Aynhoe Park

January 25, 2013

How had I never heard of Aynhoe Park?! The eccentric English estate is known for its extensive taxidermy collection and is a popular venue for weddings and other festivities. Can you imagine wandering throughout its halls? I must visit!

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  1. Olivia says:
    January 25, 2013 at 10:16 am

    This seems, for some reason, like the perfect place to have a fabulous tea party!

  2. Erin says:
    January 25, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    Have you been to Deyrolle in Paris??? If not, put that on your list of lifetime to-do’s!

  3. Ann T. says:
    January 25, 2013 at 2:41 pm

    I, for one, am appalled by the horrendous (and creepy) lack of respect for these majestic wild animals shown in a milieu way beneath their dignity.

  4. Laura says:
    January 25, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    Oh LOVE! I want to go to there!

  5. Cate says:
    January 26, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    I could do without the stuffed beasts, prefer them living.
    But the house and grounds are gorgeous!
    Oh to be rich and eccentric ….

  6. Sam says:
    January 26, 2013 at 1:38 pm

    ummmm poor animals

  7. Elizabeth says:
    January 26, 2013 at 10:14 pm

    I want to visit just to take pictures. Those animals offer so much inspiration.

  8. April says:
    January 28, 2013 at 8:00 am

    I’m all for “make believe” taxidermy, but the real stuff sickens me. I’m not anti-sportsman, either. I think it is something that had appeal to people at an earlier time, but no longer. I was in a client’s house, an elderly woman, and she had stautues of a bird of prey and an owl. I could not wait to leave.