Goddards Pond and Rockery

One of my favourite parts of the gardens at Goddards is this area close to the eastern boundary of the site, at the lower part of a slope down from the house.

A rockery of limestone with a small pond feeds a little waterfall where the water flows into the larger pond in this shot.

It was near here that I met a fellow Moorsbus traveller and we had a good catch-up of the latest changes to local bus services. Quite a few changes are due, mainly to frequency on some less well used, subsidised city services, and changes to operators on subsidised services in the rural areas around the city.

The gardens are divided into a series of smaller gardens, each with its own character, and with a variety of styles and designs. This area is one that I particularly like, and there is a convenient bench to sit and enjoy it, though it was rather cool to sit for very long.

I really like to see the gardens at this time of year, with everything starting to come back to life. It was also interesting to see the changes made since my last visit. There has been a long process of restoration of the gardens, and the progress is well worth seeing.

Ian

[Casablanca]

What a pretty rockery

[Oli Lindenskov]

Lovely shot and place👍😊

[KoalaGardens🐨]

beautiful

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely capture

[Boxplayer]

Looks charming

[Bill Davidson]

Narrative as always very interesting.

[Monica]

Lovely spot

[Rob Z]

Such a lovely spot

[Peter Dulis]

lovely

[gloria jones]

Nice capture of the neat grasses

[Babs]

What a beautiful spot, it looks so peaceful.

[Jo Worboys]

That is a very calming view looks a great place to sit in the summer

[Joan Robillard]

Lovely

[Judith Johnson]

Very pretty gardens

[Christine Sztukowski]

Wonderful capture fav

[Corinne C]

An admirable garden well photographed

[Pat]

How nice for you to see the changes on each visit, it looks like a lovely park.
It must be nice to sit on the bench listening to the water, so peaceful.

[Dorothy]

Beautiful gardens.

[Kathy A]

Looks like a pretty garden

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful scenery

[Brian]

Lovely. Thank you for the information

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful scene and very nice capture. Great narrative.

[william wooderson]

A little watery, rockery paradise! Fav

[Fisher Family]

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Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated

I really like Goddards and its gardens, and I should visit more often, but it is quite a time consuming task getting there, with two buses to get there, and which with the traffic congestion in York are not always reliable.

Ian