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Gardens in or near Stevenage, such as Knebworth House Gardens and Hatfield House Gardens are listed below. The Hertfordshire town of Stevenage was created as a new town after the second world war and the population of the town is still growing. One of the largest employers in the area is Glaxo Smith Kline which has a large pharmaceutical research laboratory. Of interest nearby is the gothic stately home of Knebworth House, which is well known today for its rock concerts.

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Knebworth House Gardens

Knebworth, Stevenage 2.7 miles away

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

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Hatfield House Gardens

Hatfield 10.5 miles away

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

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Wrest Park

Silsoe 10.9 miles away

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

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Swiss Garden

Old Warden, Biggleswade 13.1 miles away

The Swiss Garden, created in the 1820s by Lord Ongley, is a late Regency garden and an outstanding example of the Swiss picturesque. The Swiss Cottage provides the main element for this unusual and atmospheric garden with narrow paths meandering... more

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Docwra´s Manor Garden

Shepreth, Royston 17.0 miles away

Docwra´s Manor Garden, is planted inside the walls of a farmyard, with parts dating back to the Middle Ages. Explore the dividing hedges of yew, beech, lilax and cordon apples. In early spring there are snowdrops, cyclmen and hellebores, followed by... more

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Wimpole Hall

Arrington, Royston 17.2 miles away

Wimpole Hall has a twenty-acre garden with a 350-acre park beyond. The garden has undergone several phases of landscape and garden design since the 17th century. The park has been landscaped by Bridgeman, `Capability´ Brown and Repton. There is an... more

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The Gibberd Garden

Marsh Lane, Gilden Way, Harlow 17.2 miles away

The Gibberd Garden is a highly individual creation of Sir Frederick Gibberd, the master planner of Harlow New Town. It is sited on the side of a small valley, which slopes down to a brook. Occupying some 7 acres, the garden was planned as a series of... more

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Capel Manor Gardens

Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield 17.3 miles away

Capel Manor Gardens: 30 acres of richly planted and beautiful themed gardens, to inspire and indulge the senses. All surrounding a Georgian Manor House and Victorian Stables. Visitors can explore the Japanese Garden, Italianate Maze, Historic... more

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Woburn Abbey

Woburn 17.4 miles away

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

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Myddelton House Gardens

Bulls Cross, Enfield 17.5 miles away

Created by E.A. Bowles (1865-1954), Myddelton House Gardens have been refurbished and offer an impressive range of flora, fauna and historical artefacts. Tucked away near Enfield this wonderful garden was neglected and forgotten for 30 years. From... more

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Waltham Abbey Gardens

Abbey View, Waltham Abbey 18.0 miles away

Waltham Abbey Gardens is an award-winning site steeped in history and set in the grounds of the Abbey, the last to be dissolved by Henry VIII and thought to be the site of King Harold’s grave. The remains of some of the Abbey buildings can still be... more

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Copped Hall

Stables Courtyard, Epping 19.1 miles away

Copped Hall: This is a garden under restoration with touches of Tudor, Georgian and Victorian. It is a garden of varying levels, lawns, trees and 'garden theatre'. It is a garden to visit repeatedly over the years to follow the restoration. We have a... more

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Audley End House & Gardens

Saffron Walden 19.7 miles away

Audley End House & Gardens has an artificial lake, created with water from the River Cam, running through delightful 18th century pastoral parkland designed by Capability Brown. The classical Temple of Concorde, built in 1790 in honour of George III,... more

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Chenies Manor

Chenies, Rickmansworth 21.4 miles away

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

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Ascott

Wing, Leighton Buzzard 21.5 miles away

Ascott gardens is an opulent late-Victorian extravaganza. It was largely planned by Leopold de Rothschild and planted with trees and shrubs supplied by the well known Chelsea plantsman Sir Harry Veitch. The Dutch garden, the Madeira Walk, the Venus... more

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Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Brookside, Bateman Street, Cambridge 24.1 miles away

The heritage-listed Cambridge University Botanic Garden was the vision of John Henslow, mentor to Charles Darwin. Today the Garden is a showcase for over 8000 plant species from around the world, including nine national collections, all immaculately... more

