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Many of these gardens surround stately homes, so you might try browsing our listings of historic houses as well.

Bicton Park Botanical Gardens    Landscape park and historic gardens inspired by Versailles. There is something for eveyone here, including a woodland railway, palm house, a countryside museum of rural life, American gardens, stream garden, pinetum, arboretum, rose garden, Mediterranean gatrden, and the Italian gardens purportedly designed by Andre Le Notre, designer of the famous gardens at Versailles. East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England, EX9 7JT Attraction Type: Garden Location: 2 m N Budleigh Salterton, on B3178 Website: Bicton Park Botanical Gardens Email: info@bictongardens.co.uk Phone: 01395 568 465 Fax: 01395 568 374 Location map OS SY081850 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Castle Drogo   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 Attraction Type: Historic House Location: off A30 Website: Castle Drogo Email: castledrogo@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01647 433 306 Fax: 01647 433 186 National Trust Location map Details of Castle Drogo OS SX723 904 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Coleton Fishacre House and Garden    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 Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 3 m E Kingswear Website: Coleton Fishacre House and Garden Email: coletonfishacre@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01803 752 466 Fax: 01803 753 017 National Trust Location map Details of Coleton Fishacre House and Garden OS SX908 509 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Docton Mill and Garden    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 Attraction Type: Garden Location: 3 m SW Hartland on minor roads Website: Docton Mill and Garden Email: doctonmill@tiscali.co.uk Phone: 01237 441 369 Fax: 01237 441 369 Location map OS SS234 227 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Elizabethan Gardens    A walled city garden planted with old plant varieties to recreate an authentic Elizabethan garden. New Street, The Barbican Plymouth, Devon, England, PL12NA Attraction Type: Garden Phone: 01822 611 027 Location map OS SX482540 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Escot Country Park and Gardens    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 Attraction Type: Garden Location: 9 m E Exeter, on A30 Website: Escot Country Park and Gardens Email: info@escot-devon.co.uk Phone: 01404 822 188 Fax: 01404 822 903 Location map OS SY085983 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Garden House    The Sunday Express posed the question: "Is this the best garden in Britain?" and while you are sure to have your own opinion on that one, you are also sure to appreciate the naturalistic plantings of the eight-acre garden of The Garden House, where a 16th century vicarage tower stands in a terraced walled garden, and the seasons variously offer crocuses, maples, and rhododendrons. Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton, Devon, England, PL20 7LQ Attraction Type: Garden Location: off the A386, 10 miles north of Plymouth Website: Garden House Email: office@thegardenhouse.org.uk Phone: 01822 854 769 Fax: 1822 855 358 Location map OS SX493 681 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Greenway    On the banks of the Dart estuary lies a woodland garden with native wild flowers underlying plantings of rare half-hardy trees and shrubs. Greenway Road, Galmpton, Brixham, Devon, England, TQ5 0ES Attraction Type: Garden Location: ferry from Dartmouth; steep walk from quay to garden Website: Greenway Email: greenway@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01803 842 382 Fax: 01803 661 900 National Trust Location map OS SX873550 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Hartland Abbey   Since the 1950s the grounds of the 12th century Hartland Abbey have been cleared, restored and replanted. Victorian fernery, woodland gardens, bog garden, 'Ladies' woodland walk, secret walled gardens. Large glasshouses. Longer walks lead to the Cove and spectacular coastal scenery. Hartland, Bideford, Devon, England, EX39 6DT Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 15 miles west of Bideford, off the A39 Website: Hartland Abbey Email: ha_admin@btconnect.com Phone: 01237 441 264 Fax: 01237 441 264 Location map Details of Hartland Abbey - Photos of Hartland Abbey OS SS241 249 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Holbrook Garden    Two south-facing acres with plantings inspired by natural plant communities, with an emphasis on season-long vibrant colour. RHs garden with events throughout the summer. Sampford Peverell, Tiverton, Devon, England, EX16 7EN Attraction Type: Garden Location: just N of the A36 at Sampford Peverell, 4 m E of Tiverton Website: Holbrook Garden Phone: 01884 821 164 Location map OS ST043 152 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Killerton    15 acre hillside garden within 4000 acres of woods. Famous for trees and shrubs. Terraced beds, dwarf shrubs, rhododendrons. Circular walks through the woods. Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, England, EX5 3LE Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 7 m NE Exeter, on B3181 Website: Killerton Email: killerton@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01392 881 345 Fax: 01392 883 112 National Trust Location map Details of Killerton OS SS977 001 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Knightshayes Court    Fine Devon gardens are a delight in every season. Animal topiary, pool garden, spring bulbs, and lots of woodland to get lost in. Bolham, Tiverton, Devon, England, EX16 7RQ Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 2 m N Tiverton, off A396 Website: Knightshayes Court Email: knightshayes@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01884 254 665 Fax: 01884 243 050 National Trust Location map Details of Knightshayes Court OS SS960 151 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Marwood Hill    Over 3000 different varieties of plants spread over 20 acres. Greenhouse collection of Antipodean plants, another of camellias. Willows, ferns, rock garden, walled gardens, climbing plants, alpines, bog plants. Best in: April-August. Marwood, Barnstaple, Devon, England, EX31 4EB Attraction Type: Garden Location: 4 m NW Barnstaple, off B3230 Website: Marwood Hill Email: info@marwoodhillgarden.co.uk Phone: 01271 342 528 Location map Details of Marwood Hill OS SS545 375 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Overbeck's Museum and Garden    The sheltered seven acre garden is home to a range of subtropical plants. Wonderful views out over the estuary. Sharpitor, Salcombe, Devon, England, TQ8 8LW Attraction Type: Museum Website: Overbeck's Museum and Garden Email: overbecks@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01548 842 893 National Trust Location map OS SX728374 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Powderham Castle    The grounds of Powderham Castle on the River Exe have been developed with the family in mind. The green deer park, studded with mature trees, is the setting for a steam railway, and Jousting Knights have been known to entertain visitors. More traditionally, you will find roses, a national collection of Dianthus, and a delightful springtime woodland garden. There is also a childrens secret garden, and Timmy Two the tortoise (successor to Timothy the first, who was reputedly the world's oldest tortoise at the time of his demise in 2004). Kenton, Exeter, Devon, England, EX6 8JQ Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 8 m SE Exeter, off A379 Website: Powderham Castle Email: castle@powderham.co.uk Phone: 01626 890 243 Fax: 01626 890 729 Location map Details of Powderham Castle OS SX965 832 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Rosemoor Garden    3500 varieties, including over 100 dogwoods and hollies. Scree garden, alpines, arboretum, water and bog plants. Regional centre for the Royal Horticultural Society. Visitor's centre. Great Torrington, Devon, England, EX38 8AT Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1 m SE Great Torrington, on A3124 Website: Rosemoor Garden Email: info@rhs.org.uk Phone: 01805 24067 Location map Details of Rosemoor Garden OS SS488 187 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Sand    Set in six acres of gardens, the Elizabethan home of the Huyshe-Shires family is open to the public on a limited basis, but the peaceful grounds are worth visiting. Lawns, woodlands, terrace and summer house. Christmas tree plantation. Sidbury, Sidmouth, Devon, England, EX10 0QN Attraction Type: Garden Location: off the A375 Website: Sand Email: info@sandsidbury.co.uk Phone: 01395 597 230 Location map OS SY153936 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Shobrooke Park    A series of four lakes cascade through the 180-acre park. Lime avenue from 1800. Millenium ampitheatre. Crediton, Devon, England, EX17 1DG Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1 mile east of Crediton Website: Shobrooke Park Phone: 07971 136 901 Location map OS SS855 015 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Winsford Walled Garden    Extensive "plantsman's" garden is a restoration of a Victorian garden (learn how to restore your own Victorian greenhouse!) and an excellent place for the garden enthousiast to wander, absorb and become inspired. Winsford Lane, Halwill Junction, Devon, England, EX21 5XT Attraction Type: Garden Location: 10 miles northwest of Okehampton on the A3079 Website: Winsford Walled Garden Phone: 01409 221 477 Location map OS SS450 011 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

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