A toddlers imagination runs wild in the fairy arch within the grounds of Elvaston Castle.
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- April 24, 2021
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- Nikki Thomas
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Derbyshire
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Derby
Through the Fairy Arch
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleA toddlers imagination is such a beautiful thing ? love this photo Nikki!
I’ve got photos of you and James there.
I thought I’d seen it before! 😛
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleI guess a toddler imagining it as an eye of the big animal, hiding in there somewhere. ? Thanks for sharing this awesome picture with us. You also set my imagination wild.
I love Derbyshire. Fortunately my daughter’s family are just outside it in Dore, so we often stray into the county.
Welcome to Voice.club, Nikki. I love this enigmatic photo. Not only children’s imagination can be stimulated by this incredible arch. I wonder if it is natural or man-made.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThank you Christer! I have done a quick Google on the origins of the arch and found that the original owners of the castle really liked arches! Much of the grounds has them, including the layout of the maze that is there as well as the walled garden, which has hedges cut specifically into archways. There isn’t much on this particular structure though in the online pamphlet I have found. it simply… Read more »
Lovely photograph. I have happy memories of a visit there about 20 years ago. We visited after going to the Elvaston show. Lovely place.
Welcome to the Voice club Nikki, I was just going to ask you too, is that a natural formation? I can almost hear the child’s imagination – a lovely picture.
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To Leave Comments - Please SignIn with GoogleThe rock formation is so unique. I haven’t seen anything like it. It looks like a wonderful place for a toddler to be.