across the Thames

Bat-friendly lamp-post

Bat-friendly lamp-post

Arcadian Thames

Ham House from across the river

Richmond Hill

Richmond Hill

“The” view from Richmond Hill, looking back at Ham House.