Donate to Remove ads

Got a credit card? use our Credit Card & Finance Calculators

Thanks to Bhoddhisatva,scotia,Anonymous,Cornytiv34,Anonymous, for Donating to support the site

"Gardens" visit next Wednesday - East Somerset, Wilts and West Berks

place to discuss doing things round and about the UK or to ask advice about other locations
didds
Lemon Half
Posts: 5220
Joined: November 4th, 2016, 12:04 pm
Has thanked: 3225 times
Been thanked: 1012 times

"Gardens" visit next Wednesday - East Somerset, Wilts and West Berks

#135068

Postby didds » April 27th, 2018, 10:29 am

Can anybody suggest places to visit next wednesday themed around visiting a g"garden" ? In the East Somerset (think Frome area, Wiltshire and west Berks - think Newbury).

So eg stourhead - but it doesn't have to be a totally formalised NT etc sort of place. Even if its a tiny half an hour visit sort of pl;ace please suggest it.

Its a day out for my wife's birthday (so no pressure!)

didds

mrbrightside
2 Lemon pips
Posts: 138
Joined: March 10th, 2017, 11:44 am
Has thanked: 83 times
Been thanked: 45 times

Re: "Gardens" visit next Wednesday - East Somerset, Wilts and West Berks

#135074

Postby mrbrightside » April 27th, 2018, 10:59 am

My wife took her mum to Highgrove last year which they both enjoyed although I think it's advisable to pre-book.

https://www.highgrovegardens.com/

AleisterCrowley
Lemon Half
Posts: 6381
Joined: November 4th, 2016, 11:35 am
Has thanked: 1880 times
Been thanked: 2026 times

Re: "Gardens" visit next Wednesday - East Somerset, Wilts and West Berks

#135119

Postby AleisterCrowley » April 27th, 2018, 1:03 pm

https://www.ngs.org.uk/find-a-garden/
This any use?

(didn't set date so you need to fiddle, may be nothing on a weekday)

Stonge
Lemon Slice
Posts: 523
Joined: November 4th, 2016, 3:15 pm
Has thanked: 62 times
Been thanked: 116 times

Re: "Gardens" visit next Wednesday - East Somerset, Wilts and West Berks

#135170

Postby Stonge » April 27th, 2018, 4:18 pm

Gardeners World

2 for 1 pass and booklet

bungeejumper
Lemon Half
Posts: 8022
Joined: November 8th, 2016, 2:30 pm
Has thanked: 2831 times
Been thanked: 3921 times

Re: "Gardens" visit next Wednesday - East Somerset, Wilts and West Berks

#135182

Postby bungeejumper » April 27th, 2018, 4:41 pm

Iford Manor's small but perfectly formed - Italianate terracing and all that. (So a bit steep in places.) We were there in summer, but spring should also be nice. The Courts at Holt, or even Bowood, which is more of a lakeside walk than a proper gardening experience.

Stourhead is in a class of its own! :P And they tell me that Montacute is pretty good. Our go-to favourite, though, is still Forde Abbey near Chard, which would be about an hour's drive for you. Nice sized gardens (about 30 acres, including grounds) which are really good in spring. A "gardener's garden", where you're quite likely to bump into off-duty presenters like Titchmarsh or Monty Don or (especially) Toby Buckland, who is probably the most knowledgeable of them all. ;) Hell of a fountain, too, reputedly the highest in Britain.

Can I second the suggestion of the Gardener's World 2 for 1 offer in this month's magazine? It covers from now to April 2019. The mags with this offer tend to sell out quickly in the newsagents, but you can order them online.

BJ

bungeejumper
Lemon Half
Posts: 8022
Joined: November 8th, 2016, 2:30 pm
Has thanked: 2831 times
Been thanked: 3921 times

Re: "Gardens" visit next Wednesday - East Somerset, Wilts and West Berks

#135364

Postby bungeejumper » April 28th, 2018, 5:32 pm

PS: We were out at Stourhead today (Saturday afternoon) - rhododendrons and magnolias doing their stuff, and the bluebells just starting. There were four swallows over the lakes, which was exactly twice the number we've had in our garden. What a weird year this is turning out to be!

BJ


Return to “Around the UK”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests