Gardens in Yorkshire
Garden: Newby packs a lot of garden interest into 25 acres. Double herbaceous borders (among the longest in Europe) and yew hedges run down to the River Ure, forming the central axis off which are set formal Rose and Autumn gardens, a Victorian rock garden, and even a Tropical garden. There is a contemporary sculpture collection in a woodland setting.
Ripon, Yorkshire, England, HG4 5AE
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Set in the heart of picturesque Wharfedale, these 24 acres of formal and woodland hillside gardens offer a peaceful refuge, a secluded and beautiful spot planted with formal and informal garden areas.
Skyreholme, Skipton, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, BD23 6DE
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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
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Harlow Carr is a 68-acre garden run by the Royal Horticultural Society, based around a 19th-century spa. One of the most popular features is the longest streamside garden in England, a colourful, sinuous garden that winds its way through the property.
Crag Lane, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, HG3 1QB
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Rievaulx Terrace is 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, North York Moors, Yorkshire, England, YO62 5LJ
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Heritage Highlight: The lovely Ionic temple has superbly painted mythological scenes on the ceiling.
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At Stillingfleet Lodge a series of plantings in cottage garden style are layered around a late 18th-century farmhouse. There is a wildflower 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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In 1722 John Aislabie retired to his estates at Studley Royal, near Ripon, after the South Sea Bubble scandal erupted during his tenure as Chancellor of the Exchequer. For the next 20 years, he worked to create the best water garden in England, perhaps in Europe. Lakes, grottoes, canals, and cascades join with classical temples and the ruins of medieval Fountains Abbey to provide an unforgettable landscape.
Ripon, North York Moors, Yorkshire, England, HG4 3DY
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A 100-acre 20th-century arboretum, the creation of Colonel Sir Leonard Ropner. Thorp Perrow features rare trees and shrubs, and a pinetum, based around a stand of 16th-century woodlands.
Bedale, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, DL8 2PS
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Heritage Highlight: 16th century woodland
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Valley Gardens is an outstanding Victorian park and garden in the heart of historic Low Harrogate. The gardens developed around Bog Field, where 36 of Harrogate's mineral springs rise to the surface - the highest concentration of mineral springs in the world.
Valley Drive, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, HG1 2SZ
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Heritage Highlight: A Grade II listed 19th-century garden full of historic buildings and numerous mineral springs.
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