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Gardens in Kent
Gardens in Kent, such as Emmetts Garden and The Secret Gardens of Sandwich are listed below. Kent is without doubt the ‘Garden of England’, the soil is remarkably fertile and the county is crowded with orchards, market gardens, fields of vegetables and some hop fields, although not so many as there used to be. Being the closest part of England to mainland Europe, Kent has been... read more
Emmetts Garden
Ide Hill, Sevenoaks
Emmetts Garden was influenced by William Robinson. This delightful informal woodland garden - with the highest treetop in Kent - was laid out in the late 19th century, with many exotic, fascinating rare trees and flowering shrubs from across the... more
The Secret Gardens of Sandwich
The Salutation, Knightrider Street, Sandwich
The Secret Gardens of Sandwich are perhaps the finest example of a Lutyens-Jeckyll designed garden in the whole of the UK. Since opening in 2007, the gardens have won the hearts of visitors across Kent who have admired the resplendent Long Border,... more
Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest
Bedgebury Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook
Open all year, Bedgebury is the perfect place to walk, cycle, ride or play in a spectacular world of trees. Bedgebury´s National Pinetum, host to a world-class collection of dramatic conifers, is a beautiful and peaceful place to walk in all seasons.... more
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Godinton House & Gardens
Godinton Lane, Ashford
Godinton House and Gardens are set in a beautiful 18th century landscaped park with views across the countryside. The formal gardens include terraced lawns, topiary, formal pond, rose garden and herbaceous borders all surrounded by a vast yew hedge... more
Penshurst Place Gardens
Penshurst, Tonbridge
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 gardens in private ownership with records dating back to 1346. Over a mile of... more
Leeds Castle & Gardens
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
Scotney Castle Garden
Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells
Scotney Castle Garden is a fine hillside garden looking out over the Kent countryside and down to a ruined 14th century castle nestled beside the moat. Designed in the Picturesque style, the garden has spectacular displays of rhododendrons,... more
Belmont Park
Belmont, Throwley, Faversham
Belmont Park gardens date from the 1790s and consist of a walled garden, pinetum, wooded areas, large formal lawns and a large kitchen garden. The walled garden is situated behind the clock tower and contains long borders with a variety of plants... more
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Walmer Castle & Gardens
Kingsdown Road, Walmer, Deal
The Walmer Castle Gardens hold much horticultural and historical interest. The moat that once surrounded the fort has been grassed over since the 19th century and now hosts a wide variety of flowers and other greenery. Enjoy a commemorative lawn,... more
Ightham Mote
Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks
Ightham Mote is situated in a hidden valley garden surrounded by coppiced woodland and farmland. The basic shape of the garden has been in place since the 16th century. A stream flows through the grounds feeding the North lake. It then cascades into... more
Hever Castle & Gardens
Edenbridge
The spectacular Edwardian gardens at Hever Castle were laid out between 1904 and 1908 by Joseph Cheal & Son. One of the most magnificent areas of the gardens is the Italian Garden, which was designed to display William Waldorf Astor´s collection of... more
Hall Place Gardens
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
Marle Place Gardens and Gallery
Marle Place Road, Brenchley, Tonbridge
Marle Place is a privately owned, mature, award-winning garden; with ten acres of formal planting and many more of woodland. Tucked away up a Wealden lane, the garden surrounds the Jacobean house with its massive chimney stack. Our peaceful garden is... more
The Home of Charles Darwin, Down House
Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington
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 worked on his theories of evolution and wrote `On the Origin of... more
Groombridge Place Gardens
Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells
Originally laid out in the 17th century, Groombridge Place Gardens was unseen for three hundred years except by a favoured few. Designed as outside rooms of the House, over the centuries new plants and trees have been introduced. Beautiful wrought... more
Goodnestone Park Gardens
Wingham, Canterbury
One of only three gardens in Kent to be awarded the coveted two stars in the Good Garden Guide. Voted UK’s sixth favourite garden in Daily Telegraph survey and finalist in 2009 Country Life Awards. Covering approximately 14 acres, the garden has a... more
Mount Ephraim Gardens
Staplestreet, Hernhill, Faversham
The 10 acres of garden around Mount Ephraim have an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity. This Edwardian garden is magically set to give fine views of sloping orchards and pasture to the Thames estuary. There is plenty of interest here - an exciting... more
Sissinghurst Castle Garden
Sissinghurst, Cranbrook
Sissinghurst Castle Garden was developed around the surviving parts of an Elizabethan mansion. With a central red-brick prospect tower - a series of small enclosed compartments, intimate in scale and romantic in atmosphere. Including the renowned and... more
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