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Gardens to Visit
- UK Public Gardens
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Abbotsbury
Gardens |
| Established in 1765 by the first Countess of
Ilchester as a
kitchen garden to her nearby castle. Developed since then into
a magnificent 20 acre garden filled with rare and exotic
plants from all over the world. Most of these were new
introductions to this country, found by the plant hunting
descendants of the Countess. After the great storm of 1990, a
major restoration project has been underway. many new exotic
and unusual flowers have been introduced to this fabulous
Dorset Garden. The Garden is a mixture of formal and
informal flowers, world famous for it's Camellia groves and
magnolias. Noted in Dorset for its Rhododendron and
Hydrangea collections and the charming Victorian Garden. |
| Abbotsbury, Dorset.
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Arley
Hall & Gardens |
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Arley Hall, with its ancient history and over 100 acres of
gardens and parkland, has been owned and maintained by the
same family for over 500 years. The result is a garden
rich in atmosphere, interest and vitality – a wonderful
example of the idea that the best gardens are living,
changing works of art. The garden's best known feature is
its Herbaceous Border which was probably the first border of
its kind planted in England, this along with the unique
Quercus Ilex Columns, Pleached Lime Avenue of trees and the
furlong walk make this simply the most amazing and interesting
garden. At Arley you will see a huge range of different plants
of all kinds, making it a treasure trove both for the keen
plantsman and for the less specialised visitor. |
| Nr Northwich, Cheshire.
CW9 6NA |
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Audley End House and Gardens
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| Wonder at the
lavish interiors reflecting past generations of style
and relax in the lovingly restored 19th century parterre garden
with its elaborate floral displays and beautiful Elysian
garden cascade. With beautiful grounds to explore,
including an impressive formal garden and the working
Organic Kitchen Garden, there’s so much to see and do at
Audley End House. Originally adapted from a medieval Benedictine monastery, the house and gardens at Audley End were amongst the largest and most opulent in Jacobean England. Today Audley End is set in a tranquil landscape with stunning views across the unspoilt Essex countryside. It's possible to see elements of English gardening on a grand scale at Audley End carried out by the most influential designers of the day such as Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. |
| Saffron
Waldon, Essex. CB11 4JF |
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Barnsdale
Gardens |
| Barnsdale
Gardens are the
creation of Geoff Hamilton, Britain's best loved television
gardener and presenter of BBC TV's Gardener's World weekly
gardening programme, which Geoff presented from his home at
Barnsdale in Rutland. With over 38 gardens in an 8 acre site,
there's plenty to see and do at Barnsdale. Each one offers
practical concepts that you can use at home. An inspiring
range of garden styles and planting schemes have been referred
to as a 'theme park for gardeners', but rest assured you'll
get plenty of opportunity to rest and learn alongside all
the excitement when you visit Barnsdale. |
| Nr
Oakham, Rutland. LE15 8AH |
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Bedgebury
Pinetum |
| Bedgebury
National Pinetum has the most complete collection of
conifers in the world. The aim to have 7 specimens of
each conifer from different wild collected sources and
having a variety of ages - thus providing a
continuing genetic resource. The collection was started in
the 1840's by the Beresford Hope family and was greatly
improved following its acquisition by the Forestry
Commission in 1925 when it became jointly managed with Kew
Gardens. Subsequent plantings will include samples from
Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia. |
| Goudhurst, Kent.
TN17 2SL |
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The
Bishop's Palace and Gardens at Wells |
| More than
simply an historic house and garden, this splendid
medieval Palace has been the home of the Bishops of Bath
and Wells for 800 years. There are 14 acres of gardens
including the springs from which the city takes its
name. There is evidence that a garden existed here even
before Bishop Jocelin began work on the Palace c.1206. Over
the years the gardens have changed as successive bishops
have added their legacy. |
| Wells, Somerset.
