English Gardens F-H

Fairhaven Garden   131 acres of beautiful gardens, including a mix of woodland nature trails, water gardens, and a secluded broad. The highlight of the gardens is is collection of candelabra primulas, best seen in May. The gardens are arguably at their best in late Autumn, when Fall colours at at their best. School Road, South Walsham, East Anglia, Norfolk, England, NR13 6DZ Attraction Type: Garden Location: Signposted off the A47 at South Walsham, 9 miles east of Norwich Website: Fairhaven Garden Email: enquiries@fairhavengarden.co.uk Phone: 01603 270449 Fax: 01603 270449 Fairhaven Garden Trust Location map Details of Fairhaven Garden OS TG372133 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Felbrigg Hall    Fascinatingly diverse gardens surrounding a 17th century mansion. Victorian pleasure grounds with a Georgian orangery, many specimen trees, walled garden a superb woodland trails to enjoy. Also see the kitchen garden laid out around a pond. Felbrigg, Norwich, Norfolk, England Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 2 m SW Cromer, off B1436 Website: Felbrigg Hall Email: felbrigg@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01263 837444 Fax: 01263 837032 National Trust OS TG193 394 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Forde Abbey    Former English "Garden of the Year" surrounds the one-time Cistercian abbey. Bog garden, Asiatic plants, shrubbery, rock garden, arboretum, kitchen garden, mature trees, statues strewn gracefully about wide lawns. See Forde Abbey in the Historic Houses section. Chard, Somerset, England, TA20 4LU Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 4 m SE Chard (abbey is actually across the border in Dorset) Website: Forde Abbey Email: info@fordeabbey.co.uk Phone: 01460 220231 Fax: 01460 220296 Location map OS ST358 041 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Forge Museum and Victorian Cottage Garden    Working museum of the four generations of Page blacksmiths who operated the forge from 1811 until 1983. Garden is dedicated to the culture of such plants as would have been grown in the 19th century, and houses an unusual bee shelter. High Street, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, England, SG10 6BS Attraction Type: Museum Location: Closed until late 2008 for expansion and redevelopment. Phone: 01279 843 301 Location map OS TL427 192 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Fulham Palace and Museum    The residence of the Bishops of London, Fulham Palace houses a museum set in riverside gardens which were renowned in the 17th century and are still lovely today, with a knot garden of herbs, and specimen trees. Bishop's Avenue, London, Greater London, England, SW6 6EA Attraction Type: Museum Website: Fulham Palace and Museum Email: museum@fulhampalace.org Phone: 020 7736 3233 Fax: 020 7751 0164 Location map OS TQ240761 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Furzey Gardens    An informal modern garden set around a 16th century cottage. There is ample botanical interest at all seasons of the year, with a lakeside walk, heather garden, and Summer and Winter flowering trees and shrubs. School Lane, Minstead, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England, SO43 7GL Attraction Type: Garden Location: off A337 Website: Furzey Gardens Email: info@furzey-gardens.org Phone: 02380 812 464 Fax: 02380 812 297 Location map OS SU273 114 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Garden House    The Sunday Express posed the question: "Is this the best garden in Britain?" and while you are sure to have your own opinion on that one, you are also sure to appreciate the naturalistic plantings of the eight-acre garden of The Garden House, where a 16th century vicarage tower stands in a terraced walled garden, and the seasons variously offer crocuses, maples, and rhododendrons. Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton, Devon, England, PL20 7LQ Attraction Type: Garden Location: off the A386, 10 miles north of Plymouth Website: Garden House Email: office@thegardenhouse.org.uk Phone: 01822 854 769 Fax: 1822 855 358 Location map OS SX493 681 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Gaulden Manor Gardens    Gardens surrounding an old manor house set between the Brendon and Quantock Hills; features a bog garden, butterfly garden, scent garden, herb garden, fish pond, shrub roses, perrenials, and a secret garden with a white theme. Tolland, Lydeard St Lawrence, Nr Taunton, Somerset, England, TA4 3PN Attraction Type: Garden Location: 9 miles north west of Taunton, signposted off the B3224 near Bishops Lydeard. Summer opening. Phone: 01984 667 213 Location map OS ST111803 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Gawsworth Hall    Outside Gadsworth Hall are remnants of the Elizabethan pleasure grounds which once extended to 30 acres. Included in those grounds are the remains of the Tudor tilting ground. In July and August the hall hosts regular outdoor theatre events. Church Lane, Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, SK11 9RN Attraction Type: Historic House Location: off the A536, 3 miles SW of Macclesfield Website: Gawsworth Hall Email: gawsworthhall@btinternet.com Phone: 01260 223 456 Fax: 01260 223 469 Location map Details of Gawsworth Hall OS SJ8918069650 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Geffrye Museum    In counterpoint to the period rooms of the Geffrye museum, the grounds contain a series of period gardens as well as a walled herb garden. 