Slow travel UK #2 - Clapton Manor

Another of our Slow travel stays - this one in the Cotswolds - really lovely house, garden and locality. Karin Brown and her family who own the house have an especially soft spot for Aussies - their oldest son had meningitis when he was 2 which left him deaf. A cochlear implant ( invented by a team at Melbourne Uni back in the 70s) has allowed him to have an pretty much unimpaired life and he starts university in the autumn. When I have time I'll add the recipe of Karin's fabulous Orange Polenta Cake which she served for afternoon tea each day along with her melt-in-the-mouth shortbread - not good for the waistline but superb in every other way. Phil getting some tips for our garden from the head gardener at Hidcote Manor