Baddesley Clinton is a moated medieval manor house situated in the Warwickshire countryside. It was the home of the Ferrers family for 500 years and a sanctuary for persecuted Catholics who were hidden from priest hunters in its secret hiding places during the 1590s.

Our day commenced with coffee in the beautiful morning sunshine before taking a tour of the house. Of particular interest was the chapel and the priests hiding hole. We noticed that the coat of arms of the Ferrers family was depicted in stained glass and also in the lawn in the courtyard. The development of the house over the centuries could clearly be seen with some of the original timbers dating back to the early 1400’s.
We then spent some time wandering around the beautiful gardens and some of us were lured into the second-hand bookshop.

We lunched together before setting off back home.