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Child Friendly Gardens in South West England
Set out below are Child friendly gardens in South West England, including Barrington Court. Our Child friendly gardens offer a variety of interesting features to keep the young ones amused whilst teaching them about their surroundings and environment.
Barrington Court
Barrington, Ilminster
Children of all ages welcome
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 vibrant orange, red and yellow annuals around a pool. There is also... more
Dunster Castle
Dunster, Minehead
Children of all ages welcome
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, Rhododendrons and Azaleas. The season begins with thousands of... more
Clovelly Court Gardens
Clovelly, Bideford
Children of all ages welcome
After the exertions of climbing up and down the village, it’s easy to forget to pop into Clovelly Gardens. But this lovely little Victorian Walled Garden, entered through ornate wrought-iron gates, is a treat just as much for keen gardeners as it is... more
Marwood Hill Gardens
Marwood, Barnstaple
Children of all ages welcome
Award Winning ´Garden of Excellence´ - Marwood Hill is a private 20 acre informal garden with three lakes, plant centre and garden tea room set in a sheltered valley. With extensive collections of camellias under glass and in the open. Three national... more
Burrow Farm Gardens
Dalwood, Axminster
Children of all ages welcome
Burrow Farm Gardens is a beautifully landscaped 10 acre garden, which will appeal to both the plantsman and those seeking a relaxing walk around a tranquil garden with extensive views. Sweeping lawns lead between island beds of unusual shrubs and... more
Trelissick Garden
Feock, Truro
Children of all ages welcome
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 estate commands panoramic views over the sea and has extensive park and... more
Greenway
Greenway Road, Galmpton, Brixham
Children of all ages welcome
Greenway is a secret woodland garden, situated on the banks of the River Dart. A garden of exceptional beauty with an atmosphere of romantic wilderness and mystery, and is currently under restoration. The pleasant rambling paths scattered with... more
Buckland Abbey
Yelverton
Children of all ages welcome
Buckland Abbey and gardens are the home of Drake and Grenville. A peaceful place full of swashbuckling stories, originally created in the 20th century. You will find a magnificent 30-metre-long monastic barn, a charming herb garden with over 50... more
Trebah Garden
Mawnan Smith, Falmouth
Children of all ages welcome
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 through ponds full of Koi Carp, and exotic water plants wind through... more
Knightshayes Garden
Bolham, Tiverton
Children of all ages welcome
The celebrated Knightshayes Garden, was originally planned in the late 1870s and then replanted in the 1950s. Crisply-managed formal terraces and a rather formal woodland garden with a water lily pool and topiary, specimen trees, rare shrubs, swathes... more
Bicton Park Botanical Gardens
East Budleigh
Children of all ages welcome
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 conservation category by English Heritage, this privately owned... more
Coleton Fishacre Garden
Coleton, Kingswear, Dartmouth
Children of all ages welcome
Coleton Fishacre Garden is delightful, with its formal terraces. A cultured oasis on the beautiful south Devon coast, with the stream gurgling from pool to pool through generous marginal plantings. The valley garden weaves down towards the sea, with... more
Stone Lane Gardens Arboretum
Chagford, Newton Abbot
Children of all ages welcome
Stone Lane Gardens is a 5 acre arboretum situated in the Dartmoor National Park. It holds an important National Collection of Birch and Alder trees in a landscaped and water setting. Popular sculpture exhibition held in garden during summer.... more
Killerton
Broadclyst, Exeter
Children of all ages welcome
Killerton is a famous woodland hillside garden full of splendid old and special trees including innumerable record-breaking specimens, many introduced by the plantsman Veitch, rare shrubs, beautiful herbaceous borders, crocus, daffodils, bluebells,... more
Trengwainton Garden
Madron, Penzance
Children of all ages welcome
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, the garden contains a rich collection of speciality acacias and large-leaved... more
RHS Garden Rosemoor
Great Torrington
Children of all ages welcome
RHS Garden Rosemoor - Come and see our enchanting award winning garden set in the beautiful Torridge Valley. Whatever the season, Rosemoor is a unique place that people return to time and again for ideas, inspiration or simply to enjoy a marvellous... more
Overbecks Garden
Sharpitor, Salcombe
Children of all ages welcome
Exotic Overbecks Garden has dramatic coastal gardens with glorious views over Salcombe estuary. The warm microclimate encourages rare and tender plants producing a garden of hot colour from July through to September and luxuriant growth. This is an... more
Tintinhull Garden
Farm Street, Tintinhull, Yeovil
Children of all ages welcome
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 varied borders, attractive kitchen garden and secluded lawns all... more
Hestercombe Gardens
Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton
Children of all ages welcome
Hestercombe is unique in having three complete period gardens covering fifty acres. The Georgian landscape, Victorian terrace and the formal Edwardian gardens combine to create one of Britain´s premier garden sites widely recognised as being of... more
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Trewithen
Grampound Road, Truro
Children of all ages welcome (Play area by the Tea Shop)
The internationally renowned gardens at Trewithen, near Truro in Cornwall, are a botanical treasure trove featuring a magnificent collection of camellias, magnolias and rhododendrons as well as other rare and highly-prized plants. Nestled within 30... more
Tyntesfield
Wraxall, Bristol
Children of all ages welcome
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 former glory. The garden is Grade II* listed and is one of the top 500... more
Pencarrow
Washaway, Bodmin
Children of all ages welcome
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 the gardens and mile-long carriage drive are ablaze with camellias,... more
