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Gardens in Southern England
Gardens in Southern England, such as Knebworth House Gardens and Osborne House are listed below. Southern England has an array of activities and cultural attractions on offer, ranging from the famous university town of Oxford to coastal Bournemouth. With many historical buildings and museums throughout the region, there is something to please everyone.
Knebworth House Gardens
Knebworth, Stevenage
At Knebworth House the present 25 acre garden dates largely from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, with more recent and continuing restoration and additions. Sir Edwin Lutyens re-designed the formal gardens immediate to the House. Each of the `rooms´... more
Osborne House
East Cowes, Isle of Wight
Osborne House and gardens were originally designed by Prince Albert and Cubitt. The Italianate designs for the terraced formal gardens, complement the house. They have been restored to their Victorian layout and are planted in seasonally changing... more
Woburn Abbey
Woburn
The Parks Department is responsible for the maintenance of the 3000 acres within the walls of Woburn Abbey. Each year they plant one hundred standard oak trees, plus any replacements for trees lost or damaged in gales. A simple garden of trees,... more
Buscot Park
Estate Office, Faringdon
At Buscot Park there are extensive parklands, with avenues varying in style from formal to natural. Within the walks are additional feature gardens, the Swinging Garden and the Citrus Garden, for example. A major feature is the Italian style water... more
Athelhampton House & Gardens
Athelhampton, Dorchester
The formal Athelhampton Gardens originally designed in 1891 is a series of calm, sophisticated spaces, including the great court with its giant pyramids, a circular pleached lime grove and simple plantings of roses, clematis and tulips. Water forms a... more
West Wycombe Park
West Wycombe
West Wycombe Park and gardens were created by Sir Frances Dashwood, founder of the Dilettanti Society in the mid-18th century. New fieldwork has produced evidence of a number of important earlier phases of activity, most notably an Iron Age hillfort... more
Mottistone Manor Garden
Mottistone, Newport, Isle of Wight
Mottistone Manor garden, which is owned by the National Trust, is one of the most peaceful and magical gardens on the island. Set in a sheltered valley with views to the sea, the gardens with their colourful borders, shrub-filled banks and grassy... more
Bowood House & Gardens
Bowood Estate, Calne
Bowood House & Gardens is one of Wiltshire's most scenic locations, where visitors can enjoy acres of countryside and natural splendour in the grounds surrounding its 18th century mansion. Easily reachable off the A4 and well signposted, Bowood's... more
Wrest Park
Silsoe
Wrest Park´s formal gardens are a fascinating history of gardening styles laid out over one and a half centuries. Explore the ornate garden buildings including the magnificent Baroque pleasure pavilion, orangery and Bath House, and admire the fine... more
Forde Abbey
Chard
A magnificent former 12th Century Cistercian monastery, Forde Abbey ranks as one of the top ten gardens in England. Built beside the banks of the River Axe in the rolling Dorset hills, this outstanding stately home is surrounded by 30 acres of world... more
Oxford Botanic Garden
Rose Lane, Oxford
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 the bank of the River Cherwell. It has evolved from a 17th century... more
Claydon Estate Gardens
The Estate Office, The Claydon Estate, Middle Claydon, Buckingham
The Claydon Estate Gardens are a classic example of an English Country house walled garden, both decorative and productive. The gardens were first created by John Sanderson between 1763 and 1776 for the 2nd Earl Verney, whose descendants have... more
Hughenden Manor
High Wycombe
Hughenden Manor garden is re-created from the colourful 1860s designs of Benjamin Disraeli´s wife, Mary Anne, used as his private retreat from the rigours of parliamentary life in London. The lawns and terraces have been planted once more with loud,... more
Mapperton Gardens
Beaminster
Mapperton´s terraced valley gardens surround the delightful Tudor/Jacobean manor house, stable blocks, dovecote and All Saints Church. On the upper levels, a walled croquet lawn, then the orangery, an ornate pavilion overlooking the Italianate formal... more
Hinton Ampner House
Bramdean, Alresford
