Gardens in the UK

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

Sezincote, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

Fine example of the `Picturesque´ style, Sezincote garden was created in 1810 around the Mogul Indian house with stream and pools, Indian temple and grotto, and Persian... more

Rose Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire

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... more

Washaway, Bodmin, Cornwall

Pencarrow has 50 acres of gardens include the Italian Gardens, lovely lawns with magnificent specimen trees, woodland walks and lots of flowering plants and shrubs. In spring... 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... more

Stone Road, Trentham, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Trentham gardens, relandscaped in 1759 by Capability Brown with the Italian Flower Gardens laid out by Charles Barry in 1833. The Italian Flower Gardens have recently been... more

Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire

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... 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... more

Dunoon, Argyll & Bute

Benmore Botanic Garden is in the wonderful woodland setting of the Eachaig Valley, a garden steeped in history and surrounded by dramatic scenery. Boasting a world-famous... 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

Rhos, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire

Stroll beneath the woodland gardens at Picton Castle and find some of the tallest and oldest trees in west Wales along with an abundance of wild flowers and beautiful woodland... 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

Hidcote Bartrim, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Twisting lanes of the Cotswold countryside lead to Hidcote Manor Garden, one of the most inventive and influential gardens of the 20th century. Its structure of outdoor... more

The Estate Office, Grimsthorpe, Bourne, Lincolnshire

Grimsthorpe Castle is a formal Grade I listed historic flower and topiary garden. Leading imperceptibly into the woodland garden, providing a fine setting for the ornamental... more

Holmbush, St Austell, Cornwall

The 30 acre Pinetum Park & Pine Lodge Gardens, comprises gardens within a garden, which hold a wide range of some 6000 plants, all of which are labelled. In addition to... more

Mawnan Smith, Falmouth, Cornwall

Trebah Garden is a 25 acre sub-tropical ravine garden, falling 200 feet from the 18th century house to a private beach on the Helford River. A stream cascades over waterfalls... more

Winchcombe, Gloucestershire

Award winning gardens and medieval ruins surround Sudeley Castle, which sits nestled in the Cotswold Hills on the edge of the historic town of Winchcombe. The extensive... more

Near Hope under Dinmore, Leominster, Herefordshire

Hampton Court is a late medieval castle surrounded by magnificent gardens and a thousand acres of parkland. The Castle and Gardens have a rich and fascinating history. Today... more

Skyreholme, Skipton, North Yorkshire

Parcevall Hall Gardens is a hidden gem. Located on a steep hillside and the only large garden to be open to the public within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. This formal... more

Wraxall, Somerset

Tyntesfield, the original garden is thought to have been laid out in the 1840´s. Currently there is a huge restoration project underway to bring this impressive estate back to... 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... 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

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

Somerleyton, Lowestoft, Suffolk

Somerleyton Hall & Gardens: 2010 Best Tourist Attraction in Suffolk Winners - The gardens and grounds at Somerleyton Hall have long been considered of first-rate importance,... more

Marsh Lane, Gilden Way, Harlow, Essex

The Gibberd Garden is a highly individual creation of Sir Frederick Gibberd, the master planner of Harlow New Town. It is sited on the side of a small valley, which slopes... more

12 High Street, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries & Galloway

Broughton House and its gardens is a curious but appealing mix of Japanese and Scottish styles, set out in the early 1900s by artist E.A. Hornel. The sunken courtyard with its... more

Wollerton, Market Drayton, Shropshire

Wollerton Old Hall is everybody´s idea of a luscious modern garden, started in 1984, planned, planted and cared for to a very high standard. A series of rooms, each with its... more

Denmans Lane, Fontwell, West Sussex

Denmans Garden: Unique 4 acre garden designed for year round interest - through use of form, colour and texture - owned by John Brookes MBE, renowned garden designer and... more

Ticehurst, East Sussex

´One of the finest gardens in England´ Pashley Manor Gardens, winner of the HHA/Christies´s Garden of the Year Award, offers a sumptuous blend of romantic landscaping,... more

Richmond, North Yorkshire

Millgate House has a spectacular, small, enclosed town garden with a blissful secluded setting, amazing views and all year round interest. Immensely stylish, ever changing,... more

East Molesey, London

Hampton Court Palace Gardens: Relax in over 60 acres of beautiful gardens, which run down to the River Thames, featuring sparkling fountains, the beautifully restored 18th... more

House of Pitmuies, Forfar, Angus

Summery Pitmuies Gardens have two semi-formal walled gardens adjoining the Georgian House. Sheltering long borders of herbaceous plants, superb delphiniums by the hundred, old... more

School Road, South Walsham, Norwich, Norfolk

A haven of peace and tranquillity….. Set in the heart of the Norfolk Broads, Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden is one of the county’s best kept secrets. Boasting the UK’s... more

Uckfield, East Sussex

Sheffield Park´s magnificent, informal landscape garden was laid out in the 18th century by Capability Brown and further developed in the early years of the 20th century by... 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

Farm Street, Tintinhull, Yeovil, Somerset

Tintinhull Garden is a classic 20th century English garden surrounding a 17th century manor house, of high formality overlaid with an opulent yet carefully contrived planting.... more

Crarae, Inveraray, Argyll & Bute

Crarae Gardens stands amongst the exotic trees and shrubs, listening to the tumbling waterfalls of the burn, one could almost imagine one is in the Himalayas, rather than... 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,... more

Wells, Somerset

Bishop's Palace & Gardens: Find us in the centre of the historic City of Wells, step across the drawbridge and discover the splendour of the medieval Palace before you. Beyond... 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

Westerham, Kent

The gardens at Squerryes Court are beautiful all through the year. Originally laid out in the formal style in 1700, they were re-landscaped in the middle of the 18th century.... more

Brodsworth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

At Brodsworth Hall & Gardens you can gain a fascinating insight into the fashions, desires and changing fortunes of the Victorian country gentry at this once opulent Hall. The... more

Denwick Lane, 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... more

Scampston Hall, Malton, North Yorkshire

Scampston - The Walled Garden. A 4 acre award-winning contemporary garden, with striking perennial meadow planting, traditional spring/autumn borders and something of interest... more

Bridge Road, Holme Lacy, Hereford, Herefordshire

Shipley is a Wye Valley 17th century homestead standing upon the site of previous dwellings that since Roman times administered the adjacent river ford and former ferry. The... more

Port Logan, Stranraer, Dumfries & Galloway

Logan Botanic Garden lies at the south-western tip of Scotland, and because of the influence of the Gulf Stream, a remarkable collection of bizarre and beautiful plants... more

Brentford, London

Syon House with its gardens is the last surviving ducal residence, complete with its country estate, in Greater London. The gardens are renowned for their extensive collection... 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 landscape composition is outstanding in... more

Westonbirt, Tetbury, Gloucestershire

Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, is one of the most magical and important tree gardens in the world. Set in 240 hectares (600 acres) of historic landscape are over 16,000... more

Isle of Bute, Argyll & Bute

Mount Stuart´s gardens date back to circa 1717 when the 2nd Earl of Bute started to lay out substantial grounds - the beginning of the three hundred acres of wilderness,... more