British Gardens to Visit
The place to find inspiration for your own garden and learn more about plants and design is in other people’s gardens.
Thousands of gardens are open to the public throughout the country. Some are owned by public bodies like the National Trust or English Heritage, but most are privately owned and their creators welcome visitors. Often you can talk to the owner and discuss their garden and some of them have great plants for sale – real bargains, possibly unusual gems.
Garden visiting is immensely popular. It is said that more people visit gardens than football matches and Sunday afternoon is the favourite time to walk round someone else’s garden and then have some delicious cake for tea before taking your new ideas back to your own garden.
The Gardening Website would not be complete without a category devoted to the fabulous gardens throughout the UK. These are listed by county and by the nearest town etc.Each Garden will have a link map to easily locate it as well as an aerial map – where available and a link thorugh to the Gardens own website for more detailed information.
Stourhead
Stourhead Celebrated 18th-century landscape garden and Palladian mansion An outstanding example of…
Toddington Manor – Toddington
Toddington Manor Toddington, Bedfordshire, LU5 6HJ Tel 01525 872576 Why not visit…
Washington Old Hall
Washington Old Hall Manor house associated with the family of George Washington…
Alfriston Clergy House
Alfriston Clergy HouseMedieval thatched cottage and picturesque gardenThis 14th-century thatched Wealden ‘hall…
Alnwick Garden
The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland is one of the most exciting contemporary…
Anglesey Abbey, Garden and Lode Mill
Anglesey Abbey, Garden & Lode Mill Jacobean-style country house with collection of…
Annes Grove Gardens Castletownroche co Cork
ANNES GROVE GARDENS DESCRIPTION Annes Grove Gardens, now managed by Patrick and…
Antony
Antony Superb early 18th-century mansion set in parkland and fine gardens The…
Ardkinglas Woodland Garden
Ardkinglas Woodland Garden Profile Ardkinglas Woodland Garden covers 25 acres of hillside…
Ardress House
17th-century house with elegant 18th-century decoration Built in the 17th century as…
Arduaine Garden
Arduaine Garden, Arduaine, By Oban, Argyll. Arduaine is a twenty acre garden…
Arduaine Garden
A tranquil, green and pleasant oasis nestling on the west coast 20…
Arley Hall – Northwich
Arley Hall and Gardens Estate Office Northwich Cheshire CW9 6NA Tel: 01565…
Arlington Court and The National Trust’s Carriage Collection
Arlington Court & The National Trust’s Carriage Collection Intimate and intriguing Regency…
ArtParks International
ArtParks International St Martin, Guernsey, GY4 6SG, C.I., Great Britain Web site:…
Ascott
Ascott Jacobean house remodelled in the 19th century, with superb collections and…
Ashdown House
Ashdown House 17th-century house perched on the Berkshire Downs This extraordinary Dutch-style…
Avebury Manor and Garden
Avebury Manor & Garden 16th-century manor house with lovely Edwardian garden A…