BA5 2PD |
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Bodnant
Garden |
| Bodnant
Garden is one of the
most beautiful gardens in the UK, spanning some 80 acres of
land situated above the River Conwy on ground sloping towards
the west and looking across the valley. Marvel at plants from
all over the world grown from seed and cuttings collected
over a century ago on plant-hunting expeditions. Created by
five generations of one family, this 32-hectare (80-acre)
garden is superbly located, with spectacular views across
Snowdonia. |
| Nr Colwyn
Bay, Conwy, Wales. LL28 5RE |
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Borde
Hill |
| Borde
Hill is a garden of
contrasts that captures the imagination and delights the
senses. It is set in 200 acres of a traditional country estate
in the area of outstanding natural beauty lying between the
town of Haywards Heath and the village of Cuckfield. At the heart of the garden, Borde Hill House, an Elizabethan Tudor mansion from 1598, provides a superb backdrop to the formal 17-acre Garden which flows into a series of linked ‘garden rooms’, each boasting its own distinctive character & style. |
| Haywards
Heath, West Sussex. RH16 1XP |
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Caerhays
Castle & Gardens |
| It was the third generation of the Williams family
living at Caerhays, who decided it was about time
something was done with the garden. This almost flippant
event was probably, as it turned out, the most important
thing to happen at Caerhays since the construction of the
castle more than 70 years before. Home to a National
Magnolia Collection the gardens at Caerhays are a
spring-time wonderland for visitors. The origins of this
historically important collection of Chinese plants can be
traced back to the work of the great plant hunters Ernest
Wilson (1876 - 1930) and George Forrest (1873 - 1932). |
| Gorran,
St Austell, Cornwall. PL26 6LY |
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Castle
Howard |
| Visitors may enjoy
extensive walks through woodlands, formal gardens, along terraces or
beside water, and view the buildings and sculptures in the landscape.
With 1,000 acres to explore, Castle Howard is a haven of
peace and tranquillity whatever the time of year. With
extensive woodland walks, and terraces and lakeside paths,
the monumental landscape, which features statues, temples,
lakes and fountains, offers breathtaking views at every
turn. As well as the dramatic landscape, visitors will also
delight in the seasonal colour. |
| Nr York,
North
Yorkshire. YO60 7DA |
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Chatsworth
House |
| Home of the Duke & Duchess of Devonshire.
Outside visitors can
enjoy a new sensory garden and Elisabeth Frink's sculpture, Walking
Madonna. The farmyard
and playground is planning a new barn for displays, talks and
demonstrations, and there are new activities for young visitors.
Having evolved over more than 450 years, the 105 acre
Chatsworth garden continues to change today. There is plenty
to discover at every turn, including permanent sculptures to
be found. |
| Chatsworth is 8 miles
north of Matlock, signposted via Chesterfield. DE45 1PP |
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Chelsea
Physic Garden |
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Founded in 1673, as the Apothecaries' Garden, the
garden has developed a major role in public
education focusing on the renewed interest in
natural medicine. Situated in the heart of London,
Chelsea Physic Garden has a unique living
collection of around 5,000 different edible,
useful, medicinal and historical plants. This
‘hidden gem’ is also a peaceful green oasis in
which to enjoy a relaxing stroll with an
award-winning Café and a Book & Gift Shop. |
| Chelsea, London.
SW3 4HS |
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Cottesbrooke Hall
& Gardens |
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Award winning
formal gardens surround the Hall. They are laid out as
a series of individually planted 'rooms' that open up before
you. There are pergolas, statues and rose borders, and a short
stroll across the park will take you to the informal, magical
Wild Garden. The formal and wild gardens surrounding and adjacent to
the house have been mainly developed during the present century and
these developments have continued to the present day. A number of
distinguished landscape designers have been involved - Robert Weir
Schultz, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe and Dame Sylvia Crowe. |
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Northampton, Northamptonshire. NN6
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Dewstow Gardens |
| Imagine discovering a lost garden with tunnels and underground grottoes buried under thousands
of tonnes of soil for over 50 years. That’s what happened at
Dewstow gardens. Built around 1895 the gardens were buried just after World War Two and rediscovered in 2000.
The gardens contain many ponds and rills but interestingly a labyrinth of underground grottoes, tunnels and sunken ferneries.
