Clermont Hall - Part One - The Building

The humans and I have just returned from our annual group gaming holiday. This year's venue was Clermont Hall in Norfolk:

It was an impressive building - though we did encounter multiple problems due to lack of maintenance, which was a real shame because we all thought the place deserved better care. Still, there was much to admire:

Each room had a different style and feel - this one was particularly bright and airy, though the chairs weren't very comfortable:

This was my favourite room, where we held a salon event one evening, with the humans taking turns to perform (there was music, recitation, and a very interesting lecture):

There was a library, where much companionable discussion and private study went on:

This delightful room was right at the end of the house, and hosted both guitar practice and Scrabble:

The upstairs landing was spacious enough for a meeting area, though I don't think it was used at all during our stay, as we had so many other rooms to choose from:

The master suite was declared quite ridiculous, and my humans declined to use it, though another pair took up enthusiastic residence:

This much cosier bedroom was also rejected by my humans, though it was a close second choice:

Even the bathrooms were rather splendid (though there were quite a few leaks to contend with):

And here, at last, is the room my humans did select for their stay - quite beautiful:

As you can see, the environs were quite spectacular, which is why it was so sad that the property had been quite badly neglected. Luckily, the group adopted an equanimical attitude to the problems and still managed to have a lovely time.