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Heligan is one of my favourite places. If only I lived nearer!
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It’s a long journey for us too. I would love to go back though.
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We visited years ago when it first opened and we’ve been back twice since.
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Absolutely amazing photos!
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Thank you. It’s a very special place.
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Very cool! What is the history behind the sleeping lady?
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She’s actually called The Mud Maiden and was created in the Victorian ornamentation fashion to enhance the woodland walk experience.
She was created in 1998 by Sue Hill & her brother Pete.
A children’s book, published 2005, is told from the Mud Maiden’s POV and is available on Amazon ‘The Mud Maid: A story of Heligan’.
I can’t find anything more interesting about her, but she could inspire a few stories I’m sure.
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I’m going to go look that book up now. I love stories that connect to something real. How cool they created the Maiden for ornamentation and then it inspired a book.
Thank you for sharing this, Suzanne!
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I learnt some interesting facts looking up the Mud Maiden and I’ve ordered a copy of the book. Maybe I’ll review it in a future post and try and give it some exposure.
Thanks for commenting.
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Oh I’d love to read a review of it by you! I’ve been searching around and can’t find a book summary or review.
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Hope to receive the book soon, so watch this space!
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