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Walled Gardens in the UK

Set out below are Walled gardens in the UK including Oxford Botanic Garden. Our selection of walled gardens are decorative, but also shelter the plants within the garden from winds and frosts.

Oxford Botanic Garden

Oxford Botanic Garden, Rose Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Rose Lane, Oxford


The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Britain. For more than 375 years this walled garden, built before the English Civil War, has stood on the bank of the River Cherwell. It has evolved from a 17th century... more

Beningbrough Hall & Gardens

Beningbrough Hall & Gardens, Beningbrough, York, North Yorkshire

Beningbrough, York


Beningbrough Hall´s formal garden, originally laid out in 1716 was replaced in the late 18th century with sweeping lawns and specimen trees. Major re-planting has recently been undertaken along with the restoration of the wilderness and two privy... more

Mottisfont Abbey & Garden

Mottisfont Abbey & Garden, Mottisfont, Romsey, Hampshire

Mottisfont, Romsey


The 19th century garden at Mottisfont Abbey is typical of the period, with sweeping lawns and stands of trees, much in the Capability Brown style. The garden is the result of the work of several well-known garden designers. In 1971 the kitchen garden... more

Packwood House

Packwood House, Packwood Lane, Solihull, Warwickshire

Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull


Packwood House and gardens are noted for the intact layout dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, with courtyards, brick gazebos, terraces and the unique yew garden. The colourful borders give year round interest. In spring, daffodils, snowdrops... more

Aberglasney Gardens

Aberglasney Gardens, Llangathen, Carmarthenshire

Llangathen


Aberglasney is one of the country´s most exciting garden projects. The garden covers an area of 10 acres, which include three walled gardens. At its heart is a restored Elizabethan cloister garden and parapet walk, which is the only example that... more

Blair Castle Garden

Blair Castle Garden, Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perth & Kinross

Blair Atholl, Pitlochry


Blair Castle Garden: Hercules Garden is a walled enclosure of about 9 acres (3.65 hectares) developed by the 2nd Duke of Atholl in the mid 18th century. Named after the life-sized statue of Hercules which overlooks it, the garden incorporates... more

Osborne House

Osborne House, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight

East Cowes, Isle of Wight


Osborne House and gardens were originally designed by Prince Albert and Cubitt. The Italianate designs for the terraced formal gardens, complement the house. They have been restored to their Victorian layout and are planted in seasonally changing... more

Capel Manor Gardens

Capel Manor Gardens, Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, London

Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield


Capel Manor Gardens: 30 acres of richly planted and beautiful themed gardens, to inspire and indulge the senses. All surrounding a Georgian Manor House and Victorian Stables. Visitors can explore the Japanese Garden, Italianate Maze, Historic... more

Heale Garden

Heale Garden, Middle Woodford, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Middle Woodford, Salisbury


Heale House has a serene waterside garden situated at the bottom of a broad, chalk valley. With formal lawned terraces running towards the south along an avenue of Robinia pseudoacacia, Italianate garden architecture and formal pools. Rambling roses... more

Bicton Park Botanical Gardens

Bicton Park Botanical Gardens, East Budleigh, Devon

East Budleigh


Bicton Park Botanical Gardens span nearly 300 years of horticultural history. These magnificent gardens are set in East Devon´s picturesque Otter Valley. Registered in the Grade I conservation category by English Heritage, this privately owned... more

Gresgarth Hall

Gresgarth Hall, Caton, Lancashire

Caton


Since moving to Gresgarth Hall in 1978 with her family, world-renowned landscape designer and plantswoman Arabella Lennox-Boyd has created one of the most exciting gardens in England, beautifully marrying the best of Italian style and British... more

The Queen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust

The Queen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust, Mey, Thurso, Highland

Mey, Thurso


The Castle & Gardens of Mey was owned by the Queen Mother who bought the Castle of Mey in 1952 and every year from 1955 to 2001 spent August and part of October at the Castle until her death in 2002. The walled garden had been much neglected and over... more

Pitmedden

Pitmedden, Ellon, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Ellon, Aberdeen


Pitmedden is a breath-taking 17th century garden featuring over 5 miles of box hedging arranged in intricate patterns to form six parterres, filled with some 40,000 plants bursting with colour in the summer months - especially fine when viewed from... more

