{"id":331,"date":"2011-09-21T15:59:07","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T15:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=331"},"modified":"2011-09-21T15:59:07","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T15:59:07","slug":"broughton-castle-oxfordshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=331","title":{"rendered":"Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-332\" style=\"width: 544px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton493.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-332\" title=\"Broughton493\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton493.jpg\" alt=\"Gatehouse and grounds from roof\" width=\"544\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton493.jpg 544w, http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton493-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 85vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gatehouse and grounds from roof<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A fortified house dating in parts from the 12th century, and altered, extended or remodelled many times since. It is constructed mainly of ironstone. The interior contains a number of grand rooms and the small \u2018Council Chamber\u2019 contains relics from the Civil war period. The current occupants are Lord and Lady Saye &amp; Sele who have done much to preserve the house and record its history. They maintain a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.broughtoncastle.com\/index.htm\">website<\/a> which contains a great deal of information about the castle\u2019s history, and a pictorial tour. As the owners are not shy of pointing out, the house gets five stars in \u201cThe Thousand Best Houses of England\u201d.<br \/>\nThis is an interesting place to visit, as one enters across a moat, through a gatehouse and then follows a route around the house though an ancient arched undercroft, grand rooms, staircases, corridors, and into small upstairs rooms and IIRC a rooftop. Outside, there are some attractive gardens. I must have liked it, judging by the number of photos I took.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-333\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton485.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-333\" title=\"Broughton485\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton485-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Broughton - the lake\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broughton - the lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-334\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton486.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-334\" title=\"Broughton486\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton486-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Broughton -ancient vaulting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broughton -ancient vaulting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-335\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton487.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-335\" title=\"Broughton487\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton487-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Broughton - interior\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broughton - interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton488.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-336\" title=\"Broughton488\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton488-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Broughton - interior\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broughton - interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-337\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton489.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-337\" title=\"Broughton489\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton489-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Broughton - interior\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broughton - interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-338\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton490.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-338\" title=\"Broughton490\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton490-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Broughton - interior\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broughton - interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-339\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton491.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-339\" title=\"Broughton491\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton491-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Broughton - interior\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broughton - interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton492.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-340\" title=\"Broughton492\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton492-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Broughton - interior\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broughton - interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_341\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-341\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton494.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-341\" title=\"Broughton494\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton494-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Broughton - interior\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broughton - interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-342\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton495.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-342\" title=\"Broughton495\" src=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Broughton495-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Broughton - interior\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Broughton - interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fortified house dating in parts from the 12th century, and altered, extended or remodelled many times since. It is constructed mainly of ironstone. The interior contains a number of grand rooms and the small \u2018Council Chamber\u2019 contains relics from the Civil war period. The current occupants are Lord and Lady Saye &amp; Sele who &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/?p=331\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,12,16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=331"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":345,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331\/revisions\/345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.daysoutblog.me.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}