Gardens to inspire

Take a look at our selection of gardens to inspire your future trips

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BURROW FARM GARDENS

It is a treat to visit this garden in springtime with the mature magnolias, rhododendrons and azaleas all combined with wild daffodils, bluebells and other spring bulbs. The nursery offers many of the plants featured in the garden. The gardens are closed at present due to Covid 19. Check our website for updates.

Dalwood, Axminster EX13 7ET | 01404 831285 | burrowfarmgardens.co.uk

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RYDAL HALL ESTATE

In the heart of the Lake District, Rydal Hall estate has developed from the 1600s until the present day with formal gardens, woodlands and iconic landmarks to explore. Designed and built by renowned landscape architect Thomas Mawson.

Rydal, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9LX | mail@rydalhall.org | rydalhall.org

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WATERPERRY GARDENS

The gardens are ablaze with colour over the long summer days. Heading the way are lupins and roses followed by delphiniums within the world-famous herbaceous border. Waterperry Gardens – a place to explore, relax and shop in beautiful surroundings all year round.

Nr Wheatley, Oxfordshire OX33 1LA | 01844 339226 | waterperrygardens.co.uk

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HESTERCOMBE GARDENS

It is during spring that Lutyens’ magnificent hard landscaping is most visible in the Formal Gardens, which he designed with Gertrude Jekyll. In the Georgian Landscape Garden, designed by Coplestone Warre Bampfylde c.1750s, swathes of beautiful snowdrops, daffodils and later, bluebells, punctuate the neo-classical vistas. Taunton, Somerset TA2 8LQ | 01823 413923 | hestercombe.com

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BOURTON HOUSE GARDEN

Award-winning three-acre garden, surrounding a fine 18th-century Manor House, including imaginative topiary, wide herbaceous borders with rare, unusual and exotic plants, creatively planted pots, unique Shade House and lovely views over Cotswold countryside. As featured on Gardeners’ World August 2019. Gloucestershire GL56 9AE | 01386 700754 | bourtonhouse.com