Hill of Tarvit

Hill of Tarvit, Cupar, Fife

Cupar


Sir Robert Lorimer designed the Hill of Tarvit gardens in 1906, with formal lawns, yew hedging, flowering borders of perennials, annuals and heathers, and a sunken rose garden. The walled garden to the north contains sumptuous mixed borders and from... more

Throckmorton Family Gardens at Coughton Court

Throckmorton Family Gardens at Coughton Court, Alcester, Warwickshire

Alcester


Coughton Court is a lovely garden complementing the mid-16th century house, laid over the last seventeen years by Mrs Throckmorton and her daughter Christina. There are a variety of `rooms´ within the garden, both formal and informal, including an... more

Houghton Lodge Gardens

Houghton Lodge Gardens, Stockbridge, Hampshire

Stockbridge


Houghton Lodge Gardens is a haven of peace above the tranquil beauty of the River Test. Grade II* Gardens with fine trees surround an enchanting and unique example of an 18th century `Cottage Orne´. Chalk Cob walls enclose traditional Kitchen Garden... more

Greenbank Garden

Greenbank Garden, Flenders Road, Glasgow, Glasgow City

Flenders Road, Clarkstone, Glasgow


Greenbank walled garden has 30 different areas to see, demonstrating different techniques and colour combinations for the amateur gardener. Plants are well labelled and are in good condition. A former hard tennis court has been used to display ideas... more

Cottesbrooke Hall Gardens

Cottesbrooke Hall Gardens, Northampton, Northamptonshire

Northampton


Cottesbrooke Hall´s award winning gardens are set in delightful rural Northamptonshire. Reputed to be the pattern for Jane Austen´s `Mansfield Park´. Huge 300-year-old cedars set off magnificent pools, lily-ponds and double herbaceous borders... more

Scampston Walled Garden

Scampston Walled Garden, Scampston Hall, Malton, North Yorkshire

Scampston Hall, Malton


Whatever time of year you head for Scampston Walled Garden, you won’t be disappointed. In April and May the delicate pale pink spring blossoms are simply lovely, in summer the unusual perennial meadow is ablaze with violets and purples and in... more

Westbury Court Garden

Westbury Court Garden, Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire

Westbury-on-Severn


Westbury Court Garden is a rare Dutch garden of water and simple green spaces, surviving from the 17th century Restored in the 1970s to become the best example in England. A two-storey pavilion looks down a canal flanked by hedges, and a further... more

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens

Norton Priory Museum & Gardens, Tudor Road, Runcorn, Cheshire

Tudor Road, Manor Park, Runcorn


Norton Priory Museum & Gardens is an independent museum, established in 1975 to care for one of the country's most important monastic sites which encompasses in its 38 acres museum galleries, the ruins of a medieval priory and a formal Walled Garden.... more

Bradenham Hall

Bradenham Hall, Bradenham, Thetford, Norfolk

Bradenham, Thetford


Bradenham Hall is an exceptional plant-lover´s garden for all seasons. The house and garden walls are covered with unusual shrubs, climbers and fruit. The flower gardens are formally designed and richly planted within beautiful yew hedges - formal... more

Clovelly Court Gardens

Clovelly Court Gardens, Clovelly, Bideford, Devon

Clovelly, Bideford


After the exertions of climbing up and down the village, it’s easy to forget to pop into Clovelly Gardens. But this lovely little Victorian Walled Garden, entered through ornate wrought-iron gates, is a treat just as much for keen gardeners as it is... more

Hall Place Gardens

Hall Place Gardens, Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent

Bourne Road, Bexley


The award-winning Hall Place Gardens surround the Grade 1 listed country house built in 1537 for former Lord Mayor of London. The recently restored Tudor house is open to the public with new displays including an introduction to the house's history... more

Docwra´s Manor Garden

Docwra´s Manor Garden, Shepreth, Royston, Cambridgeshire

Shepreth, Royston


Docwra´s Manor Garden, is planted inside the walls of a farmyard, with parts dating back to the Middle Ages. Explore the dividing hedges of yew, beech, lilax and cordon apples. In early spring there are snowdrops, cyclmen and hellebores, followed by... more