136 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch London, Greater London, England, E2 8EA Attraction Type: Museum Location: 1 m N Liverpool St Website: Geffrye Museum Email: info@geffrye-museum.org.uk Phone: 020 7739 9893 Fax: 020 7729 5647 Location map OS TQ336 832 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Gibside    A superb 18th cenrtury landscape garden in a lovely wooded setting on the outskirts of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. At the centre of the garden is a striking three storey chapel. Gibside is the family home of the Bowes-Lyons family. The garens cover 400 acres of lawns, parkland, and woodland, carefullty arranged to provide sweeping vistas and surprise views punctuated with classical follies. nr Rowlands Gill, Burnopfield Newcastle-upon-Tyne , Tyne and Wear, England, NE16 6BG Attraction Type: Garden Website: Gibside Email: gibside@nationaltrust.org.uk National Trust Location map OS NZ172584 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Glendurgan Gardens    A subtropical garden set above the Helston estuary. Exotic flowers, shrubs, and trees flourish in this sheltered valley location. The massive laurel maze is a sure hit with younger visitors! Durgan, Mawnan Smith, Cornwall, England, TR11 5JZ Attraction Type: Garden Location: 0.5 n SW Mawnan Smith on road to Helford Passage Website: Glendurgan Gardens Email: glendurgan@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01326 250 906 Fax: 01872 865 808 National Trust Location map OS SW768276 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Goddards Garden    Chocolateer Noel Goddard Terry left behind a legacy that delights the senses as much as some of his edible creations. Goddards Garden is a small beacon of colour on the outskirts of the city of York, close to the famous race course. The garden includes a variety of distinct areas, including floral terraces, ponds, and rock gardens. 27 Tadcaster Road, York, Yorkshire, England, YO24 1GG Attraction Type: Garden Website: Goddards Garden Email: goddardsgarden@nationaltrust.org.uk National Trust Location map OS SE589497 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Godinton House and Gardens    Lovely formal and informal gardens surrounding a Jacobean manor. There is much variety here, including an 18th century walled garden, Italianate garden, formal topiary, and a wild garden. Best in: Spring, for daffodils and wildflowers in the Wild Garden. Godinton Lane, Ashford, Kent, England, TN23 3BP Attraction Type: Historic House Location: off A20 between Ashford and Lenham Website: Godinton House and Gardens Email: info@godinton-house-gardens.co.uk Phone: 01233 620 773 Location map OS TQ980 438 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Goodnestone Park Gardens    A well-restored modern garden offering a mix of formal and informal interest. The main features are the three-roomed walled garden, with arched views to the parish church, the woodland garden, with winding paths beside a tranquil pool, and the formal parterre with views out over open parkland. In addition there is an arboretum and Gravel Garden. Goodnestone Park, Goodnestone, Wingham, Kent, England, CT3 1PL Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1.5 m E on minor road off B2046, off A2 Website: Goodnestone Park Gardens Email: enquiries@goodnestoneparkgardens.co.uk Phone: 01304 840 107 Location map OS TR254544 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Graythwaite Hall Garden    Victorian garden set in beautiful parkland. Flowering shrubs, azaleas, and rhododendrons, plus a formal rose garden. Best in: spring. Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England, LA12 8BA Attraction Type: Garden Location: off the A590, midway between Newby Bridge and Hawkshead on the W shore of Lake Windermere Website: Graythwaite Hall Garden Phone: 015395 31333 Location map Details of Graythwaite Hall Garden OS SD372 914 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Great Comp Garden    A real plantsman's paradise, with great seasonal interest packd into 7 acres of formal and informal gardens. A feature of Great Comp are the 'ruins', follies which blend into the gardens and provide a focal point for the hardy and near -hardy plants which are the gardens main feature. Comp Lane, Platt, Borough Green, Kent, England, TN15 8QS Attraction Type: Garden Location: 2 m E Borough Green, off B2016 off A20 Website: Great Comp Garden Email: greatcompgarden@aol.com Phone: 01732 886 154 Location map OS TQ631 568 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Great