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Gardens in Gloucestershire

Barnsley House Garden    A lovely Arts and Crafts style garden by Rosemary Verey, surrounds a 17th century manor house. Note: Barnsley House is now operating as a private luxury hotel and restaurant. Garden visits can be arranged by prior contact. Barnsley, Cirencester, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 5EE Attraction Type: Garden Location: 4 m NE Cirencester, in Barnsley village, on B4425 Website: Barnsley House Garden Phone: 01285 7400 000 Location map Details of Barnsley House Garden OS SP075049 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Batsford Arboretum   The largest and most extensive private collection of trees and shrubs in Britain. The arboretum shares space in Batsford Park with the Cotswold Falconry Centre. Batsford Park, Moreton in Marsh, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL56 9QB Attraction Type: Garden Location: Off the A44 Moreton-in-Marsh to Bourton-on-the-Hill. No entry through Batsford village. Website: Batsford Arboretum Email: arboretum@batsfordfoundation.co.uk Phone: 01386 701 441 Fax: 01386 701 829 Location map Details of Batsford Arboretum - Photos of Batsford Arboretum OS SP186338 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Bourton House    A delightful Cotswold garden covering 3 acres. The setting is lovely, and includes a 16th century tithe barn that can be visited. Bourton-on-the-Hill, Moreton in Marsh, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL56 9AE Attraction Type: Garden Website: Bourton House Email: cd@bourtonhouse.com Phone: 01386 700 754 Location map Details of Bourton House OS SP177 325 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Cerney House Gardens    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 Attraction Type: Garden Location: off the A435 between Cheltenham and Cirencester Website: Cerney House Gardens Email: 01285 831 676 Fax: 01285 831 676 Location map OS SP018 078 Photo Credit: Kay Ransom Photography Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Hidcote Manor Gardens   One of the truly great English gardens, created by Major Lawrence Johnston as a series of outdoor "rooms", each with its own character, separated by hedges and walls. Rare trees and shrubs, herbaceous borders. Best in: year round. Hidcote Bartrim, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, England, GL55 6LR Attraction Type: Garden Location: 4 m NE Chipping Campden on B4632 Website: Hidcote Manor Gardens Email: hidcote@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01386 438333 Fax: 01386 438817 National Trust Location map Details of Hidcote Manor Gardens - Photos of Hidcote Manor Gardens OS SP176904 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Kiftsgate Court Gardens   Next-door-neighbour to the more well-known Hidcote, this 20th century garden is blessed with colour and an informal atmosphere. Sunken garden with bulbs best in spring, roses peak in June and July. Large hydrangea, Japanese maples, bluebell wood. Don't see Hidcote and miss Kiftsgate! Best in: spring and early summer. Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, England, GL55 6LN Attraction Type: Garden Location: 3 m NE Chipping Campden Website: Kiftsgate Court Gardens Email: info@kiftsgate.co.uk Phone: 0386 438777 Fax: 0386 438777 Location map Details of Kiftsgate Court Gardens - Photos of Kiftsgate Court Gardens OS SP173 430 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Mill Dene Garden    Delightful 2 1/2 acre garden built upon a number of shallow terraces. The old mill pond has been incorporated into the design of the garden, which has been open to the public only since the early 1990s. Winter garden, chamomile lawn, wild garden. Blockley, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, England, GL56 9HU Attraction Type: Garden Website: Mill Dene Garden Email: info@milldenegarden.co.uk Phone: 01386 700 457 Fax: 01386 700 526 Location map OS SP164 348 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Misarden Park Gardens    These gardens dating from the 17th century overlook the Golden Valley, and feature a yew topiary designed by Lutyens as well as double herbaceous borders, terraced lawns, parterre, walled garden and new summerhouse and rill. Roses, scented border. