Travels With My Cat

Greys Court House and Gardens are a short drive from London and perfect for pets with itchy paws who need to get out of the city and explore the nearby countryside and the gardens, which are the main draw here.

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We drove up and pretty much took the last free place in the car park.  The overflow hadn’t opened yet, and there seemed to have been some confusion among the staff whether it would be or not, with a tail back of cars not sure what to do, so just note, it is a place that gets busy on lovely Bank Holidays.

We first had a quick wander around part of the estate – which is huge – so we didn’t wander too far.  We met some very friendly cows and crossed a pretty Japanese Moon Bridge.

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Then we joined a really interesting guided tour of the gardens, which were superb.  The owner had been keen to create spaces of walled garden, with little doorways that led on to more gardens, that then opened up into surprising spaces; and she certainly managed to get the desired effect.  There’s even a special statue of the gardner, bee hotels a plenty, and lots of pretty fountains.

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Although we had just missed the wonderful wisteria, and were too early for the corridor of roses, the gardens didn’t disappoint, with beautiful colours, scents and bees buzzing around.

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We also visited the house – which was issuing timed entries as it was so busy – and that was nice too.  There’s also an interesting horse and donkey wheel, a tea shop, and a gift shop to nose around.  But it is the gardens that really steal the show here and deserve a second or third wander.

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Hello Dear Friends, A Happy June to you! Here’s this month’s packed issue of Pets’ Mews. Catch up on what’s been happening in our wonderful IG community in English: Issue 11 updated   – some of the eagle-eyed among you might notice that this version has been updated, that’s because my Pet had somehow or other (roll eyes now), got the …

Tipsy organised a three-day stop in Stockholm, which seems the right amount of time for a first glimpse of this lovely city – it’s never enough time, of course, but we did get to see quite a few of the great sights. Gamla Stan We stayed in Gamla Stan – the beautifully cobbled old town – and it’s a perfect …

Hello Everyone, May we invite you to grab a cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate (or something fancier if you prefer), sit down, put your paws up and get stuck into the May issue of Pets’ Mews! Thanks again to all the wonderful contributors, especially@kiki.and.friends.usa (please note the new account name – if the link in the Mews’ Letter doesn’t …

Happy, Hoppy, Easter and Passover, There’s a lot of lovely Easter-related news in this month’s issue, with a certain Swedish Flavour. We really hope you enjoy it. Here’s the Russian version thanks to the amazing @doyka_supercow: Выпуск 9_rus And here’s the English one. Issue 9 Lots of love, Tipsy Cat

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While Tipsy stayed comfortably in the (warm) hotel (with a plentiful supply of chocolate), we decided that we hadn’t had enough of sub zero temperatures and had to also try dog sledding , so the next day, we were taken out to a farm by Arctic Adventures, not too far away from Tromsø. After getting kitted out in boiler suits, …

Hello Everyone, We’ve got more fantastic articles for you in this month’s issue, and you can download them right now. Here’s the English version, Issue 8 And here’s the Russian, thanks to the really super, super cow, Doyka Issue 8_rus We hope reading this gives you a real oomph to your March 🙂 Lots of Love, Tipsy Cat Bose xxx

Tipsy wanted to start this blog post with a little bit of history, because Tipsy was a present from our Aunt Aurora Pet to me (Tipsy’s Little Pet) about 30 years ago, and funnily enough, both Aunt Aurora Pet and me have the same birthdays.  Anyway, what Tipsy wanted to tell you was that auroras have always had a very …