Gardens in England

Ham Street, Ham, Richmond, London

Ham House garden is significant as one of the few formal gardens to survive the 18th century English Landscape Movement. 17th century formality predominates in this... more

Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk

Holkham Hall Park and Lake is a carefully planned feature of the approach to the main house. Originally approached from the south through the Triumphal Arch, however today... more

Woodstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Blenheim Palace gardens (one of the Winners of the Historic Houses Association/Christies Garden of the Year Award 2008)are one of the great 18th century parks landscaped by... more

Neston, Cheshire

The superb gardens at Ness on the Wirral Peninsular features ‘Ness Botanische’ the multi-award winning flagship display garden from the RHS Tatton Park in 2009 created by TV... more

Coniston, Cumbria

Brantwood is a rocky hillside garden originally laid out 1870-1880s by John Ruskin. At the top is a viewing platform from which to see the fells. Below, paths wind their way... more

Plympton, Plymouth, Devon

Saltram was originally an 18th century landscape garden, featuring a fine orangery still used to produce a good collection of citrus fruit, and other buildings of the 1770s.... more

Stourton, Warminster, Wiltshire

Stourhead is a fine example of English landscape gardens from the 18th century, re-planted in the 19th century with Conifers, flowering trees and shrubs. Follow a route... more

Dilwyn, Herefordshire

The Great House is a thriving haven of glorious plants, shrubs and trees. It is home to a formal rose garden, an intricate ´Knot Garden´ and borders of agapanthus and unusual... more

Caton, Lancashire

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... more

Middle Hunt House, Walterstone, Hereford, Herefordshire

Monnow Valley Arts: Middle Hunt House. 'One of Herefordshire's hidden gems' Jesse Norman MP for South Herefordshire 3 September 2011 A modern garden of four acres. All the... more

Sutton-on-the-Forest, York, North Yorkshire

Sutton Park & Garden is a fine Georgian house with a Capability Brown landscape. More telling today are the terraces in front of the house which were planted by Percy Cane in... more

Madron, Penzance, Cornwall

The sheltered 20th century Trengwainton Garden has an abundance of exotic trees and shrubs. Intimate and closely linked to the picturesque stream running through its valley,... more

Mottisfont, Romsey, Hampshire

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... 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... more

Sheringham, Norfolk

Sheringham Park gardens were designed by Humphry Repton in 1812, and are one of his outstanding achievements. The large woodland garden is particularly famous for its... more

Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

The four quadrants of Hardwick Hall gardens, are the herb garden, lawns, nuttery and orchards, conveying the spirit of an Elizabethan garden. Lead statues in yew alcoves;... more

Feock, Truro, Cornwall

The tranquil Trelissick Garden originally planted in 1937, contains a superb collection of tender and exotic plants. Beautifully positioned at the head of the Fal estuary, 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... more

Quatt, Bridgnorth, Shropshire

Dudmaston is a delightful late 18th, early 19th century 8 acre garden, which is a mass of colour in spring with rhododendrons, azaleas viburnums and daffodils. Recently... more

Banbury, Warwickshire

Farnborough Hall has a superb landscaped garden of the 1740s, which remains largely unchanged. Containing a broad terrace ornamented with temples, beeches, sycamores and lime... more

Windgather RocksKettleshulme, High Peak, Cheshire

Dunge Valley Rhododendron Gardens are a plant collector´s garden made since 1983 in a small valley high in the Pennines. Shelter trees were planted early on, and now provide... 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... more

Guildford, Surrey

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... more

Montacute, Yeovil, Somerset

Montacute House and gardens is a simple, elegant, Elizabethan garden comprised largely of green spaces, of lawns and processions of clipped yews. Most memorable is the formal... 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... more

Cambo, Morpeth, Northumberland

Wallington Garden, the original formality of Sir Walter Blackett´s 18th century landscape was influenced by Capability Brown. A simple grass terrace looks out over the... more

