Abbotsford
Home of Sir Walter Scott, who built both house and gardens. Kitchen garden contains his Gothic-style conservatory. Gardens only open in the summer.
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Aberglasney Gardens
A major restoration project has restored this early garden, which has two walled gardens: the upper an ornamental garden designed by Penelope Hobhouse, and the lower is a traditionally planted productive garden. There is also a crab apple tunnel and a small lean-to glasshouse.
Amisfield Walled Garden
Large 8 acre walled garden, with circular corner pavilions, currently being restored by volunteers.
Arbigland Estate Garden
Octagonal 18th century kitchen garden, with twin circular apple stores
Attingham Park (NT)
The 18th century walled garden has been undergoing a major restoration project, cultivation is underway, restored glasshouses are in use, there is a good range of backsheds, including mushroom house, root store, fruit store and bothy. The two acre orchard includes many local varieties and is also being renovated.
Audley End, (E.H.)
The two walled gardens cover 8 acres, with an 1820 vinery range and back sheds comprising bothy, potting sheds, toolsheds, and mushroom house. Period varieties of fruit and vegetables of around 1900 are grown on organic principles in conjunction with Garden Organic.
Ballynabloun House
1 acre walled garden. Beautiful stonework with limestone masonry. Currently used for animal grazing.
Ballywalter Park
Ballywalter Park is a private dwelling designed by Sir Charles Layon in 1846, commissioned by Andrew Mulholland Esq. Currently owned by the 6th Lord Dunleath, Brian Henry Mulholland. Gardens were laid out for the earlier house in 1730. Mature trees and Rhododendron collection dominate the pleasure grounds. A 2,8 acre walled kitchen garden was established in the 1730’s, the walls, backsheds, water supply, hotwalls and pithouse are in good condition, the glasshouse(s) in fair condition with heating pipes still visible. While animal housing is in good condition the gardeners housing and bothies are delapidated. Pithouse is now used for propagation, glasshouse used for peaches, nectarines, apricots, grapes, roses and physalis…. Read more »
Barley Wood Walled Garden
Restored Victorian kitchen garden, with glasshouses, excellent food shop and café: ‘The Epicurean’. They also run a box scheme and produce apple juice from the orchard.
Barrington Court (NT)
Working kitchen garden, created in the 1920s, with fruit trained on stone walls.