The gardens of Hinton Ampner House were laid out by the scholarly Ralph Dutton in the middle of the 20th century with great regard to line, landscape and historical propriety. Statues, buildings, axes and views have been placed with exquisite... more
Highclere Castle
Highclere, Newbury
Set within a Capability Brown inspired park, Highclere Castle gardens are hidden from view. Gravel paths lead to the Monks Garden with plantings of roses,lavender, penstemons and a summer wild flower bed. Espaliered medlar, quince and fig trees line... more
Stowe Landscape Gardens
Stowe, Buckingham
Stowe Landscape Gardens is an extraordinary, living, breathing work of art. With its ornamental lakes, glorious open spaces, wooded valleys and adorned with over 40 monument temples in all sizes and styles from Gothic to Classical, this magnificent... more
Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon, Aylesbury
Waddesdon Manor and gardens were bequeathed to the National Trust by the Rothschilds in 1957. The garden today is essentially the one laid out by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild and his French landscape designer Elie Laine. It is one of the finest... more
Gilbert White´s House & Garden and The Oates Collection
The Wakes, High Street, Selborne, Alton
The garden at Gilbert White´s House has been largely restored to its 18th century form with a wild flower garden and vegetable plot. There is a revolving ´Wine Pipe´ seat overlooking the miniature landscaped garden, haha and a magnificent beech clad... more
Old Thatch Gardens
Coldmoorholme Lane, Bourne End
Golly gosh, who’s for ginger beer and iced buns in the garden! It’s very hard not to slip into Enid Blyton speak when talking about the quintessentially English Old Thatch Gardens in Buckinghamshire, where the children’s author lived and wrote many... more
Heale Garden
Middle Woodford, Salisbury
Heale House has a serene waterside garden situated at the bottom of a broad, chalk valley. With formal lawned terraces running towards the south along an avenue of Robinia pseudoacacia, Italianate garden architecture and formal pools. Rambling roses... more
Abbey House Gardens
Market Cross, Malmesbury
The now world famous amazing 5 acre Abbey House Gardens in the heart of ancient Malmesbury is really two gardens in one. The formal gardens have fine lawns, huge herbaceous borders, a Celtic cross knot garden and over 2000 different roses... more
Houghton Lodge Gardens
Stockbridge
Houghton Lodge Gardens is a haven of peace above the tranquil beauty of the River Test. Grade II* Gardens with fine trees surround an enchanting and unique example of an 18th century `Cottage Orne´. Chalk Cob walls enclose traditional Kitchen Garden... more
Apple Court
Hordle Lane, Hordle, Lymington
Apple Court garden was created with a distinct structure of rooms defined by two axes and enclosed by dense hedges. Sharply defined lawns, raised borders and vertical accents of fastigate yews give each area a unique character - the theatrical white... more
Ventnor Botanic Garden
Undercliff Drive, Ventnor
Ventnor Botanic Garden is a 22 acre, very lively botanic garden right by the sea. A remarkable collection of plants from all over the world, mainly from the southern hemisphere, many tender but thriving here given enough shelter. Naturalised giant... more
Wilton House
The Estate Office, Wilton, Salisbury
Wilton House gardens are in an idyllic setting, bordered by the rivers Wyle and Nadder. A mix of open parkland in the style of Capability Brown and small formal gardens, the latter created by the 17th Earl. The four new gardens created are the Rose... more
Greys Court
Rotherfield Greys, Henley-on-Thames
Greys Court is a picturesque house mainly Tudor in style set in a beautiful courtyard. A series of walled gardens are set out as outdoor rooms with a fine collection of old fashioned roses, paeonies, an ornamental vegetable garden, maze, ice-house... more
Blenheim Palace & Gardens
Woodstock, Woodstock, Oxford
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 `Capability´ Brown including the largest lake he ever devised. The Secret... more
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West Green House Garden
West Green House, Hartley Wintney
West Green House Garden demonstrates how creative energy is poured into gardening. It is a garden with a special and distinctive sense of place, made by Marylyn Abbott. It has a delightful series of vibrantly-planted walled gardens, surrounding a... more
Hatfield House Gardens
Hatfield
