Gardens in Gloucestershire

Barnsley House Garden is an attractive Arts and Crafts style garden created by Rosemary Verey. The gardens are arranged around a 17th-century manor house that has been converted into a luxury hotel and restaurant. The garden is open to hotel guests but garden visits for groups can also be arranged if pre-booked.
Barnsley, Cirencester, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 5EE

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Batsford is the largest private arboretum in the UK. In the grounds surrounding an elegant stately home (not open to the public) is a huge collection of trees and shrubs. Also within Batsford Park is a popular falconry centre (separate admission).

Editor's Note: We have visited Batsford on several occasions and had a wonderful time. The setting is magnificent and the variety of trees and shrubs is stunning.
Batsford Park, Batsford, Moreton in Marsh, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL56 9QB

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A 3-acre garden in the heart of the north Cotswolds. The location is idyllic, and within the garden is a 16th-century tithe barn. Bourton House Garden is a former winner of the prestigious Historic Houses Association/Christie's Garden of the Year.
Bourton-on-the-Hill, Moreton in Marsh, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL56 9AE

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Very much a family enterprise, Cerney combines the best of the formal aspects of the traditional country house garden with a gloriously organic approach. See a working kitchen garden and orchard, culinary and medicinal herb garden, wildflower bank, 40 acres of woodlands and parkland, all set around a Victorian walled garden with a 19th-century conservatory.
The Garden House, North Cerney, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 7BX

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Heritage Highlight: Based around an historic 18th century mansion house

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One of the earliest and most important landscaped parklands in Britain, fronted by the tallest yew hedge in England. Cirencester Park was designed by the 1st Earl Bathurst from 1710, with advice from poet Alexander Pope, as a semi-formal rural retreat of carefully planted treed avenues, or 'rides', dotted with neo-classical follies. Among the follies is Alfred's Hall, the first neo-Gothic garden building in Britain.
Cecily Hill, Cirencester, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 2BT

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Heritage Highlight: Pope's Seat early 18th-century folly

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A quiet 14 acre garden in a secluded corner of the Cotswolds, Eastleach House Garden is a hidden treasure. There are three distinct garden sections. The first is the Rill Garden, arranged about a quiet stream running down a gentle slope, with curving paths lined by box hedges.

Eastleach Martin, Cirencester, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 3NW

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A secluded Cotswold garden, yet not far from the city of Bristol. Hanham Court is a country manor, featuring a historic house, parish church with a medieval tithe barn, and an attractive duck pond, all standing beside the remains of a medieval abbey.
Ferry Road, Hanham Abbots, Gloucestershire, England, BS15 3NT

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A magnificent English garden in Arts and Crafts style, Hidcote was carefully crafted by Major Lawrence Johnston in the early 20th century. Major Johnston's concept was to create a series of garden "rooms", each with its own unique character, separated by hedges and walls. There are a profusion of rare trees and shrubs, and herbaceous borders. Best in: year round.
Hidcote Bartrim, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, England, GL55 6LR

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Often overlooked by visitors who flock to Hidcote Manor Gardens, located almost directly across the road. Kiftsgate is a 20th century garden blessed with colour and an informal atmosphere. There is a sunken garden with bulbs best in spring. Roses peak in June and July. There are large hydrangea, Japanese maples, and a bluebell wood. Don't see Hidcote and miss Kiftsgate! Best in: spring and early summer.
Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, England, GL55 6LN

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The historic mansion of Lydney Park was originally surrounded by a formal walled garden and 'pleasure garden' close to the house, with a huge deer park further away. The deer park has been planted with a mix of rare and exotic trees, and after WWII the formal gardens were replanted with a pleasant combination of spring flowers and drifts of bulbs, magnolias, and flowering cherries. There are hedges and lawns a paved terrace, and a pair of fountain pools.
Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, GL15 6BU

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