Dixter Gardens    A series of wonderful gardens arranged around an historic 15th century house. Within the gardens are a sunken garden, wonderful topiary, a famous long border, rose gardens, and a flower/vegetable garden, all with wild flowers sprinkled thoughout. The gardens at Great Dixter were the work of one man; Christopher Lloyd, who spent his life developing a garden of varied interest that draws visitors from across the globe. Best in: spring. Dixter Road, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, England, TN31 6PH Attraction Type: Garden Location: on the A28, signposted from village, 12 m N Hastings Website: Great Dixter Gardens Email: office@greatdixter.co.uk Phone: 01797 252 878 Fax: 01797 252 879 Location map Details of Great Dixter Gardens OS TQ821251 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Great Fosters    One of the finest Arts and Crafts gardens in Europe grace the grounds of this Elizabethan house in the heart of Windsor Forest. The house is now a hotel, but the gardens remain for all to enjoy, bordered on three sides by a Saxon moat. The gardens are designed to imitate the effect of a Persian carpet, with intricate formal patterns. At the centre is the Drake Sundial, which dates to 1589 and is owned by the descendants of Sir Francis Drake. There is a turf amphitheate cut into the hillside, and a sunken rose garden to enjoy. Stroude Road, Egham, Surrey, England, TW20 9UR Attraction Type: Garden Location: just W of M25 at Egham Website: Great Fosters Email: enquiries@greatfosters.co.uk Phone: 01784 433822 Fax: 01784 472455 Location map OS TQ013696 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Gresgarth Hall Gardens    A 12 acre garden on a sloping site above a tributary of the River Lune. The garden is arranged in a series of terraces below the historic Gothic style house of Gresgarth Hall. Caton, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, LA2 9NB Attraction Type: Garden Location: For opening dates see Historic Houses Association website or contact the property directly. Website: Gresgarth Hall Gardens Email: arabellalennoxboyd@mac.com Phone: 01524 770313 Historic Houses Association Location map OS SD531636 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Greys Court    Walled gardens, old fashioned roses and wisteria against the backdrop of this ruined 14th century house. Maze, peony beds, kitchen garden, nut avenue. Rotherfield Greys, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, RG9 4PG Attraction Type: Garden Location: 3 m W Henley-on-Thames Website: Greys Court Email: greyscourt@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01491 628 145 Fax: 01491 628 935 National Trust Location map OS SU725 834 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Grimsthorpe Castle    There is a whole 3,000-acre park at Grimsthorpe to explore, in the company of a herd of red deer. Head off on foot or by bicycle, or in the company of a guide on a minibus tour. Mature woodlands, lakes, modern ornamental vergetable garden and orchard, parterres, topiary. Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, PE10 0NB Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 4 m NW Bourne, on A151 Website: Grimsthorpe Castle Email: ray@grimsthorpe.co.uk Phone: 01778 591 205 Fax: 01778 591 259 Location map OS TF040 230 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Groombridge Place Gardens    A peaceful formal gardens, laid out in the 17th century. There are a wealth of things to see at Groombridge; here you will find a knot garden, white rose garden, oriental garden, peacock garden, herbaceous borders, and a secret garden, all laid out in separate garden rooms. Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, TN3 9QG Attraction Type: Garden Location: on B2110, 4 m SW Tunbridge Wells Website: Groombridge Place Gardens Email: office@groombridge.co.uk Phone: 01892 863 999 Fax: 01892 863 996 Location map OS TQ532377 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Haddon Hall    Terraced Elizabethan gardens feature over 150 varieties of rose and clematis. Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, DE45 1LA Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 2 m SE Bakewell, on A6 Website: Haddon Hall Email: info@haddonhall.co.uk Phone: 01629 812 855 Fax: 01629 814 379 Location map Details of Haddon Hall OS SK234 663 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Haddonstone Show Gardens    A walled manor garden located beside the parish church of East Haddon village. The garden is primarily a showcase fpr Haddonstone garden ornaments (classical planters, statuary, birdbaths, and the like) but makes for an enjoyable visit in its own right. The Forge House, Church Lane East Haddon, Northamptonshire, England, NN6 8DB Attraction Type: Garden Location: In the centre of East Haddon, 7 miles north west of Northampton off the A428 Website: Haddonstone Show Gardens Email: simons@haddonstone.co.uk Location map OS SP667679 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hall Place and Gardens    Formal topiary and herbaceous borders act as the setting for a fine Tudor manor. There is a secret garden and Italianate garden, plus a sub-tropical plant house and garden centre. Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent, England, DA5 1PQ Attraction Type: Historic House Location: on A2 Website: Hall Place and Gardens Phone: 01322 526 574 Location map OS TQ502 743 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Ham House    Formal 17th century gardens. Avenues of hornbeam, gravel terraces, box and cotton lavender parterres, even replicas of 17th century garden furniture. Ham Street, Richmond upon Thames London, Greater London, England, TW10 7RS Attraction Type: Historic House Website: Ham House Email: hamhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 0181 940 1950 Fax: 020 8439 8241 National Trust Location map OS TQ172 732 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hampton Court Palace   A mix of garden styles surrounding the former royal palace. Features include the Great Vine (planted 1796), a popular hedge maze (1690 replanting of an even older design), pond gardens with bedding plants, a recreation of a Tudor knot garden, fountain gardens, a wilderness garden, laburnum walk, and rose garden, The annual flower show is extremely popular. Allow plenty of time. Best in: spring for wilderness garden, May for the laburnam walk. London, Greater London, England, KT8 9AU Attraction Type: Historic House Location: off A308 and A309 at Kingston Bridge Website: Hampton Court Palace Email: hamptoncourt@hrp.org.uk Phone: 0870 752 7777 Location map OS TQ157 685 Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hanham Court    A secluded Cotswold garden, yet not far from the city of Bristol. Hanham Court is a country manor, featuring a historic house, parish church with a medieval tithe barn, and an attractive duck pond, all standing beside the remains of a medieval abbey. Hanham Abbots, Gloucestershire, England, BS15 3NT Attraction Type: Garden Website: Hanham Court Email: isabel@bannermandesign.com Phone: 0117 961 0593 Historic Houses Association Location map OS ST649702 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hardwick Hall    Look for the Whiteface Woodland sheep and Longhorn cattle in the country park, or enjoy a quiet stroll through the walled courtyards which enclose formal gardens, orchard, and herb garden. Doe Lea, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, S44 5QJ Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 6 m W Mansfield, off A 6175 and M1 (exit 29) Website: Hardwick Hall Email: hardwickhall@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01246 850 430 Fax: 01246 858 424 National Trust Location map Details of Hardwick Hall OS SK456 651 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hare Hill Garden    A wooded garden set around a secluded walled garden. Hare Hill is noted for its  flowering azalea and rhododendrons, and is home to the national collection of holly. Visitors will enjoy walks through the parkland surrounding the garden, and can extend walks to reach Alderley Edge. Over Alderley, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, SK10 4QB Attraction Type: Garden Location: Seasonal opening. Check National Trust website for details.The garden is located between Macclesfield and Alderley Edge off the B5087. Website: Hare Hill Garden Email: harehill@nationaltrust.org.uk National Trust Location map OS SJ879766 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Harewood House    Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was responsible for influencing the form of the landscaped grounds of Harwood House; there is much to enjoy, from the formal parterre and archery border near the house, to the rock garden and walled garden which fringe the lake. The Bird Garden houses over a hundred species of threatened and exotic birds. Harewood, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, LS17 9LQ Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 7 m N Leeds, on A61 Website: Harewood House Email: info@harewood.org Phone: 0113 218 1010 Fax: 0113 218 1002 Location map Details of Harewood House OS SE311 446 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hartland Abbey   Since the 1950s the grounds of the 12th century Hartland Abbey have been cleared, restored and replanted. Victorian fernery, woodland gardens, bog garden, 'Ladies' woodland walk, secret walled gardens. Large glasshouses. Longer walks lead to the Cove and spectacular coastal scenery. Hartland, Bideford, Devon, England, EX39 6DT Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 15 miles west of Bideford, off the A39 Website: Hartland Abbey Email: ha_admin@btconnect.com Phone: 01237 441 264 Fax: 01237 441 264 Location map Details of Hartland Abbey - Photos of Hartland Abbey OS SS241 249 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hatfield House    Originally planted by John Tradescant the Elder to a design by Robert Cecil. Huge double anemone, knot gardens, wilderness and scented gardens. Best in: times when the private East garden is open, as it contains many varieties of rare plants. Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, AL9 5NQ Attraction Type: Historic House Location: off A1000 Website: Hatfield House Email: visitors@hatfield-house.co.uk Phone: 01707 287010 Fax: 01707 287033 Location map OS TL237 084 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Heale Gardens    Carolinean Heale House (not open to the public) sheltered Charles II in 1651. Award-winning gardens start the year off with fantastic displays of snowdrops and aconites; in June the roses come into their own. Japanese tea house set in water garden. Walled kitchen garden. Heale House, Middle Woodford, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, SP4 6NT Attraction Type: Garden Location: 4 m N Salisbury Website: Heale Gardens Email: info@healsgarden.co.uk Phone: 01722 782 504 Location map OS SU128364 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Helmingham Hall Gardens    A Saxon moat surrounds an historic garden of great variety. Withn the bounds of the moat are a Victorian parterre of box edged with colourful borders. There is an Elizabethan walled kitchen garden and herbaceous borders, with herb and rose gardens to enjoy. Beyond the formal gardens is open parkland, sprinkled with ancient oaks, through which deer wander. Helmingham Estate Office, Helmingham Stowmarket, Suffolk, England, IP14 6EF Attraction Type: Garden Location: Just off the B1077 at Helmingham village Website: Helmingham Hall Gardens Email: events@helmingham.com Phone: 01473 890799 Historic Houses Association Location map OS TM186576 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hergest Croft Gardens    A 70 acre garden in the Welsh Marches, with views west to the Black Mountains. Hergest is a creation of three generations of keen gardeners from the Banks family. Between them, the Banks's have created a pleasing garden featuring over 5,000 rare and unusual trees and shrubs. Hergest Croft Estate Office, Ridgebourne Road Kington, Herefordshire, England, HR5 3EG Attraction Type: Garden Website: Hergest Croft Gardens Email: gardens@hergest.co.uk Phone: 01544 230160 Historic Houses Association Location map OS SO286567 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hestercombe Gardens    This delightful Edwardian garden is the happy result of a collaboration by Sir Edwin Luytens and Gertrude Jekyll; the earlier 40-acre Georgian landscape garden, in which these formal gardens sit, was created by Copelstone Warre Bampfylde. Woodland walks, temple, waterfalls, and breathtaking views across the vale of Taunton. Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset, England, TA2 8LG Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1 mile NW of Cheddon Fitzpaine Website: Hestercombe Gardens Email: info@hestercombe.com Phone: 01823 413 923 Fax: 01823 413 747 Location map OS ST241 285 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hever Castle    Anne Boleyn's moated castle home provides the historical backdrop for the formal gardens established by William Astor in 1904. Italian garden with classical statuary, grottoes, pergola, rhododendron walk, Anne Boleyn's walk and orchard, a hedge maze and more. Best in: All year. Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, England, TN8 7NG Attraction Type: Castle Location: 3 m SE Edenbridge off B2026 Website: Hever Castle Email: mail@hevercastle.co.uk Phone: 01732 865 224 Fax: 01732 866 796 Location map Details of Hever Castle OS TQ478 452 Heritage Highlight: Home of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hidcote Manor Gardens   One of the truly great English gardens, created by Major Lawrence Johnston as a series of outdoor "rooms", each with its own character, separated by hedges and walls. Rare trees and shrubs, herbaceous borders. Best in: year round. Hidcote Bartrim, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, England, GL55 6LR Attraction Type: Garden Location: 4 m NE Chipping Campden on B4632 Website: Hidcote Manor Gardens Email: hidcote@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01386 438333 Fax: 01386 438817 National Trust Location map Details of Hidcote Manor Gardens - Photos of Hidcote Manor Gardens OS SP176904 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

High Beeches Gardens    Landscaped woodland and water gardens covering 20 acres. Wildflower meadow. Handcross, West Sussex, England, RH17 6HQ Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1 m NE Handcross, on B2110 Website: High Beeches Gardens Email: gardens@highbeeches.com Phone: 01444 400589 Fax: 01444 401543 Location map OS TQ275 310 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Highclere Castle    Huge cedars grace the parklands designed by 'Capability Brown'. Walled gardens, Victorian yew walks, orangery and fernery. Highclere Park, Newbury, Berkshire, England, RG20 9RN Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 5 m S Newbury, off A34 Website: Highclere Castle Email: theoffice@highclerecastle.co.uk Phone: 01635 253 210 Fax: 01635 255 315 