A "Schloss" for the Bus Pass Walkers!

Schloss Richmond.

 I have found a Schloss for the Bus Pass Walkers!  Before I came away I said that if I met a wealthy Duke, (not many about) he would have to own a Schloss big enough to accommodate the Bus Pass Walkers when they came over for holidays in Braunschweig.

Here it is, a little palace built in 1768 for Duchess Auguste, the sister of English King George 111, and wife of Duke Carl Wilhelm Ferdinand.  Auguste missed her English home in Richmond, so her Duke built a little English palace for her in Braunschweig, which she named "Schloss Richmond."  It is tiny, completely symmetrical and enchanting.  The detail on lamps each side of the entrance shows a gold coloured "A"

It is possible to walk around the gardens, landscaped  in the English style beside the River Oker,  but unfortunately, only groups can go inside the Palace.  I managed a peep through the windows  and saw two splendid chandeliers.   It is beautiful, a little summer palace for a duchess who missed England.

The Lanscaped Garden in the English Style.