A Victorian garden surrounding a Georgian house. There is a rose garden, loggia, terrace, a lake and woods.
Saint Hill Road,
East Grinstead,
West Sussex,
England,
RH19 4JY
An Elizabethan manor set in an attractive 12 acre modern garden with an attached arboretum. The arboretum features rare trees, and classical ornamentation about a serpentine pond. Beside the house to the east is a water garden, while to the west is a 17th century walled garden with old apple trees and mixed borders providing colour.
Great Saling,
Braintree,
Essex,
England,
CM7 5DT
35 acres of woodland, great variety of trees and shrubs. Roses, alpines, dry garden. Best in: spring for daffodils, summer for white lilies, June for meconopsis and primulas.
Windsor Great Park,
Englefield Green,
Surrey,
England,
SL4 2HT
A warm and intimate Oriental garden surround historic Sezincote House. There is a lovely informal garden along a stream, and a formal garden area next to the house. An orangery built in a gently curving semi-circle opens into the formal garden.
Bourton on the Hill,
Cotswolds,
Gloucestershire,
England
100 acre landscape garden designed by the ubiquitous Capability Brown. Five lakes linked by cascades and waterfalls. Rare trees a wonderful sight in autumn, but Best in: spring for daffodils and bluebells followed by azaleas and rhododendrons.
Sheffield Green,
East Sussex,
England,
TN22 3QX
A romantic garden under restoration, Sheldon is Wiltshire's oldest inhabited manor. There is a rose garden in May/June. Formal and informal gardens. A 15th century chapel stands in the grounds.
Chippenham,
Wiltshire,
England,
SN14 0RG
'Capability' Brown was responsible for the landscaping of the 40 acres of grounds around the 50-acre lake at Sherborne. Fine specimen trees, spring bulbs, follies.
Sherborne,
Dorset,
England,
DT9 5NR
An unusual, semi-wild garden located in beautiful Herefordshire countryside. Shipley has been created over the last 40 years, on a site occupied since Roman times. The gardens are a part of 30 acres of mixed habitat set beside an escarpment on the edge of the Wye Valley.
Holme Lacy,
Herefordshire,
England,
HR2 6LS
An Elizabethan mansion set in fabulous gardens created by Vita Sackville-West. Visitors to the red-brick castle (really a tall gatehouse, the remaining part of the Elizabethan manor complex) can see Sackville-West's study and library.
Sissinghurst,
Kent,
England,
TN17 2AB
The National Trust's largest limestone rock garden may be found at Sizergh, as may two lakes and a fine show of autumn colour. 1,600-acre estate is crossed by footpaths leading to dramatic viewpoints over the bay and fells.
Sizergh,
Kendal,
Lake District,
Cumbria,
England,
LA8 8AE
Delightful Arts and Crafts style organic garden is a lovely grouping of colourful outdoor rooms.
Snowshill,
Broadway,
Cotswolds,
Gloucestershire,
England,
WR12 7JU
30-acre Victorian garden has been lovingly tended by successive generations of the Berkeley family (see also Berkeley castle in Gloucestershire). Formal and informal meet and mingle in a happy exuberance of plantlife, with views out over the Malvern Hills.
Spetchley,
Worcester,
Worcestershire,
England,
WR5 1RS
A small formal garden in 18th century style. Here you will find garden compartments separated by hedges and walls, a rose garden, herbaceous borders, and enjoyable woodland walks.
Horsmonden,
Kent,
England,
TN12 8DR
The gardens surrounding a fascinating 15th century half-timbered manor offer a variety of fanciful topiary, a secret garden, terrace garden, and Jubilee Rose Garden.
Bramber,
West Sussex,
England,
BN44 3WE
An attractive woodland garden on a steep hillside, famous for its collection of flowering shrubs. Stagshaw was the creation of Cubby Acland, regional agent for the National Trust. Acland created a garden luxurious in rhodedendrons, azaleas, camelias, and other flower shrubs.
Ambleside,
Cumbria,
England,
LA22 0HE
A series of plantings in the cottage garden style, layered around a late 18th century farmhouse. There is a wild flower walk to a natural pond, plus rare breeds of poultry to enjoy. The garden is especially notable for good autumn colour.
Stewart Lane,
Stillingfleet,
York,
Yorkshire,
England,
YO19 6HP
A 20th century garden surrounding an attractive manor house. The gardens include formal azalea and rhodedendron collections, and a wide variety of trees. A quiet woodland walk leads to a Japanese Water Garden where you will find one of the largest plantings of azalea mollis in the country, with over 200 individual plants.
Stody Estate Office,
Melton Constable,
Norfolk,
England,
NR24 2EW
Stourhead is reason enough to visit England all by itself. It is a brilliant Arcadian design begun by Henry Hoare, incorporating ever changing vistas around a lake, replete with temples to Apollo and Flora, a rock bridge, a cascade, a pantheon, a thatched cottage, and a grotto. Hoare's vision did not run to the rhododendrons, added by a descendant, which are one of the main reasons people flock to Stourhead today. Best in: spring for rhododendrons, early summer for azaleas, and anytime for a truly wonderful landscape garden experience. My personal favourite among British gardens.
Stourton,
Warminster,
Wiltshire,
England,
BA12 6QD
Charming 4.5 acre plantsman's garden is an imaginative 20th century creation on the site of the derelict garden of the old Stourton Rectory. Peaceful oasis, filled with flowers.
Stourton,
Warminster,
Wiltshire,
England,
BA12 6QF
The National Trust calls Stowe "Britain's largest work of art", and they may be right. A Georgian garden replete with temples, arches, bridges, and allegorical statements built into the landscape. Peaceful woodland walks, planned vistas with monuments as a focal point. Capability Brown was head gardener at Stowe for ten years, and much of his work survives. Many garden buildings have been beautifully restored and thousands of shrubs and trees have been planted in recent years. Restoration work continues in the gardens and the house. The gardens belong to The National Trust but Stowe House (not National Trust) is occupied by Stowe School to which group visits can be arranged by appointment, Tel: 01280 818282.
Stowe School,
Buckingham,
Buckinghamshire,
England,
MK18 5EH
In 1722 John Aislabie retired here after the South Sea Bubble scandal erupted during his tenure as Chancellor of the Exchequer. For the next 20 years he worked to create the best water garden in England, perhaps in Europe. Lakes, grottoes, canals, and cascades join with classical temples and the ruins of medieval Fountains Abbey to provide an unforgetable landscape.
Ripon,
Yorkshire,
England
Be sure to plan in time to explore the award-winning gardens, during your visit to Sudeley. There are 14 acres of carefully planned and lovingly executed plantings, divided into 10 distinct garden areas. In spring the White garden is a flood of tulips; the Queen's garden grows a splendid array of roses set among double yew hedges; the sheltered Secret Garden provides a home for semi-tender Mediterranean plantings which are glorious well into the autumn. The pheasantry and wildfowl area opened in 2004 is home to 15 species of rare and endangered pheasants. The gardens are managed on organic principles.
Winchcombe,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
England,
GL54 5JD
A sundial dating from 1579 graces the knotgarden of the restored Tudor manor house. The extensive lavender beds are a notable feature of Sulgrave's garden, and The Herb Society maintains the National Herb Garden here. This herb garden features many of herbs that would have been grown in Tudor times. Read more about the gardens.
10-acre early 19th century garden approached through Shuttleworth Mansion. Plants from all over the world; the international theme extends to the buildings, which range from a tiny thatched Swiss Cottage to an Indian Pavilion.
Old Warden Park,
Old Warden,
Biggleswade,
Bedfordshire,
England,
SG18 9ER
Across the Thames from Kew Gardens. 55 acres of gardes begun by Capability Brown surround the mansion home of the Dukes of Northumberland. Woodland garden, rose garden (separate admission), lakeside walk. Best in: June for the roses.
London,
Greater London,
England,
TW8 8JF
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Historic House Heritage Rating:? Location: off A315 and A310
Website:Syon Park Email:info@syonpark.co.uk Phone: 020 8560 0882
Fax: 020 8568 0936
Location
map Nearest station: Richmond - 1.1 miles (straight line) - Zone: 4
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