Farringford News and Blog

'Yearning of an Eye' - Sight and Colour

Does everyone see the world in the same colours as me? What if my blue isn’t their blue? …

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'Yearning of an Eye' - Sight and Colour Posted: 23 Jan 2024

Garden - Exclusive Celebration

On Saturday 9th December Farringford Estate hosted a celebration of the Garden…

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Garden - Exclusive Celebration Posted: 23 Dec 2023

Indolent Reviewers

As a poet, Tennyson was a man very much led by his reviewers, forever commenting upon them and worrying about them.…

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Indolent Reviewers Posted: 08 Dec 2023

Farringford Awarded Silver Gilt at RHS Garden Awards at Wisley

The gardens at Farringford have only been established within the last six years, so Ellen, Ali and their team were pleased...…

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Farringford Awarded Silver Gilt at RHS Garden Awards at Wisley Posted: 06 Oct 2023

Parodying Tennyson

It isn’t just modern-day readers who have found Tennyson inescapably funny, he was also parodied by his contemporaries and even his friends...…

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Parodying Tennyson Posted: 07 Sep 2023

Microscopes: Tennyson’s perspective

Amongst the many objects on display at Farringford, is Tennyson’s Microscope - tucked in a cabinet in the schoolroom...…

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Microscopes: Tennyson’s perspective Posted: 25 Aug 2023

"Behind Every Great Man is a Great Woman"

A saying highly applicable to Alfred Tennyson’s devoted wife Emily who he once described as his life-long and truest critic.…

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"Behind Every Great Man is a Great Woman" Posted: 19 Jul 2023

Specify – Farringford’s Grand National Winner

Ridden by John Cook, Specify was the last of a group of five horses who jumped the final Grand National fence in unison...…

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Specify – Farringford’s Grand National Winner Posted: 12 Apr 2023

West Wight Easter

Disconnect from technology and enjoy the unique tranquillity of the West Wight with its Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty…

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West Wight Easter Posted: 29 Mar 2023

I, Tiresias

Tiresias is a prophet whose prophecies no one wants to hear, and as such has become a character that is used by many poets…

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I, Tiresias Posted: 23 Mar 2023

Sunlight and Silver Fish

The house is kept at a constant temperature and humidity to preserve the contents, and to prevent the colonisation of pests.…

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Sunlight and Silver Fish Posted: 07 Mar 2023

Dining with Tennyson

The dining room at Farringford was always a sociable space where Tennyson entertained many famous Victorians…

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Dining with Tennyson Posted: 07 Feb 2023
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