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Gardens in Oxfordshire

Many of the best gardens to visit are part of stately homes, as the listing below will show. It might be worth your while to look at our Historic Houses in Oxfordshire listings, too.

Blenheim Palace Location map Woodstock, Oxfordshire The park around the opulent palace home of the Dukes of Marlborough was laid out by Capability Brown. Formal gardens in French and Italian terraced style, arboretum, rose garden. Unless you have a particular liking for formal gardens, spend your time exploring the park. Or, attend one of the events held in the grounds annually, from jousting to horse trials to crafts fairs. Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, OX20 1PX Location: In Woodstock, on the A34 Website: Blenheim Palace Email: operations@blenheimpalace.com Phone: 1993 811 091 Fax: 01993 810 570 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Details of Blenheim Palace - Photos of Blenheim Palace

Brook Cottage Garden Location map Alkerton, Oxfordshire A lovely hillside garden surrounding a 17th century cottage. Here you will find a scree garden, herbaceous borders arranged with colour themes, a water garden, and flowering shrubs and trees. Well Lane, Banbury, Alkerton, Oxfordshire, England, OX15 6NL Location: 6 m NW Banbury, signposted from Alkerton village Website: Brook Cottage Garden Phone: 1295 670 303 Fax: 1295 730 362

Broughton Castle Location map Broughton, Oxfordshire Walled Ladies Garden sits against the south wall of the castle, a central formal Fleur de Lys design softened by thoughtfully planted mixed and shrub borders both inside and outside the walls. Lawns slope down to the moat (you'll want to go straight back home and design your own moat at the bottom of the garden!) Banbury, Broughton, Oxfordshire, England, OX15 5EB Location: 2 m SW Banbury, on B4035 Website: Broughton Castle Email: info@broughtoncastle.com Phone: 01295 276 070 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Details of Broughton Castle - Photos of Broughton Castle

Buscot Park Location map Faringdon, Oxfordshire There are several disctinct gardens at Buscot. The most prominent is the 20th century water gardens, one of the finest in England, laid out on a sloping lawn below the 18th century stately home. There is also an extensive landscape garden, formal Italianate gardens, and walled gardens. A real delight. Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England, SN7 8BU Location: on A417 Website: Buscot Park Email: estbuscot@aol.com Phone: 01367 240786 Fax: 01367 241794 National Trust Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Details of Buscot Park - Photos of Buscot Park

Chastleton House Location map Chastleton, Oxfordshire Gardens surrounding the superb Jacobean mansion of Chastleton House. The gardens are typically Elizabethan and Jacobean with a ring of fascinating topiary at their heart. Moreton-in-Marsh, Chastleton, Oxfordshire, England, GL56 0SU Location: 6 m E Stowe-on-the-Wold Website: Chastleton House Email: chastleton@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01608 674 981 National Trust Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Details of Chastleton House - Photos of Chastleton House

Cotswold Wildlife Park and Manor House Location map Burford, Oxfordshire Since its foundation in 1970, the Cotswold Wildlife Park and Gardens have grown to become one of the country's most popular zoological attractions. The spacious and varied grounds around the listed Victorian Manor House offer a wealth of planting possibilities and styles. The 140 acres of parkland is home to some particularly fine specimen trees including Giant Redwood, Wellingtonia, Cedar and a huge 600-year-old Oak. Burford, Oxfordshire, England, OX18 4JW Location: 2 m S Burford, on A361 Website: Cotswold Wildlife Park and Manor House Phone: 01993 823006 Fax: 01993 823807 Photo Credit: Trevor Rickard, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence

Greys Court Location map Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire Walled gardens, old fashioned roses and wisteria against the backdrop of this ruined 14th century house. Maze, peony beds, kitchen garden, nut avenue. Henley-on-Thames, Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England, RG9 4PG Location: 3 m W Henley-on-Thames Website: Greys Court Email: greyscourt@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01491 628 145 Fax: 01491 628 935 National Trust Photo Credit: Graham Horn, licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence

Milton Manor House Location map Milton, Oxfordshire Children will enjoy the garden Treehouse, woodland Stockade, and pony rides. There are two lovely lakes, walled gardens, and woodland walks. The atmosphere in the house is a shade less formal than in many stately homes, making for a pleasant visit for all. Abingdon, Milton, Oxfordshire, England, OX14 4EN Location: just off A34, 9 m S Oxford Website: Milton Manor House Phone: 0845 680 7103 Fax: 01235 862 321

Oxford Botanic Garden Location map Oxford, Oxfordshire The oldest botanical garden in England, founded in 1621. Modern greenhouses replace those built in 1670. Rock garden, rose garden, herbaceous beds, clematis. Rose Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, OX1 4AZ Location: opposite Magdalen College Website: Oxford Botanic Garden Email: postmaster@obg.ox.ac.uk Phone: 01865 286 690 Fax: 01865 286 693 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Details of Oxford Botanic Garden

Rousham House and Garden Location map Rousham, Oxfordshire One of the fitrst true landscape gardens in England, Rousham set the tone for much of the landscape gardening fervour that so marks English country house design. The gardens were largely the work of William Kent 1685-1748), and is remarkably unaltered from Kent's original design. Steeple Aston, Rousham, Oxfordshire, England, OX25 4QX Location: 7 m W Bicester, off B4030 Website: Rousham House and Garden Phone: 01869 347 110 Fax: 01869 347 110 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Details of Rousham House and Garden - Photos of Rousham House and Garden

Sulgrave Manor Location map Sulgrave, Oxfordshire A sundial dating from 1579 graces the knotgarden of the restored Tudor manor house. The extensive lavender beds are a notable feature of Sulgrave's garden, and The Herb Society maintains the National Herb Garden here. This herb garden features many of herbs that would have been grown in Tudor times. Read more about the gardens. Manor Road, Banbury, Sulgrave, Oxfordshire, England, OX17 2SD Location: 7 miles NE of Banbury, just off the B4525 Website: Sulgrave Manor Email: enquiries@sulgravemanor.org.uk Phone: 01295 760 205 Fax: 01295 768 056 Photo Credit: - Photos of Sulgrave Manor

Waterperry Gardens Location map Wheatley, Oxfordshire 8 acres of magnificent gardens with year-round interest. There is a scented rose garden, herbaceous borders designed for colour throughout the seasons, a riverside walk, an alpine garden with delicate mountain plants, an herbaceous nursery, and a formal garden with medieval; features. There is a 13th century church on the site. Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England, OX33 1JZ Location: off M40 Junction 8 Website: Waterperry Gardens Phone: 01844 339 254 Fax: 01844 339 883 Photo Credit: Waterperry Gardens Details of Waterperry Gardens

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