Leeds Castle & Gardens

Leeds Castle & Gardens, Maidstone, Kent

Maidstone


Leeds Castle, set in 500 acres of parkland and gardens is designed to be at its best in spring. The Wood Garden is continually developed to build colour throughout the seasons. It has also become a sanctuary for wildlife and waterfowl, among them the... more

Lamorran House

Lamorran House, Upper Castle Road, St Mawes, Cornwall

Upper Castle Road, St Mawes


The gardens at Lamorran House were originally laid out in the 1980s by the present owners. With a large collection of palms and rare tree ferns, rhododendrons and evergreen azaleas the garden is situated on the Roseland Peninsula with panoramic views... more

Easton Walled Gardens

Easton Walled Gardens, Easton, Grantham, Lincolnshire

Easton, Grantham


Easton Walled Gardens was described by President Franklin Roosevelt as a `Dream of Nirvana...almost too good to be true´. 50 years later, the house was pulled down and the gardens abandoned. 100 years later see the ongoing revival of these... more

Doddington Hall & Gardens

Doddington Hall & Gardens, Doddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Doddington, Lincoln


Doddington Hall & Gardens is a beautiful family-owned Elizabethan mansion, with original walled courtyards and 5 acres of romantic formal and wild gardens. The West Garden includes a box-edged parterre, planted with a superb display of Flag Iris,... more

Normanby Hall Country Park

Normanby Hall Country Park, Normanby, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Normanby, Scunthorpe


Normanby Hall Country Park is set in 300 acres of beautiful gardens, parkland, deer park and woodland. Stunning herbaceous borders in the Secret and Sunken Gardens, 400ft long Bog Garden, shrub borders, Christmas Garden, wonderful naturalised bulbs... more

Roundhay Park & Tropical World

Roundhay Park & Tropical World, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Roundhay Park, Princes Avenue, Leeds


Roundhay Park & Tropical World are set in 700 acres of Park and gardens. A Green Flag winning parkland, discover lakes, woodlands, rolling parkland, a castle folly, formal bedding and raised carpet bed designs. You can also find re-interpretations of... more

Manderston

Manderston, Duns, Scottish Borders

Duns


Manderston with its four formal terraced gardens planted in Edwardian style is an impressive example of gardening on a grand scale. Overlooking the serpentine lake and a Chinoiserie bridging dam, visitors will be drawn to the woodland garden on the... more

Sledmere House

Sledmere House, Sledmere, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire

Sledmere, Driffield


Sledmere House has a beautiful 18th century Walled Garden with new areas being developed all the time. Parterre. The Capability Brown designed parkland includes attractive eye catchers. Enjoy a leisurely stroll, long walk or a relaxing summer picnic... more

Felley Priory

Felley Priory, Underwood, Nottinghamshire

Underwood


Felley Priory is a garden for all seasons - with its ancient walls, yew hedges and topiary, snowdrops, hellebores, an orchard of daffodils, herbaceous borders and an old-fashioned rose garden with over 90 different varieties of roses and many late... more

Helmingham Hall Gardens

Helmingham Hall Gardens, Helmingham Hall, Stowmarket, Suffolk

Helmingham Hall, Helmingham, Stowmarket


Helmingham Hall Gardens, the ancestoral home of the Tollemache family for the past 500 years, who enjoy sharing their passion for the beautiful gardens. Surrounded by the impressive Tudor moated Hall set in a 400 year old ancient deer park.... more

Hampton Court Castle & Gardens

Hampton Court Castle & Gardens, Near Hope under Dinmore, Leominster, Herefordshire

Near Hope under Dinmore, Leominster


Ducklings launching themselves off the thatched hermitage roof into a sunken pool, swallows and house martins swooping overhead and a riot of flowers, shrubs, borders and fruit trees – it’s no wonder Hampton Court Castle gardens has scooped awards... more

The Alnwick Garden

The Alnwick Garden, Denwick Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland

Denwick Lane, Alnwick


The Alnwick Garden is one of the world's most ambitious new gardens. The Duchess of Northumberland's vision for a forgotten plot is now a truly 21st century experience full of imagination, inspiration and fun. Designed by Jacques and Peter Wirtz, The... more

Barrington Court

Barrington Court, Barrington, Ilminster, Somerset

Barrington, Ilminster


Barrington Court garden created by Gertrude Jekyll in 1917 towards the end of her career, is a garden of different character rooms. The `hot´ room is planted with Lilies, Dahlias and vibrant orange, red and yellow annuals around a pool. There is also... more

