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Gardens in or near Somerton, such as Lytes Cary Manor and Tintinhull Garden are listed below. Somerton is a ruraL town located in the heart of Somerset, with plenty of history and places to visit, including many wonderful churches dating back to the 15th century. There are several walks to take you around Somerton. The viaduct fishery specialises in course fishing and has 6 well stocked lakes.
Lytes Cary Manor
Charlton Mackrell, Somerton 2.6 miles away
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
Tintinhull Garden
Farm Street, Tintinhull, Yeovil 5.4 miles away
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
Montacute House
Montacute, Yeovil 7.0 miles away
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 lawn beside the house, fringed with borders of rich pinks and... more
Barrington Court
Barrington, Ilminster 8.6 miles away
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
The Bishop's Palace & Gardens
Wells 11.4 miles away
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
Milton Lodge
Old Bristol Road, Wells 12.2 miles away
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 separate 7 acre arboretum. Originally laid out in the early 1900s... more
Hestercombe Gardens
Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton 15.5 miles away
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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The Walled Gardens of Cannington
Church Street, Cannington, Bridgwater 16.1 miles away
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. The Gardens have... more
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- Christmas Craft Fair & Carol Concert
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Forde Abbey
Chard 16.6 miles away
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
Mapperton Gardens
Beaminster 17.9 miles away
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
Stourhead
Stourton, Warminster 18.0 miles away
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
Minterne Gardens
Minterne Magna, Dorchester 18.4 miles away
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
Longleat Gardens
Warminster 21.6 miles away
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
Burrow Farm Gardens
Dalwood, Axminster 23.7 miles away
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
Cothay Manor
Greenham, Wellington 25.5 miles away
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 the River Tone within its 12 acres of magical gardens. The gardens... more
Tyntesfield
Wraxall, Bristol 26.9 miles away
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
Iford Manor: The Peto Garden
Iford Manor, Iford, Bradford on Avon 27.0 miles away
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
Kingston Maurward Gardens
Kingston Maurward, Dorchester 27.1 miles away
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
Prior Park Landscape
Ralph Allen Drive, Bath 27.3 miles away
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
Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens
Bullers Way, Abbotsbury 27.3 miles away
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
Athelhampton House & Gardens
Athelhampton, Dorchester 27.4 miles away
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
The Courts Garden
Holt, Bradford on Avon 30.9 miles away
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
Dunster Castle
Dunster, Minehead 32.3 miles away
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
Dyrham Park
Dyrham, Bath 33.3 miles away
The magnificent formal gardens of Dyrham Park were laid out when the grand house was built but became unfashionable by the late 18th century. They were largely cleared away or filled in when the park was landscaped by Humphrey Repton and Charles... more
Knightshayes Garden
Bolham, Tiverton 33.8 miles away
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
Kingston Lacy
Wimborne Minster 34.5 miles away
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
Tiverton Castle Gardens
Park Hill, Tiverton 34.6 miles away
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
Killerton
Broadclyst, Exeter 36.4 miles away
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
Dyffryn Botanic Garden
St Nicholas 36.5 miles away
Dyffryn Botanic Garden are outstanding Grade I listed Edwardian gardens. Currently undergoing restoration to Thomas Mawson®s original 1904 design with the help of a Heritage Lottery grant. This garden has everything - formal lawns, fountains and... more
Bicton Park Botanical Gardens
East Budleigh 36.9 miles away
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
Wilton House
The Estate Office, Wilton, Salisbury 37.9 miles away
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
Knoll Gardens
Wimborne 39.3 miles away
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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- Garden Tour with Neil Lucas - exploring the mini-arboretum
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Greencombe Gardens
Porlock 39.7 miles away
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
Heale Garden
Middle Woodford, Salisbury 39.9 miles away
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
Bowood House & Gardens
Bowood Estate, Calne 39.9 miles away
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
Veddw House Garden
Veddw House, The Fedw, Devauden 43.7 miles away
Veddw is a private garden open to the public and therefore non-institutional and idiosyncratic. It is owned by Anne Wareham, and Charles Hawes.(Anne is the author of 'The Bad Tempered Gardener', Charles the photographer, see... more
Westonbirt, The National Aboretum
Westonbirt, Tetbury 44.3 miles away
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 trees and shrubs - some of the oldest, rarest and largest in the UK - and 17... more
Berkeley Castle
Berkeley 45.5 miles away
Berkeley Castle Gardens specialise in scent with rare plants, shrubs and trees and in particular roses. Also in the walled kitchen garden is a Butterfly House with hundreds of tropical butterflies in an indoor garden.... more
Abbey House Gardens
Market Cross, Malmesbury 45.8 miles away
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
Castle Hill Gardens
Castle Hill, Filleigh, Barnstaple 50.9 miles away
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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Rodmarton Manor
Rodmarton, Cirencester 51.5 miles away
Rodmarton Manor gardens are divided into different areas by bold hedges of various species. Retaining virtually all of its original features; the holly hedges, the limes by the circle, the beech hedges, the yew hedges. Today it is gardened with great... more
Mottisfont Abbey & Garden
Mottisfont, Romsey 51.6 miles away
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
Apple Court
Hordle Lane, Hordle, Lymington 52.6 miles away
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
Houghton Lodge Gardens
Stockbridge 52.9 miles away
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
Castle Drogo
Drewsteignton 53.2 miles away
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
Stone Lane Gardens Arboretum
Chagford, Newton Abbot 53.7 miles away
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
Arlington Court
Arlington, Barnstaple 54.9 miles away
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
Westbury Court Garden
Westbury-on-Severn 54.9 miles away
Westbury Court Garden is a rare Dutch garden of water and simple green spaces, surviving from the 17th century Restored in the 1970s to become the best example in England. A two-storey pavilion looks down a canal flanked by hedges, and a further... more
The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Romsey 55.4 miles away
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
Painswick Rococo Garden
Gloucester Road, Painswick 56.1 miles away
The Painswick Rococo Garden, situated in a hidden 6 acre Cotswold valley, is the sole complete survivor from the brief early 18th century period of English Rococo Garden design. It combines formality and informality in a flamboyant package, which is... more
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