Stunning 20th century woodland gardens surrounding Caerhays Castle. Caerhays features plants from China and the Far East in a sheltered valley on the south Cornish coast. This is a Spring garden (indeed it is ONLY open in Spring) with fantastic colour in March, April, and May. Caerhays features the National Magnolia Collection.
Gorran,
St Austell,
Cornwall,
England,
PL26 6LY
Portland sheep and deer roam the historic parkland around Calke Abbey. Traditional walled garden, pleasure grounds and orangery. Find the Secret Garden!
Ticknall,
Derby,
Derbyshire,
England,
DE73 1LE
40 acres of diversity. Stem garden, native and exotic trees, rockeries, tulips, scented garden, glasshouses, a library, a herbarium and much more.
Bateman Street,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
England,
CB2 1JF
30 acres of themed gardens surround a Georgian manor house. The garden themes on display include Japanese, Italianate maze, and historical gardens. Capel Manor is a specialist college offering educatin and outreach programs in garden history, garden design, and countryside studies. There is a regular program of 'Gardening Which?' magazine demonstrations and events.
Bullsmoor Lane,
Enfield London,
Greater London,
England,
EN1 4RQ
The hall is set in over 100 acres of parks and lakeside gardens. The gardens offer an arboretum (especially fine maples) with woodland walks and a nature trail, herbaceous borders, and fine open fields and lawns.
The ancestal home of the 7th Marquess of Northampton, the grand country house at Castle Ashby stands at the centre pf an estate stretching to 10,000 acres. Beside the house is a lovely 25 acre garden which is regularly open to visitors.
Castle Ashby,
Northamptonshire,
England,
NN7 1LQ
Original design by Gertrude Jekyll. Formal gardens, woodland walks, roses, spring flowers, terraces, yew hedges, herbaceous borders, and more.
Drewsteignton,
Exeter,
Devon,
England,
EX6 6PB
Gardens on a grand scale set off the baroque splendour of Castle Howard. The park covers 1000 acres, and is encrusted with architecture: the Mauopleum, the Temple of the Four Winds and the New River Bridge; restored waterworks. And of course a walled garden with collections of old and modern roses. Ray Wood shelters rare trees, shrubs, and fine rhododendrons and azaleas.
Castle Howard,
York,
Yorkshire,
England,
YO60 7DA
Very much a family enterprise, Cerney combines the best of the formal aspects of the traditional country house garden with a gloriously organic approach. Working kitchen garden and orchard, culinary and medicinal herb garden, wild flower bank, woodlands and park all set around the walled garden.
Cerney Lodge,
North Cerney,
Gloucestershire,
England,
GL7 7BX
Terraced rose and water gardens commissioned by the Churchill family, golden rose walk planted for the occasion of the golden anniversary of Sir Winston and Lady Churchill.
Mapleton Road,
Westerham,
Kent,
England,
TN16 1PS
Gardens surrounding the superb Jacobean mansion of Chastleton House. The gardens are typically Elizabethan and Jacobean with a ring of fascinating topiary at their heart.
Chastleton,
Moreton-in-Marsh,
Oxfordshire,
England,
GL56 0SU
300 years of gardens at Chatsworth have produced a prodigious 100 acres of different styles. Cascade and canal pond from the 17th century. Woodland park created by Capability Brown in the 18th century remains unaltered. Terrace, greenhouse, rose garden, conservatory garden, arboretum, pinetum, rockery, fountain with 276 foot high water jet, and on and on.
Bakewell,
Derbyshire,
England,
DE45 1PP
This botanic garden was founded in 1673 to investigate the medicinal role of plants. It played a major role in the development of the sciences of botany and horticulture. There is a garden shop selling plants.
66 Royal Hospital Road,
Chelsea London,
Greater London,
England,
SW3 4HS
Attraction Type:
Garden Heritage Highlight: Perhaps the most influential early botanical garden Heritage Rating:? Website:Chelsea Physic Garden Email:enquiries@chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk Phone: 020 7352 5646
Fax: 20 7376 3910
Location
map Nearest station: Sloane Square - 0.6 miles (straight line) - Zone: 1
An intriguing mix of historical garden styles surrounding a 15th century manor. There are Tudor gardens, a hedge maze, a physic garden, and a Victorian kitchen garden to visit.
Chenies,
Buckinghamshire,
England,
WD3 6ER
A beautifully restored 18th century garden, stretching to 2 acres in size. The garden area is sheltered by beech and oak woods on three sides, and on the other open out towards to Tyne valley, affording lovely views. This was originally the garden for Chesters House, but it has been replanted as an herb and herbaceous garden. There are a wonderful variety of plantings, including the National Thyme Collection and the National Collection of Marjoram.
Chollerford,
Northumberland,
England,
NE46 4BQ
Semi-classical gardens created by William Kent in 1729 to compliment the Palladian house of Lord Burlington. Conservatory, parterre filled with bedding plants, Italian garden. Lake surrounded by informal woodlands, vistas strewn with monuments and statues. Best in: autumn and winter, but worthwhile all year.
Burlington Lane,
Chiswick London,
Greater London,
England,
W4 2RP
Attraction Type:
Historic House Heritage Rating:? Location: off A4
Website:Chiswick House Phone: 020 8995 0508
English Heritage Location
map Nearest station: Turnham Green - 0.6 miles (straight line) - Zone: 2.5
The romantic mock castle - a product of the early 19th century - stands on a high rise above a lake. The castle is surrounded by sweeping lawns and a variety of mature trees, including cedars of lebannon, oak, and chestnut. The gardens surrounding the castle provide a lovely mix of colour and height, with intriguing walks around the lake. There is a temple water garden, rose garden, a variety of mixed borders. Plantings are planned to provide colour at all times of the year.
Cholmondeley,
Cheshire,
England,
SY14 8AH
A most unexpected oasis in urban Surrey, Claremont was one of the first and remains one of the finest of English landscape gardens. The chief feature is a serpentine lake, with walking paths providing unexpected vistas. There is also a unique 18th century grass amphitheatre. The list of gardeners who contributed to Claremont's design reads like a who's who of landscape gardening. John Vanbrugh began the garden, and Capability Brown, William Kent, and Charles Bridgeman all contributed.
Portsmouth Road,
Esher,
Surrey,
England,
KT10 9JG
A very good example of a traditional English country house walled garden, set beside 17th century Claydon House. Claydon is the ancestral home of the Verney family, and the garden was laid out by John Sanderson between 1763 and 1776 for the 2nd Earl Verney.
The Estate Office,
Claydon House Middle Claydon,
Buckinghamshire,
England,
MK18 2EX
This spectacular estate overlooking the River Thames has a series of gardens, each with its own character, featuring topiary, statuary, water gardens, a formal parterre and woodland and riverside walks with magnificent vistas.
Taplow,
Buckinghamshire,
England,
SL6 0JA
A classic restored Victorian kitchen garden adjoining Clovelly Court. Within the walls of the garden are a range of traditional fruits and vegetables, including cucumbers, peaches, melons, apricots, citrus, vines, a fig tree, chillies, and much more.
Bideford,
Devon,
England,
EX39 5SZ
This garden was only begun in 1925, and the wet Devon climate makes it ideal for plants that like it wet, such as bamboos, mimosa, and subtropicals. Rare trees, walled and terrace gardens, circular pool and stream gardens, scented plants and herbs. Good autumn colours.
Brownstone Road,
Kingswear,
Dartmouth,
Devon,
England,
TQ6 0EQ
10 acres of gardens, composed in separate "rooms" each illustrating a particular garden style from around the world.
164 Canford Cliffs Road,
Poole,
Dorset,
England,
BH13 7ES
A lovely romantic garden set in beautiful parkland surrounding a historic 18th century house. The gardens are situated at the entrance to scenic Wensleydale, in the Yorkshire Dales. The house, designed by John Carr, is not generally open to the public, but the extensive gardens are regularly open from Spring to Autumn.
Leyburn,
Yorkshire,
England,
DL8 5LJ
Several centuries of garden design at Corsham Court have left a legacy of 'Capability' Brown features (2-mile Great Walk, gothic bath house, and massive Cedars and Planes) as well as early 19th century and Victorian formal gardens.
Corsham,
Wiltshire,
England,
SN13 0BZ
Classic medieval manor house dating from 1480 is open to groups only, but the 1920s gardens within the original yew hedges are charming.
Greenham,
Wellington,
Somerset,
England,
TA21 0JR
12 acres of gardens surrounding a lovely 15th century manor house. A yew walk leads to a variety of garden rooms, with a bog garden, cottage garden, river walk, and lovely old trees. Top rating in the Good Garden Guide.
Cothay Manor,
Nr Wellington Greenham,
Somerset,
England,
TA21 0JR
A 2 acre garden offering views over the surrounding countryside. The garden is shaped into small, intimate areas, accented by a pond and a woodland stream that runs through the garden
West Haddon Road,
Guilsborough Northampton,
Northamptonshire,
England,
NN6 8QE
Attraction Type:
Garden Heritage Rating:? Location: Located off the A428 at the West Haddon Bypass. Followw signs for Guilsborough.