The rock gardens are made up of a mixture of real stone and faced stone using various
types of Pulhamite. It is only when you
go below these gardens, and you enter the subterranean world
underneath, that you begin to understand the extent of the vision
and enormous amount of work and skills involved in creating Gardens
that were unique at the turn of the 20th Century. |
| Caerwent,
Wales. NP26 5AH |
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Dorothy
Clive Garden |
| This jewel of horticulture, nestling between the boundaries of Shropshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire, is a garden that must be seen if you have a love of plants and a sense of romance.
Features a superb woodland garden, an alpine scree, a damp garden and spectacular summer flower
borders. The gardens have something special to offer throughout the growing season. In early spring blankets of bulbs emerge around the garden and Camellia Walk bursts into life. As this begins to fade a wonderful woodland spectacle erupts focusing on Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Bluebells. Continuous with and following on from this, early summer heralds successive waves of herbaceous perennials to stimulate the senses. |
| Market
Drayton, Shropshire. TF9 4EU |
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Easton
Walled Gardens |
| 12 acres of
'lost' gardens. 400 years of gardening have created a
peaceful and settled atmosphere, enhanced by the
beautiful valley surrounding it. Until Winter 2001,
these gardens had been completely abandoned for 50
years. In 2009, seven years on, visitors can see more
than just a restoration project. The gardens have been
carefully designed so that adults and children can enjoy the
gardens together. There is a birdhide, swing, turf
maze and big yew tunnel to explore and children are welcome
to pick a few flowers. |
| Grantham,
Lincolnshire. NG33 5AP |
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Eden Project |
| In a giant crater in Cornwall nestle the largest conservatories in
the world. Inside there are towering rainforests and
tropical crops, the hot, dusty Mediterranean with citrus groves and
gnarled cork oaks. Outside there are crops and
landscapes of Chile, Cornwall and the Indian Hills. Their exhibits are designed to show that:
plants give us our food, fuel, materials and medicines,
plants are part of a wider ecosystem that provides our water and air,
the natural world can be beautiful, relaxing and inspiring. As an educational charity, we also use gardening as a way of empowering, engaging and connecting people through special outreach projects. Eden's horticulture programmes focus on everyone from prisoners to the disabled, from local families to schoolchildren worldwide. Get a taste of our approach below. |
| St Austell,
Cornwall. PL24 2SG |
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Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden |
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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh was established in
1670 and includes three Regional Gardens - Benmore in
Argyll; Dawyck in the wooded hills of the Scottish
Borders and Logan on the Gulf Stream-warmed southern
peninsula of Dumfries & Galloway. The Botanics
captures the imagination of everyone who visits and is
world renowned for its horticultural excellence. Over 70
acres of beautifully landscaped grounds provide a
tranquil haven just one mile from the city centre.
Refresh your senses and explore the riches of the green
kingdom at one of the world's finest botanic gardens.
Journey through warmer climes in the Glasshouses or
discover contemporary art at Inverleith House. |
| Edinburgh,
Scotland. EH3 5LR |
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Exbury
Gardens |
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Gardens are a spectacular 200 acre (100 hectare) site,
world-famous for the Rothschild Collection of rhododendrons,
azaleas, camellias and rare trees and shrubs. This earthly
paradise offers a riot of colour in spring, an oasis of tranquillity
in summer followed by a splendid show as the leaves change
in the autumn. Capture Exbury’s hidden beauty and escape
the cares of the world as you explore a myriad of pathways.
Let the train take the strain on a 20 minute journey or ride
a chauffeur driven buggy to tour the Gardens. In
December 2011 the Gardens were awarded the prestigious
Hudson's Heritage UK "Best Garden" award. |
| Southampton,
Hampshire. SO45 1AZ |
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Fountains Abbey &
Studley Royal Water Garden |
| Step
back in time and imagine what life would have been like for
the monks who first came here all those years ago. The
dramatic abbey ruins at Fountains are the largest monastic
ruins in the country. The abbey was founded in 1132 by 13
Benedictine monks from St Mary’s in York seeking to live a
devout and simple lifestyle. Studley Royal Water Garden was
a breathtaking vision of John Aislabie and his son William.
In the early 18th-century John Aislabie had great plans to
impress visitors to his Yorkshire estate and so turned the
wild and wooded valley of the river Skell into one of
England’s most spectacular Georgian water gardens. |
| Ripon, North Yorkshire.
