COUNTRY LIVING HOLIDAYS

Exclusive trips

The Cotswolds are home to some of England’s finest gardens and this trip represents a rare chance to explore one of them – at Highgrove House†, the country home of HRH Prince of Wales.

Since buying Highgrove House in 1980, Prince Charles has, with the help of his friend Lady Salisbury, surrounded the property with scented wisteria, honeysuckle, jasmine and thyme, as well as creating a wild-flower meadow of endangered native plants. During your trip, you’ll be joined for a tour of Hidcote Manor by Gardeners’ World and Gardeners’ Question Time regular Christine Walkden, who will give a special talk about her career and host an exclusive Q&A.

You will also visit Rodmarton Manor, the Knot Garden at Cerney House, the spectacular Broughton Grange and Sezincote’s ‘Hindu’ garden, and Batsford Arboretum. Your base for the trip will be the elegant four-star Oxford Witney Hotel with a spa, near Witney’s centre.