Since its foundation in 1970, the Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens have grown to become one of the country's most popular zoological attractions. The spacious and varied grounds around the listed Victorian Manor House offer a wealth of planting possibilities and styles. The 140 acres of parkland is home to some particularly fine specimen trees including Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia, Cedar and a huge 600-year-old Oak.
Burford,
Oxfordshire,
England,
OX18 4JW
A mix of formal and informal gardens surrounding a Jacobean manor. There are two garden areas at Coughton Court; the walled garden, owned and operated by the Throckmorton family, and public gardens, operated by the National Trust. The latter includes informal lawns, a bog garden, and pleasant riverside walks.
Throckmorton Estates,
Coughton Court Alcester,
Warwickshire,
England,
B49 5JA
Carefully accurate restoration of 18th century gardens of keen gardener William Cowper are an interesting part of the museum documenting the lives of Cowper and Rev. John Newton.
Orchard Side,
Market Place Olney,
Buckinghamshire,
England,
MK46 4AJ
At Cragside you will not only find rock gardens, but what is one of the world's largest rock gardens, constructed by inventor Lord Armstrong. Magnificent, varied estate, stronghold of the red squirrel. Lots for children to do: rhododendron maze, wild streams and lakes, adventure play area.
Rothbury,
Morpeth,
Northumberland,
England,
NE65 7PX
The manor at Cranborne is based on a former royal hunting lodge built by King John in 1207. It is therefore one of the oldest surviving ddomestic buildings in England. The baronial courts of Cranborne Chase were held at the manor, and medieval dungeons now form part of the manor cellars.
4 High Street,
Cranborne,
Dorset,
England,
BH21 5PS
Surounding medieval Crook Hall are 4 acres of gardens, including a special Shakespeare Garden, a secret Walled Garden, Cathedral Garden, and Silver and White Garden, as well as a grass maze.
Frankland Lane,
Sidegate Durham,
County Durham,
England,
DH1 5SZ
One of the great landscape gardens in England, the first major project undertaken by 18th century landscape garden master Lancelot 'Capability' Brown. The garden was built from 1750 for the 6th Earl of Coventry, and is sprinkled with classical buildings designed by James Wyatt, Robert Adam, and Brown himself. Brown designed the park to create perfect 'pictures' from the windows of Croome House. Brown's work at Croome set the style for the next several decades of English country house and garden design, and as such it must be regarded as one of the landmarks in country house history.
Himalayan poppies mark the beginning of summer at Dalemain, but there is plenty to see year-round in these 5 acres of plantsmans gardens. 1680s Terrace walk, 100 old-fashioned roses, named varieties of ancient apples, Tudor Knot garden, wild garden. Largest Abies cephalonica (silver fir) in Britain.
Penrith,
Lake District,
Cumbria,
England,
CA11 0HB
Canterbury's largest and most popular garden. The intriguing name comes from an English mangling of the Norman French 'donjon' (forerunner of our word 'dungeon'). In this case the term does not refer to a prison, but to an early Norman castle founded by William the Conqueror.
Canterbury,
Kent,
England,
CT1 2RN
A long, gently waving brick wall encloses the kitchen garden, part of 13 acres of peaceful roses, herbs, specimen trees, lawns and borders. Within Deans Court is an organic kitchen garden enclosed within a serpentine wall said to have been built by French Napoleonic War prisoners. A much older feature is a fish pond that survived from a medieval monastery that used to occupy the site.
A magnificent 4 acre garden in beautiful West Sussex countryside. Though small in size, Denman's Garden features innovative use of plant size, shape, texture, and colour to present a horticultural delight at any season. One of Denman's more innovative ideas is the use of gravel in pathways and garden beds to outline plants and link garden areas.
Denmans Lane,
Fontwell,
West Sussex,
England,
BN18 0SU
Award-winning flower gardens surrounding a historic house. Features are a bog garden, magnolias, woodland garden, and riverside walks. Especially good in Spring for narcissi.
Lymebridge,
Hartland,
Devon,
England,
EX39 6EA
Six acres of delightfully tended walled and wild gardens complement the artchitecture at Doddington Hall. Topiary, knot garden, turf maze, water gardens, nature trail through farmland and park woods.
Doddington,
Lincoln,
Lincolnshire,
England,
LN6 4RU
Ten acres of lovely landscape gardens surround a 19th century manor. Here you will find woodland walks, rows of clipped yew hedges, and an Edwardian rock garden, all in an attractive, informal setting.
