See the Cotswolds’ ideal gardens with Christine Walkden
Meet The One Show’s expert as you explore stunning grounds – including Highgrove
THE honey-coloured villages and bustling market towns of the Cotswolds are quintessentially English and home to some of the UK’s finest country estates. On this exclusive four-day tour that is perfect for anyone who loves gardening, you will have the chance to discover the secrets behind some of the region’s stately homes and their stunning grounds, and meet Christine Walkden, the popular gardening expert on the BBC’s The One Show.
Christine will join you for a visit to the famous Arts and Crafts garden at the National Trust-run Hidcote Manor, before giving a private talk and answering your gardening questions. You will also be able to explore the historic estate of Highgrove House – Prince Charles’s country home – Rodmarton Manor and its eight-acre garden, the Knot Garden at Cerney House, the spectacular Broughton Grange, Batsford Arboretum and Sezincote’s ‘Hindu’ garden, inspired by 18th Century landscape designer Humphry Repton.
REASONS TO BOOK
MEET CHRISTINE WALKDEN KNOWLEDGEABLE and engaging, Christine Walkden is the perfect special guest to join you on this superb tour. She will give a private talk about her career as a broadcaster, author and horticulturalist. You will have the chance to ask her your own questions in a Q&A session.
EXPLORE HIDCOTE HOUSE
CHRISTINE will also join you for a tour of the delightful and intricately designed Art and Crafts gardens at Hidcote House.
TOUR HIGHGROVE HOUSE*
SINCE buying Highgrove in 1980, Prince Charles has redeveloped the garden, taking on a new project each year. With the help of his friend Lady Salisbury, he has surrounded the house with scented wisteria, honeysuckle, jasmine and thyme. They also created a wildflower meadow with more than 30 different varieties of endangered native plants.
WONDERFUL GARDENS
YOU will explore the gardens of Broughton Grange, designed by Tom Stuart-Smith, who has won multiple gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, and Rodmarton Manor’s ‘outdoor rooms’, which each have their own character.
BEAUTIFUL SETTING
YOU will be staying throughout at the delightful four-star Oxford Witney Hotel, just a short walk from Witney’s centre. Relax in the elegant bedrooms, take a dip in the pool or unwind in the spa.