Downe House

Last weekend, Gavin and I (upon the recommendation of a trusted family member :) drove down the tiny village of Downe to visit the the Downe House, home of Charles Darwin (like what I did there?) Although it seemed to take forever to get out of the city, the change in environment happened almost instantly. One minute: pubs, chip shops and laundromats and the next minute: fields, horses and tiny twisty roads.

The Downe House itself is totally fascinating. It's where Charles Darwin lived and worked for much of his life and they've kept the house much as it would have been in his time. It even smells like an antique home. I don't want to talk too much about it because we've decided return with our May visitors and I don't want to spoil the experience for them. We thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon in the English countryside and would in turn recommend it to anyone else!

Gavin, would you like to show us around?

he's such a rule-breaker.

thanks for the tour, Capt. Gavin and co-pilot Chewie!

Doesn't he do a great job pointing things out for you?! After looking at these pics more, perhaps I should really start adjusting the white balance in the photos... hmm...