Doddington,
Kent,
England,
ME9 0BB
Dorneywood Garden is a combination cottage and kitchen garden in 1930s style, set around a xxth century house. The garden features a lily pond, stylish conservatory, rose garden, and herbaceous borders.
Dorneywood Road,
Dorneywood Burnham,
Buckinghamshire,
England,
SL1 8PY
Italianate baroque house begun 1711, set amid garden temples by Vanbrugh and William Robinson, with the ruins of Castle Helmsley to add atmosphere to the grounds. The house was a school for girls for much of the 20th century, now being brought back to its former glory.
Helmsley,
Yorkshire,
England,
YO62 5EB
Billed as one of the great gardens of the Northwest, and set within a 250-acre deerpark which is home to an ancient herd of fallow deer. Waterside plantings, rich borders, orangery and late-flowering azaleas.
Altrincham,
Cheshire,
England,
WA14 4SJ
Dunster, home to the National Collection of arbutus, may also be noted for its terraced gardens with subtropical plantings including palms and citrus specimens. Dunster Castle has original 13th century gatehouse and fine interiors.
Dunster,
Minehead,
Somerset,
England,
TA24 6SL
There are really three attractions in one at Earnley Gadens and Butterflies; first there is the gardens, with 17 themed garden areas. Associated with the garden is a habitat for rare and unusual species of butterflies. Then there is Noah's Ark, an animal and reptile rescue centre, where you will find such diverse species as giant tortoise and boa-constrictors, to chinchilla, chipmunks, and rodents.
133 Almodington Lane,
Earnley,
West Sussex,
England,
PO20 7JR
Perhaps the best example anywhere of an English cottage garden; the informal planting scheme was developed by Margery Fish in the period from 1940-1960. A 17th c malthouse stands within the garden. Regular gardening courses held
South Petherton,
Somerset,
England,
TA13 5HH
A quiet 14 acre garden in a secluded corner of the Cotswolds, Eastleach House Garden is a hidden treasure. There are 3 distinct garden sections. The first is the Rill Garden, arranged about a quiet stream running down a gentle slope, with curving paths lined by box hedges. The garden runs down to a striking row of nine Sorbus trees at the bottom. At the top there are plantings of colourful irises.
Eastleach,
Cirencester,
Gloucestershire,
England,
GL7 3NW
12 acres of 'lost gardens' only recently restored from decay, are set beside the ruins of an historic house overlooking the River Witham. The gardens were established sometime before 1592 by Sir Henry Cholmley, and remodelled in the 19h century, though the Tudor walls enclosing the garden and the nearby kitchen garden still stand.
Grantham,
Lincolnshire,
England,
NG33 5AP
Two gigantic plant conservatories, the largest in the world, made up of 800 pieces of interlocking hexagons without any internal support.
Bodelva,
St Austell,
Cornwall,
England,
PL24 2SG
A walled city garden planted with old plant varieties to recreate an authentic Elizabethan garden.
New Street,
The Barbican Plymouth,
Devon,
England,
PL12NA
A late 18th century 4 acre park with striking lakeside gardens. Within the park is a medieval carp pond and wildflower gardens, with a variety of family activities, including a falconry centre, craft centre, playground, and children's zoo.
Brigg,
Lincolnshire,
England,
DN20 0QZ
The 1913 version of the gardens at Elton was ready for major renovation by the 1980's, and now the roses, sunken garden, shrub garden and arboretum have come back into their own, making for a delightful visit. There are 200 acres of parkland, with a Millenium orangery, and a Jubliee gothic arbor.
Elton,
Peterborough,
Cambridgeshire,
England,
PE8 6SH
Informal Victorian garden set on one of the highest spots in Kent. Here you will find rare trees and shrubs from across the world. Special interest in Spring, with profusely flowering shrubs and flowers, and in Autumn for Fall colours.
Idle Hill,
Sevenoaks,
Kent,
England,
TN14 6AY
220 acres of parkland with historic gardens plus a maze created with over 4000 beech trees. Wilderness paths wind through specimen trees, shrubs, and flowers. Also on the site are a special birds of prey centre, and exhibits of otters, red squirrels, and wild boar.
Ottery St Mary,
Devon,
England,
EX11 1LU
Plan for a long stay in this 200 acre garden begun in the 1920's by the Rothschild family. Known for developing hybrid rhododendrons and azaleas. Notable eatures include pools, a winter garden, a rock garden, fruit trees, a daffodil meadow, and an iris garden.
Exbury,
Southampton,
Hampshire,
England,
SO45 1AZ
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