Walled Gardens in the UK

Bullers Way, Abbotsbury, Dorset  

Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens were established in 1765 by the First Countess of Ilchester as a kitchen garden and have developed into a 30 acre Grade I listed delight. Home to rare... more

Melrose, Scottish Borders  

The garden and landscape of Abbotsford are the creation of Sir Walter Scott, and were developed from scratch between 1811 and 1825. The lanscape composition is outstanding in aesthetic,... more

Llangathen, Carmarthenshire  

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... more

Isle of Gigha, Argyll & Bute  

On the community-owned Isle of Gigha, there are 54 acres of Achamore Gardens. The warming influence of the North Atlantic Drift allows an even greater array of sub-tropical and... more

Connel, Oban, Argyll & Bute  

The woodland gardens at Achnacloich overlook Loch Etive, with Ben Cruachan eastwards and the Island of Mull westwards. The 19th century walled garden, terraces and three small ponds are... more

Alnwick, Northumberland  

The Alnwick Garden is one of the most unusual and spectacular gardens of the 21st century. This contemporary garden features the Grand Cascade as its centrepiece, the Rose Garden and... more

Isle of Seil, Argyll & Bute  

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... more

Hordle Lane, Hordle, Lymington, Hampshire  

Apple Court garden was created with a distinct structure of rooms defined by two axes and enclosed by dense hedges. Sharply defined lawns, raised borders and vertical accents of... more

Arley, Northwich, Cheshire  

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... more

Ashford House, Talybont-on-Usk, Brecon, Powys  

Ashford Garden is a walled garden surrounded by a woodland and water garden. There are many shrubs, herbaceous borders, a meadow garden, alpine house and beds, vegetable and a... more

Athelhampton, Dorchester, Dorset  

The formal Athelhampton Gardens originally designed in 1891 is a series of calm, sophisticated spaces, including the great court with its giant pyramids, a circular pleached lime grove... more

Saffron Walden, Essex  

Audley End House & Gardens has an artificial lake, created with water from the River Cam, running through delightful 18th century pastoral parkland designed by Capability Brown. The... more

Barrington, Ilminster, Somerset  

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... more

Beningbrough, York, North Yorkshire  

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... more

East Budleigh, Devon  

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... more

Biggar, Lanarkshire  

Biggar Park garden is a mixture of formal and informal woodland areas, spacious lawns, and unusual trees, shrubs and rhododendrons. It is 700 ft above sea level, so somewhat susceptible... more

Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perth & Kinross  

Blair Castle garden with its highly unusual formal landscape from the 1730s, has geometrical avenues radiating into the surrounding woodlands. The vast, walled Hercules garden, from... more

Woodstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire  

Winners of the Historic Houses Association/Christies Garden of the Year Award 2008. Blenheim Palace gardens are one of the great 18th century parks landscaped by `Capability´ Brown. The... more

Bonython Estate, Cury Cross Lanes, Helston, Cornwall  

Bonython Estate Gardens has a modern and exotic horticultural twist, since new South African owners who took over in 1999, they have brought Bonython to the attention of garden lovers.... more

Bosvigo Lane, Truro, Cornwall  

Bosvigo is not a typical Cornish garden. Mainly herbaceous garden, at its best from June onwards. A series of walled or enclosed `rooms´ surround the mellow Georgian house (not open to... more

Bourton-on-the-Hill, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire  

Bourton House is a modern, medium-sized but truly opulent garden made around a glorious old house, and maintained very crisply indeed. Originally planted in the 1960s by Lanning Roper.... more

Bradenham, Thetford, Norfolk  

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... more

Burton Agnes, Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire  

Burton Agnes is a magnificent Elizabethan Hall surrounded by lawns and topiary yew bushes and beautiful award winning gardens. The eastern aspect of the house showcases a classical... more

Estate Office, Faringdon, Oxfordshire  

At Buscot Park there are extensive parklands, with avenues varying in style from formal to natural. Within the walks are additional feature gardens, the Swinging Garden and the Citrus... more

