This wonderful garden is the creation of Major Percy Marlborough Stewart, a second cousin of Sir Winston Churchill. Stewart bought the Burnby Hall estate on the edge of Pocklington in 1904, and for the next 58 years he devoted his energies to creating a fabulous garden of exceptional beauty, based around two lakes which feature the national collection of hardy water lilies. This is one of the largest collections in Europe where the lilies can be seen in a natural habitat.
The Balk,
Pocklington,
Yorkshire,
England,
YO42 2QF
A lovely romantic garden set in beautiful parkland surrounding a historic 18th century house. The gardens are situated at the entrance to scenic Wensleydale, in the Yorkshire Dales. The house, designed by John Carr, is not generally open to the public, but the extensive gardens are regularly open from Spring to Autumn.
Leyburn,
Yorkshire,
England,
DL8 5LJ
Chocolateer Noel Goddard Terry left behind a legacy that delights the senses as much as some of his edible creations. Goddards Garden is a small beacon of colour on the outskirts of the city of York, close to the famous race course. The garden includes a variety of distinct areas, including floral terraces, ponds, and rock gardens.
27 Tadcaster Road,
York,
Yorkshire,
England,
YO24 1GG
11 acres of gardens surrounding the Grade II listed 17th c. Goldsborough Hall (not open to the public), laid out in a formal style in the 1750s by Richard Woods. Princess Mary made her home here in the 1920s and 30s, and the house and grounds owe much of their present aura to her. The gardens were first opened under the NGS by Princess Mary, in 1928, and the tradition continues to this day. The bulbs are splendid, including 50,000 daffodils along the quarter mile Lime Tree Walk; the Walk was planted by Royalty in the 1920s (see the plaques on the trees). There are two 120-foot herbaceous borders which are showy from June right through November, as well as a lavender-lined rose garden, and Japanese cherry trees given to Princess Mary by the Emperor of Japan as a wedding gift.
An attractive Georgian townhouse in the centre of the historic town of Richmond, surrounded by an award-winning walled garden. The house was built in the early 18th century, and boasts an interior furnished with antiques. The gardens stretch behind the house, offering views to Swaledale and the Cleveland Hills.
Richmond,
Yorkshire,
England,
DL10 4JN
A Grade-II listed landscape garden covering 30 acres of gorgeous Yorkshire countryside near Follifoot in Nidderdale. The scenic beauty of Plumpton Rocks has attracted many artists over the years, including JMW Turner, who painted it as his first commission in oils in about 1798.
Wetherby Road,
Plumpton Knaresborough,
Yorkshire,
England,
HG5 8NA
Of particular interest in this 58-acre garden run by the Royal Horticultural Society is the Gardens through Time section which commemorates the society's bicentennial. The visitor is led through a 200-year series historical garden styles from Regency to modern. And of course there are roses, mixed borders, and a lovely streamside garden as well as a kitchen garden.
Crag Lane,
Harrogate,
Yorkshire,
England,
HG3 1QB
A small Georgian landscape garden in lovely Ryedale, featuring a long, grassy terrace with a classical Ionic temple facing a Tuscan temple at the other end. The Ionic Temple has a superb painted ceiling depicting scenes from Greek myths. Rievaulx Terrace overlooks the remains of medieval Rievaulx Abbey on the floor of the valley below.
Rievaulx,
Helmsley,
Yorkshire,
England,
YO62 5LJ
A series of plantings in the cottage garden style, layered around a late 18th century farmhouse. There is a wild flower walk to a natural pond, plus rare breeds of poultry to enjoy. The garden is especially notable for good autumn colour.
Stewart Lane,
Stillingfleet,
York,
Yorkshire,
England,
YO19 6HP
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