HD4 3DY |
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Great Dixter |
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Great Dixter contains one of the largest surviving medieval
timber-framed halls in the country. The
57-acre Great Dixter estate was the home of the famous
20th century gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd (Christo)
who spent his long and distinguished horticultural
career practising and communicating his dynamic approach
to gardening, while also ensuring the estate was
self-sufficient and sustainable. Now under the stewardship of Fergus Garrett and the Great Dixter Charitable Trust, Great Dixter is a historic house, a garden, a centre of education, and a place of pilgrimage for horticulturists from across the world. |
| Northiam Rye,
East Sussex. TN31 6PH |
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Harewood
House |
| Harewood sits at the heart of Yorkshire, one of the treasure houses of England, the house was built in the 18th century and has art collections to rival the finest in the land in the setting of Yorkshire’s most beautiful landscape.
Harewood is just as much about today as it is about history. There are exhibitions of contemporary art, an award-winning educational department, renowned Bird Garden and over 100 acres of exquisite gardens.
You can expect the unexpected at Harewood with special events and themed weekends throughout the season to surprise you. |
| Nr Leeds, Yorkshire.
LS17 9LG |
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RHS
Garden
- Harlow Carr |
| Harlow Carr is a garden dominated by water, stone and woodland and is very much part of the surrounding Yorkshire landscape.
Harlow Carr seeks to push the boundaries of design and
planting styles, creating displays that are beautiful
but on occasion, also provocative. Careful gardening
techniques, reflecting respect for the environment,
ensure that flourishing wildlife can also be enjoyed on
a visit to the garden. The garden is the most recent
addition to the RHS, acquired by the merger of the Northern
Horticultural Society with the RHS in 2001. It had been the
Northern Horticultural Society's trial ground and display
garden since they bought it in 1946. |
| Harrogate,
North
Yorkshire. HG3 1QB |
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Hatfield
House |
| A fine
Jacobean House and Garden in a spectacular countryside
setting. The garden at Hatfield House dates from the
early 17th century when Robert Cecil employed John
Tradescant the Elder to collect plants for his new home.
Tradescant was sent to Europe where he found and brought
back trees, bulbs, plants and fruit trees, which had never
previously been grown in England. Visitors can enjoy the
sundial garden and fountains, and view the famous knot
garden adjoining the Tudor Old Palace where Elizabeth I
spent much of her childhood. Following the fashion for
landscape gardening and some neglect in the 18th century,
restoration of the garden started in earnest in Victorian
times. Lady Gwendolen Cecil, younger daughter of Prime
Minister Salisbury, designed the West Garden as it is today. |
| Hatfield,
Hertfordshire. AL9 5NQ |
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Holker
Hall & Gardens |
| Holker
Hall is a privately owned country house located about 2km to
the southwest of the village of Cartmel in Cumbria. The
building dates from the 16th century, with alterations
and additions in the 18th century, in 1859–61. The
house stands in an estate of about 80 hectares, and is
surrounded by formal gardens, parkland and woodland. The
immaculately kept gardens (25 acres in all) are part
woodland and part formal garden. These are complimented by
the 200-acre 'natural' parkland, which is the result of late
18th century planting by Lord George Cavendish. Over
generations the family have continued to develop the gardens
and they are constantly evolving as new plantings are made
or new ideas are born and Lord and Lady Cavendish continue
to make changes and additions to these gardens. |
| Cark-in-Cartmel,
Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria. LA11 7PL |
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RHS
Garden
- Hyde Hall |
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Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Hyde Hall in the
English county of Essex east of London. It is one of four
public gardens run by the Society, alongside Wisley, Harlow
Carr, and Rosemoor. A
visit to the 360-acre Hyde Hall estate is unforgettable
in any season and allows visitors to immerse themselves
in nature. Hyde Hall is in an area of Essex that has
very low rainfall, and this factor combined with the
soil conditions and exposed nature of the site makes it
a challenging area to garden in. A visit will show that
by choosing the right plants for the right places and by
working with the prevailing conditions, it is possible to
create a garden of beauty. |
| Chelmsford, Essex. CM3 8ET |
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Kew Gardens
& Wakehurst Place |
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The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to as Kew Gardens, comprises 121
hectares of gardens and botanical greenhouses. The
fantastic Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place is a fabulous day out.