Tiverton Castle Gardens

Tiverton Castle Gardens, Park Hill, Tiverton, Devon

Park Hill, Tiverton


Tiverton Castle Gardens: Beautiful walled gardens and romantic ruins making a wonderful backdrop. A Spring bulb border has colourful and unusual bulbs. A brightly coloured summer border round the house has some rare shrubs and bedding plants. A... more

Wickham Place Farm

Wickham Place Farm, Station Road, Witham, Essex

Station Road, Wickham Bishops, Witham


Wickham Place Farm covers 14 acres including a 2 acre walled garden.Huge climbers, roses and wisterias cascade into wide borders bursting with shrubs, perennials and bulbs. One wisteria now covers an entire wall of over 250 ft long, and is at its... more

Hare Hill Garden

Hare Hill Garden, Garden Lodge, Macclesfield, Cheshire

Garden Lodge, Over Alderley, Macclesfield


Hare Hill Garden is a charming wooded and walled garden set amid rolling parkland. This woodland garden, especially spectacular in early summer, includes azaleas, hybrid and species rhododendrons, hollies and hostas. At its heart is a delightful... more

An Cala

An Cala, Isle of Seil, Argyll & Bute

Isle of Seil


An Cala is a fine garden designed by Thomas Mawson in the early 1930s, tucked between the rocky cliffs and the sea. A formal terrace built from local slate is complemented by winding paths and meandering streams with dams in many places to make... more

Floors Castle

Floors Castle, Roxburghe Estate Office, Kelso, Scottish Borders

Roxburghe Estate Office, Kelso


The walled garden at Floors Castle is one of the finest kitchen gardens in Scotland. Anna Pavord of the Independent described the summer herbaceous borders as @wondrous' with 'rampageous, outrageous crasg of colours'. The spring borders, peach and... more

Miserden Park Gardens

Miserden Park Gardens, Miserden, Stroud, Gloucestershire

Miserden, Stroud


Miserden Park is an attractive garden of Edwardian detail by Lutyens, set upon 17th century bones. Spring flowers, shrubs, fine topiary, bold grass terraces and large herbaceous borders contained within a walled garden. A rose garden, plenty of yew... more

Hoveton Hall

Hoveton Hall, Wroxham, Norwich, Norfolk

Wroxham, Norwich


Enjoy a family day out at Hoveton Hall Gardens. There is something for everyone to enjoy including the new and improved children’s activity trails, the recently restored rare 19th century glasshouse, guided tours of the gardens and the extensive... more

Kellie Castle & Garden

Kellie Castle & Garden, Pittenweem, Fife

Pittenweem


Take a stroll round Kellie Castle & Garden, the magical Arts & Crafts garden and enjoy the scent of old roses and the beautiful herbaceous borders. The 1 acre busy walled garden set out in the 17th century manner with strong lines and dense planting,... more

Hanbury Hall

Hanbury Hall, School Road, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire

School Road, Droitwich Spa


Hanbury Hall is a restored formal 18th century garden with fruit trees, wilderness and sunken geometric parterre of clipped box. Architectural features, also restored, include two summerhouses, two timber bowling-green pavilions, an ice-house, pond... more

Arley Hall & Gardens

Arley Hall & Gardens, Arley, Northwich, Cheshire

Arley, Northwich


Arley Hall, the award winning gardens, recently voted in the top 50 in Europe and in Britain´s top 10, have been lovingly created over 250 years with each generation of the family making its own contribution. The result is a garden of great... more

Loseley Park Gardens

Loseley Park Gardens, Guildford, Surrey

Guildford


The two and a half acre Walled Garden at Loseley Park, based on a design by Gertrude Jekyll, is one of the hidden secrets of the South East. It has been compared favourably by experts to gardens of national renown and its series of `rooms´ include... more

Dalemain

Dalemain, Penrith, Cumbria

Penrith


Dalemain is a delightful and fascinating 5 acre Lake District garden, just two miles from Ullswater and provides a haven of tranquillity. Richly planted herbaceous borders, Rose Walk with over 100 old-fashioned roses and ancient apple trees of named... more

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