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Geffrye Museum Period Gardens

136 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London 26.8 miles away

The Geffrye Museum´s classic herb and period gardens are set beside 18th century almshouses, providing a haven of peace from the inner city. The 12 beds of the award-winning walled herb garden contain over 170 types of herb divided into traditional... more

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The Manor

Hemingford Grey, Huntingdon 28.5 miles away

The Manor: The moated Norman manor, c 1130, was the home of Lucy M Boston from 1939 and the setting for her Green Knowe children´s books. Lucy gradually laid out the garden over several years, bordering the path from the river to the house with... more

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Anglesey Abbey

Quy Road, Lode 29.4 miles away

Anglesey Abbey has a hundred-acre garden developed from 1926 by the 1st Lord Fairhaven presenting an imposing blend of formal 17th century French-style and 18th century natural landscaping. Majestic tree-lined avenues and walks form framework for... more

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Chiswick House

Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London 29.5 miles away

Chiswick House has an important early eighteenth century garden of trees, formal vistas and architectural ornament such as bridges, statuary, vases, and a sunken amphitheatre with temple and orange trees. There is flower colour too in an enclosed... more

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Chelsea Physic Garden

66 Royal Hospital Road, London 29.6 miles away

Chelsea Physic Garden: London’s oldest botanic garden is a beautiful oasis of living history in the heart of the capital, home to a unique collection of medicinal and rare plants. Used as a place to teach people about plants and the environment for... more

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Hughenden Manor

High Wycombe 29.6 miles away

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

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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Kew, Richmond 29.8 miles away

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is renowned for its superb plantings and vistas. It is an internationally respected centre of scientific excellence, researching plants, collecting and conserving endangered species.... more

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Syon Park Gardens

Brentford 30.3 miles away

Syon House with its gardens is the last surviving ducal residence, complete with its country estate, in Greater London. The gardens are renowned for their extensive collection of rare trees and plants. The centrepiece is the spectacular Great... more

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Waddesdon Manor

Waddesdon, Aylesbury 31.5 miles away

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

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West Wycombe Park

West Wycombe 31.6 miles away

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

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Old Thatch Gardens

Coldmoorholme Lane, Bourne End 31.8 miles away

Old Thatch Gardens are recognised as gardens of exceptional quality, have been awarded a star in The Good Gardens Guide, feature in the Most Amazing Gardens in Britain and Ireland, and appeared on BBC Gardeners World. This two-acre series of... more

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Cliveden

Taplow, Maidenhead 31.8 miles away

Cliveden is a vast and very important landscaped garden, filled with whatever money could buy, balustrading from the Villa Borghese in Rome, the dramatic `Fountain of Love´ and a huge parterre below the house. The best parts are the Arcadian ilex... more

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Claydon Estate Gardens

The Estate Office, The Claydon Estate, Middle Claydon, Buckingham 31.9 miles away

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

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Ham House

Ham Street, Ham, Richmond 32.7 miles away

Ham House garden is significant as one of the few formal gardens to survive the 18th century English Landscape Movement. 17th century formality predominates in this comprehensively restored garden, once the home of the beautiful and notorious civil... more

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Eltham Palace

Court Yard, Eltham 33.8 miles away

Eltham Palace is set in 19 acres of beautiful medieval and 20th century influenced gardens surrounding a moat and fortified palace. Leading down to the moat you´ll find a rock garden, herbaceous borders inspired by modern designer Isabelle Van... more

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Hampton Court Gardens

East Molesey 35.5 miles away

Hampton Court Palace Gardens: Relax in over 60 acres of beautiful gardens, which run down to the River Thames, featuring sparkling fountains, the beautifully restored 18th century Privy Garden and the magnificent Maze. There is plenty of space to... more

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Hall Place Gardens

Bourne Road, Bexley 35.6 miles away

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

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Stowe Landscape Gardens

Stowe, Buckingham 35.6 miles away

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

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Great Fosters

Stroude Road, Egham 37.1 miles away

Great Fosters is framed on three sides by a Saxon moat and the formal gardens are both extensive and exceptional. Originally designed by W H Romaine Walker and Gilbert Jenkins they are among the finest Arts and Crafts gardens in Europe. Designed to... more