With amazing gardens, science & learning, conservation &
much more. The living collections include more than 30,000 different kinds of plants, while the herbarium, which is one of the largest in the world, has over seven million preserved plant specimens.
The Palm House was built by architect Decimus Burton and iron-maker Richard Turner between 1844 and
1848 was the first large-scale structural use of wrought iron. The structure's panes of glass are all hand-blown. The Temperate house, which is twice as large as the Palm House, followed later in the 19th century. It is now the largest Victorian glasshouse in existence. |
| Richmond, London, Surrey TW9 3AB |
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Levens Hall
and Gardens |
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The Topiary Gardens at Levens are world-famous in
their own right, and are a must for any visitor to the
English Lake District. A grade I listed garden dating from 1694 – through a combination of circumstance and love the gardens at Levens Hall have survived in their original design. The topiary is some of the oldest in the world and justifiably famous. The historic topiary garden also incorporates a small orchard of apple trees and medlars, a nuttery and herb garden, a bowling green, a rose garden, herbaceous borders and seasonal bedding.
To celebrate the partnership of Colonel James Graham and his gardener Guillaume Beaumont, a fountain garden, bordered with pleached limes, was added in 1994, the garden’s 300th anniversary. |
| Kendal,
Cumbria. LA8 0PD |
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Lost Gardens
of Heligan |
| The Lost Gardens of Heligan are one of the most popular botanical gardens in the UK. The style of the gardens is typical of the nineteenth century Gardenesque style, with areas of different character and in different design styles.
The gardens were created by members of the Cornish Tremayne family, over a period from the mid-18th century up to the beginning of the 20th century, and still form part of the family's Heligan estate. The gardens were neglected after the First World War, and restored only in the 1990s, a restoration that was the subject of several popular television programmes and books.
The award winning
Lost Gardens of Heligan extend to some eighty acres of superb
pleasure grounds together with a magnificent complex of walled
gardens and a huge, productive vegetable garden, all fast returning
to their former glory. |
| Pentewan,
St Austell, Cornwall. PL26 6EN |
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Lullingstone
Castle |
| Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the present house was started in 1497. Henry VIII and Queen Anne were regular visitors to the Manor House. Though its Tudor brick gatehouse is one of the oldest in England, what survives of the house is largely of the Queen Anne era. The gatehouse was originally built by Sir John Peche, who became Sheriff of Kent in 1495 and was knighted in 1497. The gatehouse is believed to be one of the first in England that was constructed entirely from bricks.
The walled garden - previously a Herb garden designed by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde - has recently been converted into the World Garden of Plants by the Castle's current heir (and 20th generation of the Hart Dyke's), plant hunter Tom Hart Dyke. |
| Eynsford,
Dartford. DA4 0JA |
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Mount
Ephraim Gardens |
| Mount
Ephraim Gardens is a beautiful place to visit, with plenty
to offer and delight visitors. Unwind in these ten acres of
gardens, set in the heart of an 800 acre estate with
magnificent views over the Swale and Thames Estuaries.
Whether you choose to enjoy the tranquility of the Japanese
gardens, take on the challenge of the wildflower and grass
maze or just relax on the Edwardian tea room terrace, Mount
Ephraim gardens have the power to charm you all. The gardens
were laid out in the early 1900s, but after wartime neglect
were substantially restored by Mary and Bill Dawes from the
early 1950s. Mary Dawes was involved in the day-to-day
running of the gardens until she sadly passed away in 2009,
at the grand age of 93. Mount Ephraim has never been a
'professionally' maintained garden, but Mary had always
lovingly tended it. Although comparatively small, Mount
Ephraim has a personal charm so often lost in larger
gardens. |
| Faversham, Kent.
ME13 9TX |
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National
Botanic Garden of Wales |
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The first national botanic garden to be created in the
new millennium. The National Botanic Garden of Wales
exists to develop a viable world-class national botanic
garden dedicated to the research and conservation of
biodiversity and its sustainable utilisation, to
lifelong learning and to the enjoyment of the visitor. The garden is both a visitor attraction and a centre for botanical research and conservation, and features the world's largest single-span glasshouse measuring 110 m (360 ft) long by 60 m (200 ft) wide.
