Gardens in Somerset
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Gardens in Somerset, such as Barrington Court and The Bishop's Palace & Gardens are listed below.
There is no doubt that Somerset is a holiday county; there is so much to enjoy here that one visit could never suffice. The diversity of scenery to the northwest is the high heather-clad moorland plateau of Exmoor bordering the...
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Barrington Court
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
The Bishop's Palace & Gardens
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 the 13th... more
Cothay Manor
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
Dunster Castle
Dunster, Minehead, Somerset
Dunster Castle has a hilltop garden, lawn and interesting rare shrub borders. Below there are formal woodland terraces and along the river, opulent sub-tropical plantings of Camellias,... more
Greencombe Gardens
Porlock, Somerset
Greencombe is a post-war garden, having been started in 1946 by Horace Stroud. It is a strip of 3.5 acres on the edge of ancient woodland. The light comes from the north, with a sweep... more
Hestercombe Gardens
Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset
Hestercombe is unique in having three complete period gardens covering 40 acres. The Georgian landscape, Victorian terrace and the formal Edwardian gardens combine to create one of... more
Lytes Cary Manor
Charlton Mackrell, Somerton, Somerset
Lytes Cary Manor is a simple garden in Elizabethan style once the home of medieval herbalist Henry Lyte. The main border was designed by plantsman Graham Stuart Thomas, with a mixture... more
Milton Lodge
Old Bristol Road, Wells, Somerset
Milton Lodge has charming Grade II listed gardens with south facing terraces overlooking Wells Cathedral and the Vale of Avalon with mixed borders, roses, yew hedges, fine trees and a... more
Montacute House
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 sunken... more
Prior Park Landscape
Ralph Allen Drive, Bath, Somerset
Prior Park is a beautiful and intimate 18th century landscape garden, created by local entrepreneur and philanthropist Ralph Allen with advice from the poet Alexander Pope and... more
Tintinhull Garden
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. With... more
Tyntesfield
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 its... more
The Walled Gardens of Cannington
Church Street, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset
Having undergone extensive redevelopment over the past few years, the Walled Gardens were recently officially opened by HRH Prince Edward. The Gardens lie within the grounds of a... more