One of Britain's most exciting and unusual gardens. A series of connected 'compartments', designed in the mid 19th century by James Bateman to display specimens from his extensive and wide-ranging plant collection. Visitors are taken on a miniature tour of the world, featuring the Egyptian Court and imitation of the Great Wall of China, as well as a pinetum, fernery and rock gardens.
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses are a 15 acre oasis of delight. Designed by J. C. Loudon, a leading garden planner, horticultural journalist and publisher, they opened to subscribers in 1832. Today, you will find beauty, peace and tranquility combined with excellent visitor facilities for all the family. We look forward to welcoming you into our gardens and glasshouses where you can enjoy nature at its best and discover the importance of plants to people.
The epicentre of the Arboretum lies around the big pool where many rare and ornamental trees can be seen in flower or fruit at all times of the year, and their autumn colours are a special beauty. The Grand Avenue, now in its infancy, is planted with Popes Seat Provenance Beech to mature in 200 years time! It stretches up the hillside to the higher reaches of the Arboretum where extensive views to the Clent Hills and surrounding countryside can be enjoyed.
This 688ha (1700-acre) estate was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1947 and still maintains traditional farms and extensive areas of woodland, including ancient oaks and beeches. Visitors can enjoy a variety of walks through both park and woodland, which combine to form a rich habitat for wildlife such as the dormouse, buzzard and raven. A stone-flagged trail leads to the Lawn Pool and provides easier access to those with disabilities. At the heart of the estate lies Lower Brockhampton House, a late 14th-century moated manor house with a beautiful timber-framed gatehouse and interesting ruined chapel
A wide expanse of parkland, peaceful woods, open heath and rolling farmland with a superb serpentine lake at its heart. Part of Nottinghamshire's famed 'Dukeries', Clumber was formerly home to the Dukes of Newcastle. The house was demolished in 1938, but many fascinating features of the estate remain, including an outstanding Gothic Revival chapel, Hardwick village and the walled kitchen garden, which contains the longest glasshouses in National Trust ownership with vines, figs and a garden museum, as well as herbaceous borders, traditional vegetable varieties and working beehives.
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Croome was 'Capability' Brown's first complete landscape, making his reputation and establishing a new parkland aesthetic which became universally adopted over the next fifty years. The elegant park buildings and other structures are mostly by Robert Adam and James Wyatt.
The Follies is a fantasyland of cliffs, crags, caves, deep woods and a series of extraordinary monuments built more than 200 years ago. After years of neglect, the magical landscape was lovingly restored and reopened in 1993. English Heritage awarded Hawkstone Park Follies with Grade I certification on its Register of Historic Gardens and Parks and the Good Britain Guide voted it 'Family Attraction of the Year 2004'
Four distinct gardens extend over 50 acres, with over 4000 rare shrubs and trees. Described as 'one of the finest collections of trees and shrubs in Britain', the gardens are sure to delight everyone. The estate goes back over seven hundred years.The original manor house, Hergest Court dates from 1267.
One of England's great gardens, an 'Arts & Crafts' masterpiece created by the horticulturist Major Lawrence Johnston. A series of outdoor rooms, each with a different character and separated by walls and hedges of many different species, the garden is famous for its rare shrubs and trees, outstanding herbaceous borders and unusual plant species from all over the world.
The High Peak is outstanding walking country, stretching from the heather-clad moors of Park Hall to the gritstone of Derwent Edge, and from the peat bogs of Bleaklow to the limestone crags of Winnats Pass. The wild and dramatic Pennine moorlands are of international importance for their populations of breeding birds, including golden plover, merlin and red grouse. Sites of particular interest include Mam Tor, with its spectacular views, landslip and prehistoric settlement; Odin Mine, one of the oldest lead mines in Derbyshire; Kinder Scout, the highest point for fifty miles around and where the Mass Trespass of 1932 took place; and the unspoilt valley of Snake Pass. The Trust also owns several farms in the beautiful Edale valley.
Runs along both banks of the River Manifold - Spectacular views towards Dovedale - Youth hostel, visitor centre, tea-room and shop - Small garden on site of old Italian garden
In 1982 the Sherborne Park Estate was bequeathed to the National Trust by Charles Dutton, 7th Lord Sherborne. The property covers over 1600ha (4000 acres) and is a fine example of a traditional Cotswold estate, with an estate village in the richly planted valley and higher, bleaker land to the south. Of particular significance is Lodge Park, a unique example of a 17th-century deer course. The grandstand or lodge, an ornate stone building dating from 1634, survives and has been extensively restored. It provides fine views over the course and surrounding parkland. Of similar importance is the 18th-century park landscape by Bridgeman.
The entrance track way leads down to the base of the escarpment. The Gardens surround a 17th century Wye Valley homestead standing upon the site of previous dwellings that have since Roman times administered the adjacent Ford and former Ferry. Atmospheric Tea Rooms. Garden Lecterns of whimsical information. Extensive informal semi wild garden rooms set within a wide range of conifers ; deciduous trees and shrubs. Open from the end of March to the end of October. Daily from 10 to 5. Wheelchair access. Dogs on leads welcome. Plants for sale. Tea Rooms. Via appointment , we welcome small groups of 10 to 15 people and give explanatory talks regarding the philosophy and my creation of the gardens.
A rare and beautiful survival: a formal water garden, laid out 1696-1705 and the earliest of its kind remaining in England. The National Trust's first garden restoration, it was restored in 1971 and is planted with species dating from before 1700.
This secret wooded valley, formerly an 18th-century park with five lakes, was first opened to the public in 1996. There are waymarked trails (steep and strenuous in places) through delightful scenery with spectacular views.