The idea for a National Botanic Garden of Wales originated from the Welsh artist, William Wilkins, whose aunt had described to him the ruins of an elaborate water features she had discovered while walking in the local woods at Pont Felin
Gat. Under the guidance of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust, an application was made to the Millennium Commission to fund Britain’s first national botanic garden for 200 years. |
| Llanarthne,
Carmarthenshire, Wales. SA4 0TX |
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Newby Hall
& Gardens |
| Newby Hall was
built between 1691-1695 and shortly afterwards the owner, Sir Edward
Blackett, commissioned Peter Aram as head gardener to lay out formal
gardens and avenues in keeping with the period. Very little of
Aram's layout for Newby remains today and the present design is
largely attributable to the present owner's grandfather, the late
Major Edward Compton, who inherited Newby in 1921. Designed astride
one of Europe’s longest double herbaceous borders which
slopes gently down to the River Ure, are numerous
compartmented gardens – ‘rooms’ off a long corridor.
Visit Newby in the Spring, Summer or Autumn and discover the
secrets of Sylvia’s Garden, a species Rose Garden, Autumn
Garden or the Water Garden and even a Tropical Garden. Newby
also holds the national collection of dogwoods. It is quite
simply an experience that no garden-lover should miss. |
| Ripon,
North Yorkshire. HG4 5AE |
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Plantation Garden |
| A large Victorian
garden and architectural experience in Norwich city centre. The
Plantation Garden includes, a huge gothic fountain, flower
beds, lawns, woodland walkways, rustic bridge Italianate terrace,
‘Medieval’ terrace wall; and hundreds of architectural details
fashionable in the mid 19th century. This idiosyncratic garden,
was established 140 years ago in a 3 acre abandoned chalk quarry and
is a haven of peace and tranquillity, and a glimpse into a bygone age.
After the second world war, the garden was virtually
abandoned. Fortunately, much of the structure has survived,
and is gradually being restored by the The Plantation Garden
Preservation Trust. The first task of its members was to
clear a forest of sycamores and a blanket of ivy to reveal
what had become hidden during the past 40 years. |
| Earlham
Road, Norwich, Norfolk. NR2 3RA |
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Penshurst
Place & Gardens |
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11-acre formal walled garden, with records dating back
to 1346. One of the oldest gardens in private ownership,
it remains much as it was when constructed by Sir Henry
Sidney in the Elizabethan era. Penshurst Place is a historic building south east of London, England. It is the ancestral home of the Sidney family, and was the birthplace of the great Elizabethan poet, courtier and soldier, Sir Philip Sidney. The original medieval house is one of the most complete examples of 14th-century domestic architecture in England surviving in its original location. |
| Penshurst
Place, Penshurst. TN11 8DG |
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Renishaw
Hall |
| Renishaw
Hall has been the home of the
Sitwell family for over 350 years. In 1625 George Sitwell built a
small H-shaped manor house to which his descendent Sitwell Sitwell,
later first baronet, made vast additions in the Georgian period,
also the stables and various follies in and around the park. The
beautiful Italianate garden, park and lake were the creation of the
eccentric Sir George Sitwell, grandfather of the present owner. Renishaw Hall
is on the eastern most foothill of the Pennines, overlooking the
Rother Valley and is about 7 miles from Sheffield and
Chesterfield three miles from exit 30 of the M1. The gardens, including an Italianate garden laid out by Sir George Sitwell are open to the public. The hall is open for groups by private arrangement. |
| Retford,
Nottinghamshire. DN22 6BL |
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RHS
Garden Rosemoor
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| Lady Anne's
Garden, as the original garden of Rosemoor is now known,
is a plantsman's garden and is of great horticultural
and botanical interest. Lady Anne Palmer created the original garden of 8 acres
in 1959, and developed it over a 30 year period. The garden was first opened to the public in 1967, under the National Gardens
Scheme. Lady Palmer gave it to the Royal Horticultural Society
in 1988, together with an additional 32 acres of land. Nowadays Rosemoor Garden covers 65 acres
and it hosts, apart from a range of gardens, a visitor centre, with a library, a plant centre, a shop, a restaurant and the Wisteria tearoom. It is surrounded by extensive woodlands. |
| Rosemoor Garden, Torrington. EX38 8PH |
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Scampston
Hall and Walled Garden |
| Scampston Walled Garden is a stunningly beautiful contemporary garden, quite unlike any other. Designed by the renowned Dutch plantsman, Piet Oudolf, and featuring modern, perennial meadow planting alongside more traditional areas, the garden has been open to the public as a tourist attraction since 2004.
