One of the most extensive and varied collections of conifers in the world grace Bedgebury Pinetum. Much attention has been paid to creating gardens with colour and varieties of plants to provide interest at every season of the year.
Park Lane,
Goudhurst,
Cranbrook,
Kent,
England,
TN17 2SL
Canterbury's largest and most popular garden. The intriguing name comes from an English mangling of the Norman French 'donjon' (forerunner of our word 'dungeon'). In this case the term does not refer to a prison, but to an early Norman castle founded by William the Conqueror.
Canterbury,
Kent,
England,
CT1 2RN
Ten acres of lovely landscape gardens surround a 19th century manor. Here you will find woodland walks, rows of clipped yew hedges, and an Edwardian rock garden, all in an attractive, informal setting.
Doddington,
Kent,
England,
ME9 0BB
Informal Victorian garden set on one of the highest spots in Kent. Here you will find rare trees and shrubs from across the world. Special interest in Spring, with profusely flowering shrubs and flowers, and in Autumn for Fall colours.
Idle Hill,
Sevenoaks,
Kent,
England,
TN14 6AY
A well-restored modern garden offering a mix of formal and informal interest. The main features are the three-roomed walled garden, with arched views to the parish church, the woodland garden, with winding paths beside a tranquil pool, and the formal parterre with views out over open parkland. In addition there is an arboretum and Gravel Garden.
Goodnestone Park,
Goodnestone,
Wingham,
Kent,
England,
CT3 1PL
A real plantsman's paradise, with great seasonal interest packd into 7 acres of formal and informal gardens. A feature of Great Comp are the 'ruins', follies which blend into the gardens and provide a focal point for the hardy and near -hardy plants which are the gardens main feature.
Comp Lane,
Platt,
Borough Green,
Kent,
England,
TN15 8QS
A peaceful formal gardens, laid out in the 17th century. There are a wealth of things to see at Groombridge; here you will find a knot garden, white rose garden, oriental garden, peacock garden, herbaceous borders, and a secret garden, all laid out in separate garden rooms.
Groombridge,
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent,
England,
TN3 9QG
An attractive mix of formal and informal gardens, Hole Park features formal gardens near the house with clipped yew hedges outlining a series of garden rooms. There is much of interest, including a wrought iron gatesail, a fountain, egg pond, and a walled rose garden. The informal gardens offer agnificent Spring flowers, woodland walks, heathers, and rhododendron banks.
Rolvenden,
Kent,
England,
TN17 4JB
Lesnes Abbey Wood is a former monastic park on the banks of the Thames. The ruins of a 12th century Augustinian monastery lie in the park. There are bluebell woods, formal terraces, and self-guided nature trails through a network of paths across the site.
Abbey Road,
Belvedere,
Kent,
England,
DA17 5DL
Nine acres of Edwardian gardens at the heart of an 800 acre estate surrounding an historic manor house. The garden features a 'MizMaze', or medieval labyrinth of hedges and colourful flowering plants. There is also a Japanese rock garden, water garden, rose garden, topiary, and the Snowdrop Bank, planted by Belgian refugees housed here during WWII.
Hernhill ,
Faversham,
Kent,
England,
ME13 9TX
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