I have always wanted to go to the Horniman Museum, so when spaces became available on the Gardens Group outing, I signed up immediately.
I was not disappointed.
The Museum is a motley collection of ‘stuff’! Stuffed animals and birds, a dodo and a walrus in particular, displays from all over the world including a camel, (neither real nor stuffed!), vehicles, costumes and other oddities, plus a collection of musical instruments.
The gardens are delightful to wander around and take a seat to admire the view across London, but my favourite place was the Butterfly House. Surrounded by a hot house of tropical plants, butterflies of all shapes and sizes fly freely around one’s head. The colours are glorious, the wings fragile, as they move from flower to flower collecting nectar or land on plates of fruit to drink in the sweet juices.
Pure magic!
Thank you Gardens Group for a splendid day out.
See the photographs in the GALLERY
Liz Cooper