A shimmering of snow decorates 'The Malverns'.
A solitary bell tolls in its Pugin tower - keeper of sacred memories. But we are here to relax and take a short break.
Shall we first wander the grounds and visit the Jacob sheep to see their pretty spring lambs?
Or should we stroll around the lavender parterres?
Iced champagne awaits us in our room, but there are SO many tempting gothic corridors to explore!
We have just returned home after an unusual stay in an Abbey near Malvern, which for more than 150 years was home to a closed order of Benedictine nuns. Recently it has been sympathetically refurbished and reincarnated as a country house hotel.
More history and even more Gothic will follow.
A solitary bell tolls in its Pugin tower - keeper of sacred memories. But we are here to relax and take a short break.