Already acclaimed as one of the finest gardens to visit in North Yorkshire, it boasts the The Garden Restaurant where you can enjoy a delicious lunch or simply a refreshing cup of tea and a snack. Many of the plants that you will find in the garden can also be bought on site
their plant nursery. |
| Scampston
Hall, North Yorkshire. YO17 8NG |
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Sissinghurst
Castle Garden |
| Sissinghurst
Castle Garden
is one of the world's most famous 20th century
gardens. It is the creation of the writer and poet
Vita Sackville-West and her husband, diplomat and
writer, Harold Nicolson. The garden itself is designed as a series of "rooms", each with a different character of colour and/or theme, the walls being high clipped hedges and many pink brick walls. The rooms and "doors" are so arranged that, as one enjoys the beauty in a given room, one suddenly discovers a new vista into another part of the garden, making a walk a series of discoveries that keeps leading one into yet another area of the garden. |
| Biddenden Road,
Nr Cranbrook. Kent TN17 2AB |
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Sudeley
Castle |
| Sudeley
Castle gardens
are remarkable for the extraordinary depth and wealth of
the sublime and beauty that lies within their bounds.
Set in the midst of the Cotswold Hills, the house and
gardens have grown for over 300 years around the
picturesque ruins of the old castle and walls of an old
Tithe barn. The history of Sudeley Castle and its
award-winning gardens spans over a thousand years and
contains many varied tales of royal associations, wars and
periods of neglect and subsequent restoration. Sudeley’s
glorious gardens are amongst the very best in England, from
the centrepiece Queens' Garden, billowing with hundreds of
varieties of old fashioned roses, to the Herbal Healing
Garden. The renowned garden designer Sir Roddy Llewellyn is
working closely with Lady Ashcombe to develop the continuing
evolution of Sudeley's gardens. |
| Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
GL54 5JD |
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Trebah
Garden |
| Spectacular 26 acre Cornish ravine garden, rated among the 80
finest gardens in the world. This sub-tropical paradise is home to a
unique collection of rare and exotic plants, trees and shrubs
winding down to a private and secluded beach on the Helford River. Discover the magic of this beautiful Cornish valley garden with over four miles of footpath. Explore under canopies bursting with exotic blooms. Follow vibrant tunnels of colour that cascade down to our very own secluded beach on the Helford River.
Trebah offers visitors a year round experience. In spring, Trebah comes alive with a colourful array of 100-year-old rhododendrons, magnolias and camellias; in summer, the giant gunnera is a must see for young and old. In autumn, Hydrangea Valley casts clouds of china blue and soft white across Mallard Pond and in winter, our spectacular champion trees dominate the landscape, whist plants from the southern hemisphere flower. |
| Mawnan Smith,
Nr Falmouth, Cornwall. TR11 5JZ |
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Treborth
Botanic Garden |
| Treborth Botanic Garden (Welsh: Gardd Fotaneg Treborth), is a botanic garden in Wales, close to the city of Bangor, Gwynedd. It is owned by Bangor University, and is used in teaching for University students, local schools and community groups. It is also open to the public without charge.
It is unusual in having within the garden a large area of native established broad-leaved woodland bounded to the north by the seashore of the Menai Strait.
The gardens were laid out by Sir Joseph Paxton, the
same man who designed the Crystal Palace in London.