Daventry, Northamptonshire  

Canons Ashby House, has a formal garden that was created between 1708 and 1717 by Edward Dryden. Derelict and overgrown when the house was rescued by the National Trust, the restoration... more

Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, London  

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... more

Stair Estates, Rephad, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway  

At Castle Kennedy, spring finds snowdrops and daffodils throughout the gardens together with magnolias. The large leaved rhododendrons are in flower, pieris and yellow azaleas are... more

Thurso, Highland  

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... more

Cawdor Castle, Nairn, Highland  

The oldest garden north east of Cawdor Castle was enclosed with walls and bastions in 1620, and cultivated in the old fashioned manner where soft fruits, flowers, vegetables and fruit... more

66 Royal Hospital Road, London  

Chelsea Physic Garden: London’s oldest botanic garden is a beautiful oasis of living history in the heart of the capital, home to a unique collection of medicinal and rare plants. ... more

Chenies, Rickmansworth, Buckinghamshire  

Chenies Manor gardens are maintained to the highest standards and are highly decorative in perfect keeping with the 15th-16th century manor house. Colour throughout the year with... more

Malpas, Cheshire  

Cholmondeley Castle has extensive ornamental gardens set in idyllic parkland dominated by the romantic Gothic Castle built in 1801 of local sandstone. There is an extensive range of... more

Clovelly, Bideford, Devon  

Clovelly Court gardens have recently been restored to their full glory, the classic Victorian kitchen garden with its ancient stone walls, a particular feature. Within the five... more

Amroth, Narberth, Ceredigion  

Colby Woodland Garden is an 8-acre garden with a fine display of colour in spring, with masses of dramatic rhododendrons, magnolias, sweetly scented azaleas and camellias, underplanted... more

Stables Courtyard, Epping, Essex  

Copped Hall: This is a garden under restoration with touches of Tudor, Georgian and Victorian. It is a garden of varying levels, lawns, trees and 'garden theatre'. It is a garden to... more

Greenham, Wellington, Somerset  

The gardens at Cothay Manor are five miles west of Wellington, hidden in the high-banked lanes of Somerset. Virtually unchanged in 500 years, this sleeping beauty sits on the banks of... more

Northampton, Northamptonshire  

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... more

Banchory, Aberdeenshire  

Crathes Castle´s walled garden is really eight gardens, ranging from the formal to the modern. The massive yew hedges were planted as early as 1702, while the Golden Garden was... more

Maybole, Ayrshire  

The `Culzean´ style of the Castle and gardens is reflected in some of the architectural features found throughout the grounds, and the restoration is an on-going process. Hidden... more

Penrith, Cumbria  

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... more

Denmans Lane, Fontwell, West Sussex  

Denmans Garden is a unique 20th century garden designed for year round interest - through use of form, colour and texture. Nearly 4 acres in size and owned by John Brookes MBE, renowned... more

Shepreth, Royston, Cambridgeshire  

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... more

Doddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire  

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... more

Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington, Kent  

English Heitage have recreated the gardens at Down House as the Darwins would have seen them. It was the home of Charles Darwin for the last 40 years of his life. It is here that he... more

Drumoak, Banchory, Aberdeenshire  

Drum Castle with its Garden of Historic Roses is a remarkably peaceful corner. Based in the Walled Garden, built around 1780, it is divided into four quadrants, each containing a design... more

The Place for Plants, East Bergholt, Suffolk  

East Bergholt Place, set in 20 acres, is a wonderful garden and arboretum. Originally laid out at the beginning of the 20th century by the present owners Great Grandfather and described... more

Easton, Grantham, Lincolnshire  

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... more

Wrexham  

Erddig, remarkable for its delightful 18th century `Dutch´ garden with canal, formal allees, pleached limes, and beautifully trained fruit trees. Later Victorian additions include a... more

Felbrigg, Norwich, Norfolk  

The 17th century Felbrigg Hall has a delightful walled garden, combining productive and ornamental gardening. Fruit and vegetables abound and provide fresh produce for the restaurant.... more

Underwood, Nottinghamshire  

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... more