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

Bourton House is a modern medium-sized but truly opulent garden created around a glorious 18th century Manor house and a Grade 1 listed 16th century Tithe Barn, and is... more

Dyrham, Bath, Gloucestershire

The magnificent formal gardens of Dyrham Park were laid out when the grand house was built but became unfashionable by the late 18th century. They were largely cleared away or... more

High Beeches Lane, Handcross, West Sussex

High Beeches is an exceptionally well preserved example of a landscaped woodland garden dating from the early 20th century. The woodland and water garden covers some 27 acres... 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... more

Great Torrington, Devon

RHS Garden Rosemoor - Come and see our enchanting garden set in the beautiful Torridge Valley. Whatever the season, Rosemoor is a unique place that people return to time and... more

Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex

RHS Garden Hyde Hall: With sweeping panoramas, big open skies and far reaching views this Essex garden is an inspiration to visitors of all ages. The garden boasts an... more

Leominster, Herefordshire

This National Trust owned Berrington Hall majestic parkland and garden is classic Capability Brown. The one mile parkland walk will take you to the best vantage points and... more

Gorran, St Austell, Cornwall

Caerhays Gardens was originally planted out in the early 1900s with mainly rhododendrons. Since then other plants have been introduced such as magnolias and camellias. This... more

Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire

The garden landscape at Harewood House was determined by the designer Capability Brown in the mid 1700s when the foundations for the Palladian Country House were being laid... more

Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire

Ascott gardens is an opulent late-Victorian extravaganza. It was largely planned by Leopold de Rothschild and planted with trees and shrubs supplied by the well known Chelsea... more

Wick Lane, Englefield Green, Windsor, Surrey

Savill Garden - Windsor Great Park: World-renowned 35 acres of ornamental gardens and woodland, including National Collections and rare international species, The Savill... more

Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent

Experience the beauty and tranquillity of Penshurst Place´s enchanting formal garden, a rare surviving example of Elizabethan garden design. It is also one of the oldest... more

Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London

Chiswick House has an important early eighteenth century garden of trees, formal vistas and architectural ornament such as bridges, statuary, vases, and a sunken amphitheatre... more

1 River Ground Stables, Cowdray Park, Midhurst, Surrey

The Walled Garden at Cowdray is an ancient garden on the Cowdray estate that has been restored. The neglected secret garden was hidden within its original Tudor walls.... more

Bramham, Wetherby, West Yorkshire

Bramham Park and gardens is the stunning family home of the Lane Fox family, direct descendents of Robert Benson, the founder of Bramham over 300 years ago. The gardens extend... 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... 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... more

Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

The Manor: The moated Norman manor, c 1130, was the home of Lucy M Boston from 1939 and the setting for her Green Knowe children´s books. Lucy gradually laid out the garden... more

Clatterway, Bonsall, Matlock, Derbyshire

Cascades Gardens is a beautiful and fascinating 4 acre public garden set in the historic village of Bonsall, near Matlock, Derbyshire. The garden which has been developed over... more

Devizes, Wiltshire

Broadleas is a lovely 9 acre garden on green sand soil which allows acid loving plants to thrive with mature and semi-mature magnolias growing on each side of a steep dell. It... more

Belvoir, Grantham, Leicestershire

Belvoir Castle gardens surround the rustic summerhouse, dating from 1800. The gardens have been lovingly restored to their original beauty, set in a natural ampitheatre with... more

The Walk, Liverpool, Merseyside

The gardens at Speke Hall are set in one of the most industrialised areas of South Liverpool, and despite this there is an air of being in the countryside. The restored,... more

Alcester, Warwickshire

The gardens at Ragley surround the magnificent Palladian Hall and the 400 acres of parkland were designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown during the 18th century. In 1873,... more

Renishaw Park, Sheffield, Derbyshire

The formal garden at Renishaw Hall, originally laid out in 1895 has undergone a remarkable restoration, enhancing the geometric design whilst retaining yew hedges, pyramids... more