|
 |
Hampshire Travel Guide - Gardens
|
Basing House
|
|
Basing House was one one of the largest private houses in England, the home of William Paulet, Marquess of Winchester in the Tudor period. The house was besieged and destroyed by Oliver Cromwell in the Civil War. Visitors can view excavated remains of the Old House and tour the extensive Norman earthworks which surround the site.
Garden: The Tudor garden of this ruined palace has recently been recreated.
Redbridge Lane, Basing Basingstoke,
Hampshire,
England, RG24 7HB
Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: 2 m E Basingstoke town centre
Website: Basing House
Email: enquiries.museums@hants.gov.uk
Phone: 0845 603 5635
Fax: 01256 326 283
Location
map
OS Grid SU658524
Nearest
attractions and accommodation 
Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed
and Breakfasts |
|
|
|
Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway
|
|
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
Attraction Type: Garden
Location: 11 m SE Totton via A326, B3054 and minor road
Website: Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway
Email: nigel.philpott@exbury.co.uk
Phone: 023 8089 1203
Fax: 023 8089 9940
Location
map
OS Grid SU426001
Photo Credit: Kevin Danks, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
Nearest
attractions and accommodation
Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed
and Breakfasts |
|
|
|
Hinton Ampner Garden
|
|
Hinton Ampner is one of the great gardens of the 20th-century. It is a masterpiece of design by Ralph Dutton, 8th and last Lord Sherborne, uniting a formal layout with varied and informal plantings in pastel shades. A 5ha (12-acre) garden of all year interest with scented plants and magnificent vistas over parkland and rolling Hampshire countryside. The house is tenanted but can also be visited and contains a fine collection of English furniture, Italian paintings and hard-stones.
Bramdean,
Alresford,
Hampshire,
England, SO24 0LA
Attraction Type: Garden
Location: 1 m W Bramdean on A272
Website: Hinton Ampner Garden
Email: hintonampner@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01962 771 305
Fax: 01962 793 101
National Trust
Location
map
OS Grid SU597 275
Nearest
attractions and accommodation
Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed
and Breakfasts |
|
|
|
Holly Hill Garden
|
|
A small suburban garden with sloping, terraced garden rooms. Features include a wildlife pond, a cascading waterfall, roses, clematis, wildflowers, and hardy geraniums. Past winner of Best Overall Garden – Southampton in Bloom competition.
93 Holly Hill, Bassett Southampton,
Hampshire,
England, SO16 7ET
Attraction Type: Garden
Location: 2 miles north of Southampton centre just off Bassett Avenue. Exit the M3 at J14 onto Bassett Avenue, access only from the northbound lane.
Website: Holly Hill Garden
Email: info@hollyhillgarden.com
Phone: 02380 767704
Fax: 02380 766400
Location
map
OS Grid SU414159
Photo Credit: Holly Hill Garden
Nearest
attractions and accommodation
Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed
and Breakfasts |
|
|
|
Houghton Lodge
|
|
A delightful mix of formal and informal gardens beside the River Test. Here you will find imaginative topiary, including a dragon, chalk walled garden, woodlands walks to a secluded grotto, an orchid house, riverside walks, and lovely herbaceous borders. The gardens provide a setting for the 18th century Gothic cottage of Houghton Lodge.
Houghton,
Stockbridge,
Hampshire,
England, SO20 6LQ
Attraction Type: Garden
Location: 1.5 m S Stockbridge on minor road
Website: Houghton Lodge
Email: info@houghtonlodge.co.uk
Phone: 01264 810 502
Fax: 01264 810 063
Location
map
OS Grid SU346417
Photo Credit: Mike Searle, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence
Nearest
attractions and accommodation
Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed
and Breakfasts |
|
|
|
Mottisfont Abbey
|
|
The National Collection of Roses calls the grounds of this 12th century abbey home. The estate includes Mottisfont village and surrounding farmland and woods. The park features the largest London plane tree in England, plus small formal gardens.
Abbey: This 12th-century Augustinian priory was converted into a private house after the Dissolution and still retains the spring or 'font' from which its name is derived. The abbey contains a drawing-room decorated by Rex Whistler and Derek Hill's 20th-century picture collection but the key attraction is the grounds with magnificent trees, walled gardens and the National Collection of Old-fashioned Roses. The estate includes Mottisfont village and surrounding farmland and woods.
Mottisfont,
Romsey,
Hampshire,
England, SO51 0LP
Attraction Type: Garden
Location: 4.5 m N Romsey, off A3057
Website: Mottisfont Abbey
Email: mottisfont@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01794 340 757
Fax: 01794 341 492
National Trust
Location
map
OS Grid SU324268
Nearest
attractions and accommodation
Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed
and Breakfasts |
|
|
|
The Vyne
|
|
Built in the early 16th-century for Lord Sandys, Henry VIII's Lord Chamberlain, the house acquired a classical portico in the mid-17th-century (the first of its kind in England). It contains a fascinating Tudor chapel with Renaissance glass, a Palladian stircase and a wealth old panelling and fine furniture. The attractive grounds feature herbaceous borders and a wild garden with lawns, lakes and woodland walks.
Garden: 50,000 new snowdrops! Gardening at the Vyne is on a grand scale that humbles one's own visit to the garden centre... Large and varied country park to explore, from formal gardens to meadows, woods and wetlands.
Sherborne St John,
Basingstoke,
Hampshire,
England, RG24 9HL
Attraction Type: Historic House
Location: 4 m N Basingstoke, off A340
Website: The Vyne
Email: thevyne@nationaltrust.org.uk
Phone: 01256 883 858
Fax: 01256 881 720
National Trust
Location
map
OS Grid SU639 576
Nearest
attractions and accommodation
Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed
and Breakfasts |
|
|
|
|
| Hampshire |
Camelia House
Lyndhurst
Self catering cottage
This property offers 3 double bedrooms, 1 single bedroom, bathroom with separate shower, lounge, dining room, fully equipped kitchen and private garden with garden furniture. more >>
Sleeps 6
More cottages in Hampshire >> |
|
| Hampshire |
Harmony
Milford on Sea
Self catering cottage
offers 1 double bedroom with extra single bed & ensuite, 1 twin, 1 single, bathroom, large lounge with glass doors to dining room, kitchen, … more >>
Sleeps 5
More cottages in Hampshire >> |
|
| Hook (Hotel) |
De Vere Venue Warbrook Grange
The Warbrook Grange is situated in a particularly secluded and attractive location on the Hampshire/Berkshire border with amazing views and 130 beautiful acres of woodland and parkland. Its convenient for Heathrow Airport, has fast rail links to London (Paddington and Waterloo) from nearby Reading and the M3 and M4 are … more >>
More hotels in Hampshire >> |
|
| Hook (Hotel) |
De Vere Venue Highfield Park
This elegant Queen Anne mansion is set in 35 acres of beautiful parkland on the Hampshire border. Whether you stay at the house or the old stable block, its the perfect place to rest your head. The hotel offers 58 bedrooms with TV, hospitality tray and Internet access, in addition … more >>
More hotels in Hampshire >> |
|
|
