Bloody National Trust turned us away from lovely gardens with lake because...

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...there was a bit of a breeze.
We turned up at Claremont Gardens in Surrey with our picnic and two hungry boys only to be greeted by a man on the gate who said the gardens were shut because it was too windy.
Their rules state that they have to close down if winds get above 40mph and the forecast said they might reach a whopping 43mph just after lunchtime.
So we had to go somewhere else and pay £17 to get in (NT membership would have got us into Claremont for nothing).
AIBU to be annoyed that this silly rule spoiled our day out?

Aaaah, thanks edam. There is a blardy big ditch there.

Anyone know why it's thusly named?

Ha ha

Thanks Lyra. That's my fact for the day then...

I was always told that it's called a Ha-Ha because that's what everyone said when you didn't notice it and fell down one

Rubberduck - that's the joke we used to use as heritage management students. Boy, we had a laugh .

BUt yes, as Edam says to stop animals getting on to the lawn without erecting an unsightly fence.

Esher and proud.