A group of our members met recently for a stroll through the beautiful flower gardens at Thornton Hall, near Darlington. Thornton Hall was built around 1550 by Ralph Tailbois, and is one of the oldest buildings in Borough of Darlington. The gardens have been designed and developed by the current owners of the Hall since they arrived in 1989. They started with bare grazing paddocks and have produced a wonderful display of beds full of flowers and shrubs. Only open for a few days each year, a visit here is a real treat. And so was the Afternoon Tea: delicious!
