My visit was timed to enable me to have a light lunch in the tearoom; and invariably I choose their soup.
The Bay Restaurant, as it's called, was doing good business, so I joined the queue and perused the chalkboard as I waited.
Potato and leek soup with wheaten bread was my choice.
It didn't seem to be seasoned much (which is fair enough), so I added adequate salt and pepper myself.
There was a sizeable boy or cub scout camp on the estate yesterday, by the way.
They had set up camp in the large overflow car-park field, at the far end.
After lunch I wandered in to the shop and had a quick look at the Christmas cards.
The Trust used to sell delightful cards which featured their big houses and parks, though I haven't been able to buy any like that for many years.
A pity, because nowadays I have to look elsewhere for my cards.
Thereafter I proceeded towards the Rose Garden and Dairy (both are closed for major restoration work), where I managed to catch an intriguing glance at the preparatory work in the garden.
Thence I walked through beautiful woodland, back to the mansion house gardens.
It's generally recognized that Mount Stewart has one of the finest gardens in the British Isles.
There's certainly still abundant autumnal colour in the flower-beds.
Before I motored home I went briefly into the charming village of Greyabbey.
Among other new shops, there's an Asian fusion kind of restaurant called "Tuk-Tuk", and they even have one of those Tuk-Tuk jalopies featured outside the porch.
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Yes at Tuk Tuk in Greyabbey its more like half a Tuk Tuk cab attached to the entrance wall , children and might I add some adults like to be photographed sitting in it's cab but there's nothing like being driven through the streets of Old Delhi in a real Tuk Tuk I can tell you !
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