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By: Zaden Zane

Zaden Zane — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 02:57:38 +0000

I spent many of my best childhood years living right next to the grounds of Hatfield House, and as I remember one of the house’s former owners, and it wasn’t the Cecil family (Marquesses of Salisbury) if I remember rightly… I think it was King Henry VIII… he swapped Knebworth House for Hatfield House. I’m not sure why. Maybe the relative proximity to London was convenient for the King… anyway I heard he swapped houses. I’m not sure who got the better end of the deal,
I used to love rambling about the grounds of Hatfield House, in fact even though I had a pretty standard middle class suburban childhood, stately homes feature prominently in my childhood because it seemed my parents were always visiting them or hiking through the grounds. Wonderful places!!
I tried to write a post about all this. Not as good as your post though!

Been to a Stately lately?

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By: travelling_han

travelling_han — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 17:09:33 +0000

In reply to Kerry Gooch.

Hi Kerry, thanks so much for reading and commenting. Your connection with the house and the family is amazing – how special to have been married in the church there and to spend so much time in the house with your family. It’s so beautiful and I felt incredibly lucky to be able to visit to see just a little bit of what Knebworth House has to offer. Have a lovely weekend.

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By: Kerry Gooch

Kerry Gooch — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 11:11:39 +0000

I actually used to live in Knebworth and Martha Lytton Cobbold is my youngest son’s Godmother; and our daughters were great friends so I know all the house including the private quarters very well. Martha and Henry are lovely.
I got married in the church, all my children were christened there and we visited many many times and have great memories of the house and grounds.
I also used to work in the house and know a huge amount about the history.

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By: travelling_han

travelling_han — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:34:58 +0000

In reply to Juliette.

Aww thanks so much Juliette, your kind words mean a lot to me 🙂 Lots more UK content on its way as it’s all I’ve done for the last 18 months! 🙂

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By: Juliette

Juliette — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 08:23:42 +0000

Absolutely gorgeous! I love your UK content and love following you it on Instagram too! Your pictures are always so beautifuL! 😊

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Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:09:36 +0000

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By: travelling_han

travelling_han — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:04:40 +0000

In reply to The Storyteller.

It’s a beautiful building. Thank you for commenting 🙂

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By: travelling_han

travelling_han — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 07:04:21 +0000

In reply to Life…One Big Adventure.

Isn’t it just! I can’t imagine living there – it would just be crazy. Thanks for reading and have a lovely day 🙂

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By: V

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 08:09:34 +0000

Great share!

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By: The Storyteller

The Storyteller — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 07:33:30 +0000

Looks amazing!

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By: Life...One Big Adventure

Life...One Big Adventure — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 07:52:21 +0000

It is just a completely different way of living, isn’t it? Hard to imagine growing up in such privilege, and surrounded by such history, and thinking this is ‘normal’. Thanks for the insight. Mel

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