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, GL6 7JA Attraction Type: Garden Location: 6 miles NW of Cirencester Phone: 01285 821 303 Location map OS SO938 089 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Newark Park   There are 700 acres of woodland garden surrounding the former Tudor hunting lodge of Newark Park. Trails lead past a lake, through peaceful woodland and open countryside. The Cotswold Way leads through the estate. Don't miss the snowdrops! Ozleworth, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, England, GL12 7PZ Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 1.5 miles East of Wotton-under-Edge on narrow lanes. Website: Newark Park Email: newarkpark@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01453 842 644 National Trust Location map Details of Newark Park - Photos of Newark Park OS ST786 933 Photo Credit: David Ross / Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Owlpen Manor   17th century yews highlight the formal terraced gardens. Georgian mill pond, fed by seven springs. Uley, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL11 5BZ Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 3 miles East of Dursley, off the B4066 Website: Owlpen Manor Email: sales@owlpen.com Phone: 01453 860 261 Fax: 01453 860 819 Location map OS ST800983 Photo Credit: David Ross / Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Painswick Rococo Garden   Come for the snowdrops in this 18th century valley garden, and then come again for the summer displays, woodland walks, and stunning views. Formal kitchen gardens and maze, charming buildings. Painswick, Gloucestershire, England, GL6 6TH Attraction Type: Garden Location: half mile NW of village on B4073 Website: Painswick Rococo Garden Email: info@rococogarden.co.uk Phone: 01452 813 204 Fax: 01452 814 888 Location map Details of Painswick Rococo Garden - Photos of Painswick Rococo Garden OS SO864101 Photo Credit: David Ross / Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Sezincote   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 Attraction Type: Historic House Location: On a minor road off the A44 on the outskirts of Bourton on the Hill. Seasonal opening. Children are not generally admitted to the house Website: Sezincote Email: enquiries@sezincote.co.uk Details of Sezincote OS SP172312 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Snowshill Manor   Delightful Arts and Crafts style organic garden is a lovely grouping of colourful outdoor rooms. Snowshill, Broadway, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, WR12 7JU Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 3 miles south of Broadway Website: Snowshill Manor Email: snowshillmanor@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01386 852 410 Fax: 01386 842 822 Location map Details of Snowshill Manor OS SP096 339 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Sudeley Castle   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 Attraction Type: Historic House Location: outside Winchcombe, off B4632 Website: Sudeley Castle Email: enquiries@sudeley.org.uk Phone: 01242 602 308 Fax: 01242 602 959 Location map Details of Sudeley Castle - Photos of Sudeley Castle OS ST872 952 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Trull House    House set in lovely Cotswold countryside, surrounded by 8 acres of gardens in a wide variety of styles, augmented by beautiful trees and mature shrubs. Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, GL8 8SQ Attraction Type: Garden Location: off A433 Website: Trull House Email: simon@trullhouse.co.uk Phone: 01285 841255 Location map OS ST927 965 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Westbury Court Garden   The earliest surviving English water garden, first laid out in 1696. Yew hedges line canals containing water lilies and carp. Fruit trees, herbs, medicinal plants, and a parterre. Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England, GL14 1PD Attraction Type: Garden Location: 11 miles SW of Gloucester, on the A48 Website: Westbury Court Garden Email: westburycourt@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01452 760 461 Fax: 01452 760 461 National Trust Location map Details of Westbury Court Garden - Photos of Westbury Court Garden OS SO718 138 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Westonbirt Arboretum   17,000 numbered trees and 17 miles of paths in this excellent arboretum run by the Forestry Commission. Best in : spring for rhododendron and magnolias, and autumn for Japanese maples and fothergilla. Westonbirt, Gloucestershire, England, GL8 8QS Attraction Type: Garden Location: 3 m SW Tetbury, on A433 Website: Westonbirt Arboretum Email: Westonbirt@forestry.gsi.gov.uk Phone: 01666 880220 Fax: 01666 880559 Location map Details of Westonbirt Arboretum - Photos of Westonbirt Arboretum OS ST856 896 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

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