A celebration of perry pears at South Gloucestershire

First slates put on restored roof at Dyrham Park as part of £3.8 million project

Welsh slate tiles which form part of the desperately needed new roof at Dyrham Park are being put in place. The imposing baroque mansion located just off the M4 has changed remarkably little in the past 300 years. But with a roof more than 150

National Trust property Dyrham Park hosts perry pear festival this weekend

National Trust property Dyrham Park hosts perry pear festival this weekend. A youngster at Dyrham Park enjoys a pear grown in the grounds. Gazette Series: Photograph of the Author. Alexandra Womack, reporter covering Yate, Chipping Sodb