Mount Edgcumbe House & Gardens
Cremyll, Torpoint
Children of all ages welcome
Mount Edgcumbe Gardens were created beside the Tudor House in the 18th century. Ancient and rare trees including a 400 year old lime, a splendid Lucombe oak, and a Mexican pine, are set amidst classical garden houses and an exotic Shell Seat.... more
Prior Park Landscape
Ralph Allen Drive, Bath
Children of all ages welcome
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 Capability Brown. The garden is set in a sweeping valley with magnificent... more
Lanhydrock
Bodmin
Children of all ages welcome
Lanhydrock garden overlooks the valley of the River Fowey. Set on a hillside facing north-east above the house and park with bold, formal, Victorian lawns, lines of topiary yews, roses, herbaceous borders and vibrant bedding, and is flanked by... more
Castle Hill Gardens
Castle Hill, Filleigh, Barnstaple
Children of all ages welcome
Created back in 1730, Castle Hill Gardens bears all the hallmarks of a country house estate lavished with attention, love and care. Visitors travel to this North Devon haven to stroll around the woodland garden (a gorgeous patchwork of reds and golds... more
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- A Midsummer Night's Dream
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The Bishop's Palace & Gardens
Wells
Children of all ages welcome
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 century building lies 14 acres of gardens, springs and arboretum,... more
Antony
Torpoint
Children of all ages welcome
Antony house and gardens, an example of one of Cornwalls´ finest early 18th century houses, faced in lustrous silvery-grey Pentewan stone, offset by colonnaded wings of red brick and set within grounds landscaped by Repton. These include the formal... more
Castle Drogo
Drewsteignton
Children of all ages welcome
Castle Drogo and its 1920s Lutyens garden is the highest owned by the National Trust at 823 metres and lies within shelter of trees and hedges. The terraced formal garden has an established rhododendron and magnolia collection, spring bulbs, summer... more
Tresco Abbey
Tresco, Isles of Scilly
Children of all ages welcome
Tresco Abbey Gardens defies all the preconceptions regarding what can and cannot be grown in rain-soaked, frost-cursed Britain. A perennial Kew without the glass hosting 20,000 plants. The garden is home to species from 80 countries ranging from... more
The Walled Gardens of Cannington
Church Street, Cannington, Bridgwater
Children of all ages welcome
Having undergone extensive redevelopment over the past few years, the Walled Gardens were officially opened by HRH Prince Edward. The Gardens lie within the grounds of a mediaeval Priory, and many of its fine buildings remain.
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- Christmas Craft Fair & Carol Concert
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Arlington Court
Arlington, Barnstaple
Children of all ages welcome
The 2700 acre Arlington Court estate and gardens nestles in the thickly wooded valley of the River Yeo. The 30 acre gardens are largely informal but include a small Victorian garden with conservatory, basket beds, herbaceous borders and ornamental... more
Lamorran House
Upper Castle Road, St Mawes
Children of all ages welcome
The gardens at Lamorran House were originally laid out in the 1980s by the present owners. With a large collection of palms and rare tree ferns, rhododendrons and evergreen azaleas the garden is situated on the Roseland Peninsula with panoramic views... more
Heligan - The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Pentewan, St Austell
Children of all ages welcome
The Lost Gardens of Heligan: Unveiled in 1992 from under decades of overgrowth, the Lost Gardens were restored on a shoestring budget and hailed by The Times as “…the garden restoration of the century”. Today the mysterious gardens and estate offer... more
Pinetum Park & Pine Lodge Gardens
Holmbush, St Austell
Children of all ages welcome
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 rhododendrons, magnolias and camellias - so familiar in Cornish gardens - there... more
The Garden House
Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton
Children of all ages welcome
The Garden House has inspired numerous celebrity gardeners over the years and once you step foot in this Devon valley idyll, you’ll see why. The garden is actually several gardens in one, stretched across ten acres, all with their own personalities... more
Cotehele
St Dominick, Saltash
Children of all ages welcome
Cotehele is a 19 acre large mature garden in two separate parts. The upper gardens surrounding the 16th century house contain a daffodil meadow, a formally planted terraced garden defined by walls and hedges, with magnolias, climbers, fine lawns,... more
Trerice
Kestle Mill, Newquay
Children of all ages welcome
Trerice is a small rather formal garden, at its best in summer. Some unusual, rare plants, climbers, perennials and an orchard with old varieties of fruit trees. The Front Court has a gold and purple colour scheme. The hayloft behind the Great Barn... more
Saltram
Plympton, Plymouth
Children of all ages welcome
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. Developments in the 19th century have continued to the present day, giving... more
Glendurgan
Mawnan Smith, Falmouth
Children of all ages welcome
Glendurgan is a valley garden of great beauty created in the 1820s and developed over many years by the Fox family. Running down to the tiny village of Durgan and its beach with fine views of the Helford River, it is predominantly a spring-time... more
Greencombe Gardens
Porlock
Children of all ages welcome
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 of sky down to the Bristol Channel. To the south rise wooded... more
Tiverton Castle Gardens
Park Hill, Tiverton
Children of all ages welcome
Tiverton Castle Gardens: Beautiful walled gardens and romantic ruins making a wonderful backdrop. A Spring bulb border has colourful and unusual bulbs. A brightly coloured summer border round the house has some rare shrubs and bedding plants. A... more
Lytes Cary Manor
Charlton Mackrell, Somerton
Children of all ages welcome
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 of shrubs, roses and perennials. There are also lawns, hedges of... more
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