Stratfield Saye
Two large walled gardens constructed in the early 19th century for the Duke of Wellington. Camellia house by Paxton. Fruit, vegetable and herbaceous borders.
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Stratford Mansion ( The Museum in the Park )
A Grade 2 listed Mansion with a modern extension, courtyard to the front and with an attached plunge pool. There is an attached walled garden to the rear of the premises. The plaque on the Mansion has a date of 1674. A former merchant’s house which sits within it’s arboretum, gardens and parkland, now houses the Local Authority Museum in the Park. The two storied mansion has an attached walled garden with an elaborate 18th century gate. To the side of the mansion sits a courtyard with a modern extension. This courtyard serves as the entrance to the Museum. The walled garden has recently been transformed from a derelict site… Read more »
Sugnall Walled Kitchen Garden
This 2 acre walled garden was constructed in 1737-8. It was revived 2006-11 with 200 new dwarf pyramids and 50 wall fruit. It has a vinery, and Victorian and Edwardian glasshouses. Most is now under cultivation, but Easter to September events take place in an Indian pavilion. Produce is sold in the farmers market and jams and chutneys through a tearoom and shop, also open Easter to September. Leaflets available.
Swillington Walled Garden
Not yet fully restored, but a productive and working kitchen garden, run on Community Supported Agriculture principles. Open on Fridays and Saturdays 10am-4pm. No admission charge but donations welcome, as are volunteers.
Tatton Park, (NT)
Two of the 3 walled gardens have been restored, one for fruit, the other for vegetables, with produce grown from the Edwardian era. There are heated walls and restored glasshouses, with a recently restored Pinery Vinery designed by Samuel Wyatt.
Teasses Gardens
Privately owned 2 acre oval walled garden, restored after many years neglect, with traditional fruit, vegetables, cut flowers and a large greenhouse. The walled garden is part of a 50 acre garden which can be visited all the year round by groups and individuals by appointment. Tours with a member of the gardening staff available. All proceeds to Scotland’s Gardening Scheme charities, email joanie@teasses.com
The Medicine Garden
The two acre 19th century walled garden offers a space ‘to relax or play’. Outside the garden, the Courtyard Community is a collection of small businesses offering a range of opportunities from shopping to landscape design. Also a garden shop, treatment rooms and the Hothouse café.
The Vyne (NT)
18th Century Walled Garden, rhomboidal in shape and 1.5 acres in area. Around half is under cultivation with a mixture of cut flower beds, vegetables, and herb garden. A three-quarter span Alitex glasshouse is used for propagation. There is a central avenue of mature heritage apple trees. A partnership with the horticultural therapy charity Thrive helps to care for the space. Tearoom.
The Walled Garden
The walled garden is situated in a 45 acre park in the care of the Shenley Park Trust. An unusual octagonal shape, it has been terraced to create an ornamental amphitheatre which can be used for a variety purposes. Pear trees are grown and old apple tree cordons remain.
The Walled Garden at Cowdray, (Room in the Garden)
As this kitchen garden is adjacent to Cowdray’s ruined medieval mansion, it doubles as a reconstructed Tudor garden and a show place for the rusted iron artefacts, arbours, trellises and plant supports made by the local company ‘Room in the Garden’.