Gardens

A 5 acre garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll. Formal yew walk, quarter acre pond and water garden, spring bulbs, woodland, azaleas. A not-to-be-missed garden. Open for the ‘Gardens for Charity’ scheme (see ‘yellow book’) or by appointment; Telephone: (0)1428 683413(0)1428 683413.

A visit to The Swiss Garden takes you back to the early 19th century, when an interest in ornamental gardening and picturesque architecture first came together. Created in the 1820s by Lord Ongley, it is a late Regency garden and an outstanding example of the Swiss picturesque. A unique, ornamental Read more [...]

Sissinghurst’s beautiful 2 hectare garden was first laid out by novelist Vita Sackville-West and her diplomat husband Harold Nicolson in the 1930’s. The gardens surround the remains of an Elizabethan mansion. Though the place of passionate affairs and weekend parties, Sissinghurst Castle was also the backdrop to a loving family Read more [...]

Encircled by the old, stone city walls, The Secret Gardens of Sandwich are an oasis of serenity waiting to be explored. At their heart stands the Grade I listed manor house designed by famous English architect Sir Edwin Lutyens who also devised the 3.5 acres of ornamental gardens. Officially opened Read more [...]

From the early 18th century, British landscape gardeners had been creating gardens inspired by pictures, but by 1800 a backlash had set in. Critics considered the grassy vistas designed by Capability Brown too smooth and tidy. Scotney’s picturesque garden is a last fling in this backlash style of gardening. Often Read more [...]

A Grade I landscaped garden, laid out in about 1730 and covering 40 acres. There is a formal design of avenues through woodland gardens leading to temples, statues, a lake and ponds. This is the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth, and the Queen Mother. Extensive daffodil and rhododendron displays in Read more [...]

A mature woodland garden with over 20 acres featuring flowering shrubs, a bog garden and wild flowers, especially good in spring and early summer. Specimens include magnolias, camellias, azaleas and rhododendrons and there are many fine trees to be seen. Around 250 acres of farm land and woods surround the Read more [...]

Polesden Lacey occupies extensive grounds on the North Downs and sits on a 1400 acre estate. The house and garden are superbly situated with magnificent views over the Downs. The garden consists of 10 acres of elegant terraces and lawns, the 30 acre Edwardian garden, a walled rose garden, plus Read more [...]

A quintessential English garden located on the Sussex and Kent border in the heart of South East England’s garden country. Pashley offers a sumptuous blend of romantic landscaping, imaginative plantings and fine old trees, fountains, springs and large ponds. Pashley Manor Park has superb views south to Brightling Beacon, while Read more [...]

A nine acre garden specially noted for its daffodils, rhododendrons, a fine herbaceous border, topiary and rose terraces which lead to a small lake. There is also a water garden, a Japanese rock garden with pools, woodland, orchard walk and a small vineyard. The gardens were laid out in the Read more [...]