Gardens in Kent
Garden: Anne Boleyn's moated castle home provides the historical backdrop for the formal gardens established by William Astor in 1904. Italian garden with classical statuary, grottoes, pergola, rhododendron walk, Anne Boleyn's walk and orchard, a hedge maze and more. Best in: All year.
Hever,
Edenbridge,
Kent,
England, TN8 7NG
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Heritage Highlight: Home of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII
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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 woodland gardens offer a wonderful display of bluebells in spring.
Benendon Road,
Rolvenden,
Cranbrook,
Kent,
England, TN17 4JA
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Garden: The 15th-century manor of Lullingstone Castle is home to a 2 acre World Garden, with over 10,000 species of plants from around the world. The surrounding parkland covers 120 acres, in the midst of which is a 15-acre lake.
Eynsford,
Kent,
England, DA4 0JA
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Ten acres of Edwardian gardens at the heart of an 800-acre estate surround a historic 17th-century manor house. The garden features a 'Miz Maze', or medieval labyrinth of hedges and colourful flowering plants.
Staplestreet Road,
Hernhill ,
Faversham,
Kent,
England, ME13 9TX
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Heritage Highlight: The gardens surround a 17th century manor
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Formal gardens surround this seat of the powerful Sidney family, begun in 1340. The house is built around a huge medieval hall with a central hearth.
Penshurst,
Tonbridge,
Kent,
England, TN11 8DG
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Heritage Highlight: One of the finest fortified manors in England
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Riverhill is a hillside garden set below a historic manor house. The house has been the home of the Rogers family since 1840, and family members guide visitors around the garden (and the house for pre-booked groups).
Sevenoaks,
Kent,
England, TN15 0RR
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Sissinghurst Castle is an Elizabethan mansion set in fabulous gardens created by Vita Sackville-West. Visitors to the red-brick castle (really a tall gatehouse, the remaining part of the Elizabethan manor complex) can see Sackville-West's study and library.
Biddenden Road,
Sissinghurst,
nr Cranbrook,
Kent,
England, TN17 2AB
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Heritage Highlight: An Elizabethan tower stands at the centre of this superb 20th century garden.
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of Sissinghurst Castle Garden
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A hidden delight in the heart of historic Sandwich, the Secret Gardens surround a lovely Grade-I listed Georgian-style manor house beside the River Stour, and almost enclosed within the ancient city walls. The gardens were a collaborative project of Sir Edward Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll, two of the most influential early 20th-century figures in English architecture and gardening, respectively.
The Salutation, Knightrider Road Sandwich,
Kent,
England, CT13 9EW
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Garden: Gardens surrounding the Tudor artillery fort that later became the official residence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. The moats of the fort were filled in and planted with flowers; there are woodland walks, herbaceous borders, a working kitchen garden, and yew hedges. Many people come to Walmer just for the gardens!
Kingsdown Road,
Walmer,
Deal,
Kent,
England, CT14 7LJ
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Heritage Highlight: Associations with the Duke of Wellington, who died here in 1852
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A small, attractive garden along the banks of the River Stour, at the west end of the old city walls of Canterbury. At the northern end of the gardens is the historic West Gate to the city.
Westgate Grove,
Canterbury,
Kent,
England, CT1 2DB
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Heritage Highlight: The garden follows the course of the Roman walls of Canterbury
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