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Wickham Place Farm

Station Road, Wickham Bishops, Witham 37.2 miles away

Wickham Place Farm covers 14 acres including a 2 acre walled garden.Huge climbers, roses and wisterias cascade into wide borders bursting with shrubs, perennials and bulbs. One wisteria now covers an entire wall of over 250 ft long, and is at its... more

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RHS Garden Hyde Hall

Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford 37.3 miles away

RHS Garden Hyde Hall: With sweeping panoramas, big open skies and far reaching views this Essex garden is an inspiration to visitors of all ages. The garden boasts an eclectic range of inspirational horticultural styles from traditional to modern,... more

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Savill Garden - Windsor Great Park

Wick Lane, Englefield Green, Windsor 37.4 miles away

Savill Garden - Windsor Great Park: World-renowned 35 acres of ornamental gardens and woodland, including National Collections and rare international species, The Savill Garden provides a wealth of beauty and interest in all seasons. Spring in The... more

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The Valley Gardens - Windsor Great Park

Windsor Great Park, via Wick Road, Englefield Green 37.4 miles away

The Valley Gardens, part of The Royal Landscape, is a woodland garden on a grand scale, set beneath majestic trees with delightful views to Virginia Water lake. Over 200 acres of camellias, rhododendrons, magnolias and many other flowering trees and... more

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Chippenham Park

Chippenham, Ely 38.3 miles away

Chippenham Park has a large and diverse range of gardens ranging from wooded lakeside walks, many roses, a 400m long border and modern formal gardens. For several weeks early in the year it is a carpet of white with snowdrops, aconites and winter... more

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Beeleigh Abbey Gardens

Abbey Turning, London Road, Maldon 38.9 miles away

Three acres of spacious and peaceful gardens in a historic rural setting, beautifully revived and extended in the last few years. Mature trees surround a variety of planting and water features:- woodland walks underplanted with bulbs leading to the... more

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Claremont Landscape Garden

Portsmouth Road, Esher 39.1 miles away

Claremont Landscape Garden´s creation and development involved some of the great names in garden history. The first garden was begun in 1715 and later that century their delights were famed throughout Europe. The many features include a lake, island... more

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Boughton Park

Kettering 40.8 miles away

The Park at Boughton House includes a great spread of lawns, lakes, waterways, woods and avenues of trees. This Grade 1 listed Designed Landscape is currently being restored, inspired by the original plans of 1746. In July 2009, a new 21st century... more

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Greys Court

Rotherfield Greys, Henley-on-Thames 40.9 miles away

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

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Painshill

Portsmouth Road, Cobham 41.2 miles away

Painshill offers you a 158-acre wonderland. Magnificently restored – with a mystic mix of awesome views, surreal follies, serpentine lake and historic plantings – it is one of Europe’s most important 18th century landscape gardens. Features within... more

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The Home of Charles Darwin, Down House

Luxted Road, Downe, Orpington 42.1 miles away

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

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RHS Garden Wisley

Woking 42.5 miles away

The Award-winning RHS Garden at Wisley is one of Britain´s best-loved gardens with 240 acres offering a fascinating blend of the beautiful with practical and innovative design and cultivation techniques. The beauty and tranquillity of the garden... more

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Ickworth

The Rotunda, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds 42.6 miles away

The gardens at Ickworth were designed to reflect the Italianate nature of the remarkable late 18th century house commissioned by Frederick Augustus Hervey, the extraordinary 4th Earl of Bristol. Heavily wooded garden with yews, evergreen oak and box... more

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Elton Hall Gardens

Elton, Peterborough 43.0 miles away

Since Medieval times, there have been buildings on the site of Elton Hall. The present gardens date from the Victorian and Edwardian era. During the last twenty years the gardens have been carefully restored and now include a flower garden,... more

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Canons Ashby House

Daventry 44.0 miles away

Canons Ashby House, has a formal garden that was created between 1708 and 1717 by Edward Dryden. Derelict and overgrown when the house was rescued by the National Trust, the restoration work of the 1980s has now matured. The garden is divided by... more

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