The University of Wales bought the plot in the 1960s
and developed it into a world class botanical gardens,
featuring woodland, exotic plants and native
collections of tress, shrubs and flowers. |
| Bangor University,
Gwynedd, Wales. LL57 2RQ |
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Wakehurst Place
& The
Millennium Seed Bank |
| Wakehurst Place is a National Trust property located near Ardingly, West Sussex in the High Weald of southern England, comprising a late 16th century country house and a mainly 20th century garden, managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
The Wellcome Trust Millennium Building, which houses an international seed bank known as the Millennium Seed Bank Project, was opened in 2000. The aim of the Millennium Seed Bank is to collect seeds from all of the UK's native flora and conserve seeds from 25% of the world's flora by 2020, in the hope that this will save species from extinction in the wild.
Explore 465 acres of country estate with ornamental gardens,
temperate woodlands and an Elizabethan Mansion. |
| Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex. RH17 6TN |
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Walmer Castle and Gardens
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| Originally
built during the reign of Henry VIII as part of a chain
of coastal artillery defences against Catholic attack
from Europe, Walmer Castle has evolved over time into an
elegant residence. The beautiful gardens surrounding the
house also include a commemorative lawn, woodland walk,
croquet lawn and a working kitchen garden. The remainder
of the grounds are mostly wildlife gardens, a great
place to spot birds. The present layout of the gardens at Walmer Castle is largely the result of the personal enthusiasm of two Lords Warden: William Pitt and Earl Granville. Frequently blasted by salty winds from the English Channel, it seems an unpromising spot for a garden. But protected by the castle, a wide variety of plants and trees flourish here. |
| Kingsdown Road, Deal, Kent.
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Waterperry
Gardens |
| Whatever your passion – whether it’s gorgeous gardens and plants, fabulous food or a spot of retail therapy, Waterperry Gardens is an inspirational day out in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside.
A stone's throw from Oxford and minutes from the M40, Waterperry's historical gardens date back to the 1930’s when it was run as a Ladies Horticulture School by Beatrix Havergal until 1971. The history of the estate itself can be traced back to Tudor times, and there are a number of buildings and features you can wander amongst dating from the 18th century.
Today at Waterperry you can enjoy our beautiful eight acre gardens, quality plant and garden centre, gallery, gift barn, teashop and country life museum. You can also enjoy our year-round events or enrol on one of our arts, crafts and gardening courses held throughout the year. |
| Wheatley,
Oxford. OX33 1JZ |
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Weston
Park |
| Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than 1,000 acres of park landscaped by Capability Brown.
You do not
have to be a gardener to enjoy the magnificent gardens
and grounds, as for children, there’s the small matter
of a thousand acres of parkland in which to play; with a
choice of attractions including a miniature railway,
woodland adventure playground and giant games - to
mention a few. |
| Weston-under-Lizard,
Nr Shifnal, Shropshire. TF11 8LE |
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Winterbourne
Botanic Garden |
| Restored to its Edwardian Arts and Craft splendour, Winterbourne House is a unique heritage attraction – set within seven acres of beautiful botanic gardens. Only minutes from Birmingham city centre, Winterbourne is a hidden gem – home to beautiful antiques and over 6,000 plant species from around the world. Wander along the woodland walk, stroll through the hazelnut tunnel, cross the 1930’s Japanese Bridge or simply soak up the tranquillity of this perfectly English Edwardian home.
They hold three
National Collections and have lots of
interesting features to see including colour themed
borders, a pergola, Japanese bridge and unusual
sandstone rock garden. There is also a programme of public garden events running throughout the year including open days, special interest tours, local heritage days, music concerts and an Edwardian fete. |
| Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston,
Birmingham. B15 2RT |
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RHS
Garden
- Wisley |
| The flagship
garden of the RHS, Wisley, captures the imagination with
richly planted borders, luscious rose gardens and of
course, the state-of-the-art new Glasshouse. Gifted to
the Society in 1903, only a small part of the original
estate was cultivated as a garden, the remainder being
wooded farmland. Over time, the face of Wisley has
changed, so it is now a world-class garden in its own
right, but a closer look reveals the real value of
Wisley. In the trials fields, the finest flowers and
vegetables are identified from the countless new
introductions. Elsewhere in the garden, cultivation
techniques are tried and tested, and a series of model
gardens answers the needs of a variety of conditions and
circumstances. |
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