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The Magical Mystery Tour begins with everyone ready and waiting for the tour bus |
| Our first stop. Nevil Shute's home at Pond Head. Everyone expressed surprise at the size of the home and grounds. |
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Pond Head. The house was built in the 20s, and since then there have only been four owners. |
| View of the bay from the front of the house. Not visible is a boat house which is to the right of the picture. |
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Window into the work room where Nevil Shute wrote several of his novels. |
| Our next stop is The Ship Inn for our morning coffee break. The Ship Inn is just a few steps from Langstone Mill. |
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Langston Mill. |
| After an interesting drive, with commentary by David Dawson-Taylor, we reached Exbury Gardens just in time for lunch. Our host at Exbury, Edmond de Rothschild is sitting at the back of the room, just under the window. |
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Edmond de Rothschild in his buggy, ready to start our tour of the Exbury Gardens. |
| We were split into two groups. Our host and guide was Nicholas de Rothschild. This picture was taken at the Rock Garden. |
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