WONDER WALLS
MIDDLETON HALL AND GARDENS, WARWICKSHIRE/STAFFORDSHIRE BORDER, NEAR TAMWORTH
If you love a walled garden, a visit to Middleton Hall garden won’t disappoint. Built in the 18th century, it boasts original heated walls, a bothy, a herb garden and a working smithy.
SPRING HORTICULTURAL
HIGHLIGHTS: Head gardener
Wil Goodridge says: ‘Our gardens have lots to see in spring, from March when the spring bulbs cover the ground in colour, into April when our orchard is alive with the buzzing of the bees in the fruit-tree blossom. Then into the beautiful scents of May, when the wisteria drips from our pergola.’
HOW MUCH? £7.70 per adult (middleton-hall.co.uk).
WHERE TO STAY: The Lea Marston Hotel has doubles from £99 a night, room-only (leamarstonhotel.co.uk).➺