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Hertfordshire Travel Guide - Gardens

Benington Lordship Garden Location map Stevenage , Hertfordshire Benington Lordship Gardens is a 7 acre garden surrounding a lovely Georgian manor house. Beside the manor are the ruins of a Norman castle keep, surrounded by a moat. Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, SG2 7BS Location: 4 miles east of Stevenage, beside the church in Benington. Signposted from the A602 and the A507 Website: Benington Lordship Garden Email: garden@beningtonlordship.co.uk Phone: (08701)261709 Historic Houses Association

Forge Museum and Victorian Cottage Garden Location map Much Hadham , Hertfordshire Working museum of the four generations of Page blacksmiths who operated the forge from 1811 until 1983. Garden is dedicated to the culture of such plants as would have been grown in the 19th century, and houses an unusual bee shelter. High Street , Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, England, SG10 6BS Location: Closed until late 2008 for expansion and redevelopment. Phone: 01279 843 301

Hatfield House Location map Hatfield , Hertfordshire Originally planted by John Tradescant the Elder to a design by Robert Cecil. Huge double anemone, knot gardens, wilderness and scented gardens. Best in: times when the private East garden is open, as it contains many varieties of rare plants. Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, AL9 5NQ Location: off A1000 Website: Hatfield House Email: visitors@hatfield-house.co.uk Phone: 01707 287010 Fax: 01707 287033

Knebworth House Location map Knebworth , Hertfordshire 16th century gardens were largely transformed in Victorian, and again in Edwardian, times, and since the 1980s have again been treated to a programme of restoration and development. You will find quite a range of garden features, from the traditional to the not-so: a sunken lawn with pollarded limes, formal walled gardens, Victorian statuary, sprawling shrub roses, a maze, a gold garden, woodland walks, a pet cemetery, and a dino trail... Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, SG3 6PY Location: off the A1 at junction 7 (Stevenage South A602) Website: Knebworth House Email: info@knebworthhouse.com Phone: 01438 812 661 Fax: 01438 811 908