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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> arlington court |
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Arlington Court Arlington nr Barnstaple EX31 4LP Tel: 01271 850296 |
Informal thirty acre gardens, part of the
Arlington Court estate.
Small Victorian garden, walled kitchen garden, woods and
parkland walks. National Trust. Open: Mar-Oct 10.30am-5pm (July & Aug closes 4.30pm Sats) Directions: On A39, 8 miles north east of Barnstaple. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> avenue cottage |
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Avenue Cottage Gardens Ashprington Totnes, Devon TQ9 7UT Tel: 01284 757490 |
Restored 11 acre woodland garden and eighteenth
century landscaped garden. Year round interest. Open: Tue-Sat, April-September 11am-5pm. Directions: Ashprington is 3 miles south east of Totnes. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> bicton park |
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Bicton Park Botanical Gardens East Budleigh Budleigh Salterton EX9 7BJ Tel: 01395 568465 |
Sixty three acre historic park which includes a
nineteenth century Palm House, Italian Garden, fountains,
woodland, scenic railway and museum. Open: Daily 10am-6pm (5pm winter). Directions: Off the B3178, north of Budleigh Salterton. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> buckland abbey |
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Buckland Abbey Yelverton PL20 6EY Tel: 01822 853607 |
Historic abbey with an Elizabethan garden, herb
knot and thyme gardens.
National Trust. Open: Phone for details. Directions: Off A386 just south of Yelverton, 6 miles south of Tavistock. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> barrow farm |
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Burrow Farm Gardens Dalwood Axminster East Devon EX13 7ET Tel: 01404 831285 |
The six acres include a woodland garden built in
an old Roman clay pit, millennium rill garden, a Pergola Walk,
terraced garden and plant nursery. Open: Daily 10am-7pm April-September. Directions: 3 miles north of Axminster, half a mile from the A35 - follow brown signs. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> castle drogo |
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Castle Drogo Drewsteignton nr Exeter EX6 6PB Tel: 01647 433306 |
Early twentieth century medieval style castle
with terraced formal garden, rhododendron and magnolia
collection, croquet lawn, shrub and rose gardens.
National Trust. Open: Gardens all year, 10.30am-5.30pm. Directions: Follow A382, 5 miles south of A30 Exeter-Okehampton - turn at Sandy Park. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> clovelly court |
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Clovelly Court Garden Clovelly Nr. Bideford EX39 5SZ Tel: 01237 431200 |
One and a half acre Victorian kitchen garden,
green houses growing various tender fruits, organic vegetables
and flower borders. Open: Mar-Oct 10am-4pm. Directions: Off A39 west of Bideford. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> coleton fishacre |
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Coleton Fishacre Kingswear Dartmouth TQ6 0EQ Tel: 01803 752466 |
1920s Arts and Crafts style coastal house and
gardens. Wide variety of rare and exotic plants, water
features, gazebo, fine views and year round interest.
National Trust. Open: Phone for details. Directions: 3 miles from Kingswear; take Lower Ferry road, turn off at toll house (take care in narrow lanes. Narrow entrance & drive with low point. Use of ‘ferry lift’ on coach desirable. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> garden house |
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The Garden House |
Eight acre garden beside the ruins of an old
vicarage. Walled garden, colourful borders, informal
garden, plant centre and tea room. Close to
Buckland Abbey. Open: Daily March-October 10.30am-5.pm. Directions: A386/B3212 south west of Tavistock. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> hartland abbey |
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Hartland Abbey Hartland Bideford EX39 6DT Tel: 01237 441264 |
The Abbey is a still a family home, formerly a
12th century monastery. Victorian Fernery, walled garden,
Ladies Walk, Baronet's Bog Garden and glasshouses. Coastal
woodland walk. Open: Weds, Thurs, Suns and Bank Holidays April - Oct plus Tues in July and August 2-5.30pm. Directions: 5 miles west of Clovelly through Hartland Village en route to Hartland Quay. Turn off A39 - 15 miles west of Bideford. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> killerton house |
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Killerton House Broadclyst Exeter EX5 3LE Tel: 01392 881345 |
Eighteenth century house, estate featuring a
hillside garden created in the 1770s by John Veitch. Includes
ice and summer houses, magnolias, rhododendrons and rare trees.
National Trust. Open: Park & garden all year, 10.30am-dusk. Directions: Off the B3181 Exeter to Cullompton. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> knightshayes court |
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Knightshayes Court Bolham Tiverton EX16 7RQ Tel: 01884 254665 |
Victorian country house surrounded by gardens
which feature a water lily pool and topiary, specimen trees,
rare shrubs and Victorian walled garden. Woodland walks.
National Trust. Open: Gardens daily March-October 11am-5.30pm. Directions: 2 miles north of Tiverton, turn right off A36. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> marwood hill |
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Marwood Hill Gardens Barnstaple North Devon EX31 4EB Tel: 01271 342528 |
Twenty acres of gardens set in a valley.
Houses several National Plant Collections and several different
species of wisteria. Open: Daily 11am-4.30pm. Directions: 9 miles from Ilfracombe and 4 miles from Barnstaple near the village of Guineaford. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> pecorama pleasure gardens |
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Pecorama Pleasure Gardens Underleys Beer EX12 3NA Tel: 01297 21542 |
Home of the Beer Heights Light Railway.
Millennium celebration garden features several smaller themed
gardens. Family entertainment and lots of events
throughout the year. Open: Phone for details. Directions: Follow brown tourist signs from Beer off the A3052, or from the sea front at Seaton. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> powderham castle |
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Powderham Castle Kenton Exeter EX6 8JQ Tel: 01626 890243 |
Six hundred year old historic home of the Earl of
Devon, surrounded by deer park and 4000 acre estate. Rose
garden, spring woodland garden and children's secret garden. Open: Daily (except Sat) April-October 10am-5.30pm. Directions: M5 junction 30, A379 Dawlish then follow brown tourist signs. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> rosemoor |
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RHS Garden Rosemoor Great Torrington EX38 8PH Tel: 01805 624067 |
Gardens set in the Torridge Valley. Formal
garden, garden 'rooms', Queen Mother's Rose Garden, Shrub Rose
Garden, alpine display house, cottage and herb gardens. Open: All year 10am-6pm Apr-Sept; 10am-5pm Oct-Mar. Directions: On A3124 1 mile south of Great Torrington. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> tappley park |
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Tapeley Park Instow Nr. Bideford EX39 4NT Tel: 01271 342558 |
Thirty five acre garden with views to the island
of Lundy. Italian Terraces, kitchen garden and lake. Open: Mar-Nov, Sun-Fri, 10am-5pm. Directions: Instow is off A39 west of Barnstaple. |
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>> gardens to visit >> west country >> devon >> tiverton castle |
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Tiverton Castle Park Hill Tiverton EX16 6RP Tel: 01884 253200 |
Historic castle originally dating from the 12th
century surrounded by beautiful gardens. Open: Phone for details. Directions: Follow signs from A396 west of Tiverton. |
