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You enter the gardens down the flight of stairs seen here. It
is down these stairs that Dorothy Vernon is said to have fled
when eloping with Sir John Manners.
The first terrace (sometimes known as the Bowling Green) leads
down a flight of stairs to a wider terrace of further plantings
The fountain acts as a centrepiece for the main garden terrace
Looking from the garden terrace towards the Long Galllery
The rear of the Banqueting Hall
A small stairs at the far corner of the garden allows lovely views
over the grounds and the River Wye.
Here, flowers have been planted on the sloping butresses for the
terrace
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