Dating from 17th century the gardens at Hatfield House have evolved into a gardener´s paradise. Visitors can enjoy the peace of the West Garden with its scented garden and fountains, and view the famous Knot garden adjoining the Elizabethan Old... more
The Courts Garden
Holt, Bradford on Avon
The Courts Garden is a comfortable, hard-working 1920s garden of different character areas in the manner of Hidcote. Good use of colour in both shrub planting and in the borders, many of which are closely colour-coordinated. The water garden contains... more
Englefield House
Englefield, Theale, Reading
This 9 acre garden at Englefield House falls from the woodland area with magnolia, rhododendron, azalea, acer, camellia and many other species. Below are the two terraces enclosed in grey stone balustrades, built in 1860 with wide staircases, mixed... more
Chenies Manor
Chenies, Rickmansworth
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 with old-fashioned roses and cottage plants. Enjoy the formal topiary in the... more
Mottisfont Abbey & Garden
Mottisfont, Romsey
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 the work of several well-known garden designers. In 1971 the kitchen garden... more
The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Romsey
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is one of the most important modern plant collections in the world. Established in 1953 by the distinguished plantsman Sir Harold Hillier, the magnificent collection of over 42,000 plants from temperate regions around the... more
Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway
Summer Lane, Exbury, Southampton
Exbury Gardens is a 200 acre woodland garden world famous for the spring displays of the Rothschild Collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and camellias. Spring also sees the woodland carpeted with primroses and bluebells. Visit in summer to... more
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Minterne Gardens
Minterne Magna, Dorchester
Minterne gardens are laid out in a horseshoe below the house with a chain of small lakes, waterfalls and streams. There is a fine collection of plants and trees for all seasons - the rhododendrons & azaleas are at their peak in April & May, and with... more
Kingston Maurward Gardens
Kingston Maurward, Dorchester
Set in idyllic surroundings, Kingston Maurward Gardens are Dorset´s best kept secret. A tranquil, and peaceful spot, the gardens are situated in undulating countryside, with a lake, canals, broad sweeping and formal gardens. Kingston Maurward House... more
Stourhead
Stourton, Warminster
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 anti-clockwise around the lake to gradually experience the sequence of arcadian... more
Longleat Gardens
Warminster
Longleat grounds and gardens were originally laid out in the mid 1700s by Capability Brown and later by Humphrey Repton who reshaped the Half Mile Pond to give it a more irregular appeal, including an island which is now home to Longleat´s resident... more
Rousham House
Rousham, The Dower House, Rousham, Bicester
Rousham House garden was first designed in 1738 by William Kent and represents the initial phase of English landscape design. One of the few gardens to have escaped alteration over the years. Original features such as the ponds and cascades, statuary... more
Kingston Lacy
Wimborne Minster
Beside the Kingston Lacy house is the late-Victorian formal garden. Bright bedding, a fern garden containing 25 different varieties of ferns with gravel paths running between irregular raised beds, roses and spring bulbs, with meandering shrubberies... more
Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens
Bullers Way, Abbotsbury
Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens were established in 1765 by the First Countess of Ilchester as a kitchen garden and have developed into a 30 acre Grade I listed delight. Home to rare and exotic plants from all over the world many of them first... more
Iford Manor: The Peto Garden
Iford Manor, Iford, Bradford on Avon
The Peto Garden has been and continues to be restored with the design and planting in accordance with the vision of Harold Peto. The delightful features include the Loggia, the Great Terrace, the Casita and the largest garden building, the Cloisters... more
Knoll Gardens
Wimborne
Knoll Gardens is tucked into a tranquil part of east Dorset and a real find whatever the season for those interested in sustainable planting. The garden is the creation of renowned horticulturalist Neil Lucas who is the UK’s leading voice on... more
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