Location map OS SU445 587 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Highdown Gardens    A lovely, peaceful garden tucked away on high downland, with views out to sea. Highdown is a secluded haven for garden lovers, a real horticulturalist's delight. So many rare and unusual varirties flourish at Highdown that the entire garden has been declared a national collection. Best in: Spring and early summer. Littlehampton Road, Worthing, West Sussex, England, BN12 6PG Attraction Type: Garden Location: 3 m W Worthing, on A259 Email: parks@worthing.gov.uk Phone: 01903 221 112 Fax: 01903 221 087 Location map OS TQ095036 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hillier Gardens and Arboretum    166 acres containing over 40,000 plants from all over the world. Well labelled scree, heather, bog, and herbaceous gardens. Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Romsey, Hampshire, England, SO51 0QA Attraction Type: Garden Location: off A31 Website: Hillier Gardens and Arboretum Email: info@hilliergardens.org.uk Phone: 01794 369 317 Fax: 01794 368 027 Location map OS SU384 236 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hinton Ampner Garden    Hinton Ampner is one of the great gardens of the 20th-century. It is a masterpiece of design by Ralph Dutton, 8th and last Lord Sherborne, uniting a formal layout with varied and informal plantings in pastel shades. A 5ha (12-acre) garden of all year interest with scented plants and magnificent vistas over parkland and rolling Hampshire countryside. The house is tenanted but can also be visited and contains a fine collection of English furniture, Italian paintings and hard-stones. Bramdean, Alresford, Hampshire, England, SO24 0LA Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1 m W Bramdean on A272 Website: Hinton Ampner Garden Email: hintonampner@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01962 771 305 Fax: 01962 793 101 National Trust Location map OS SU597 275 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hodnet Hall    Magnolia walk, oak mentioned in the Domesday Book, colour all year round. Walled kitchen garden, water gardens with resident black swans. Best in: all year. Hodnet, Shropshire, England, TF9 3NN Attraction Type: Garden Location: 5½ m SW Market Drayton, off A53 and A442 Phone: 01638 685 786 Fax: 01638 685 853 Location map OS SJ610 285 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hodsock Priory    Good collection of trees surround the historic moated house. Grass walks, bog garden, holly hedges, bulbs and old roses. Blyth, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, S81 0TY Attraction Type: Garden Location: 2 m SW Blyth, off B6045 Website: Hodsock Priory Email: info@snowdrops.co.uk Phone: 01909 591 204 Fax: 01909 591 578 Location map OS SK612 853 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Holbrook Garden    Two south-facing acres with plantings inspired by natural plant communities, with an emphasis on season-long vibrant colour. RHs garden with events throughout the summer. Sampford Peverell, Tiverton, Devon, England, EX16 7EN Attraction Type: Garden Location: just N of the A36 at Sampford Peverell, 4 m E of Tiverton Website: Holbrook Garden Phone: 01884 821 164 Location map OS ST043 152 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Holdenby House Gardens    Often overlooked by visitors flocking to see Althorp is the neighbouring historic house and garden of Holdenby. Holdenby was built by Sir Christopher Hatton as a suitable residence to entertain Elizabeth I and her retinue. Hatton was a great favourite of Elizabeth - she called him 'her lyddes' (eyelids) while Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was 'her eyes'. Holdenby, Northamptonshire, England, NN6 8DJ Attraction Type: Garden Website: Holdenby House Gardens Email: office@holdenby.com Phone: +44 (0) 1604 770074 Location map OS SP695678 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hole Park    An attractive mix of formal and informal gardens, Hole Park features formal gardens near the house with clipped yew hedges outlining a series of garden rooms. There is much of interest, including a wrought iron gatesail, a fountain, egg pond, and a walled rose garden. The informal gardens offer agnificent Spring flowers, woodland walks, heathers, and rhododendron banks. Rolvenden, Kent, England, TN17 4JB Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1 m W Rolvenden, on B2086 Website: Hole Park Email: info@holepark.com Phone: 01580 241 344 Location map OS TQ831325 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Holehird Gardens   Run by the Lakeland Horticultural Society. Walled kitchen garden, rock garden, ord, heathers, winter flowering shrubs and alpines. Holehird is home to three national collections - astilbe, polystichum, and hydrangea. Patterdale Road, Windermere, Cumbria, England, LA23 1NP Attraction Type: Garden Location: 2 m N Windermere, off A592 Website: Holehird Gardens Phone: 015394 46008 Location map Details of Holehird Gardens - Photos of Holehird Gardens OS NY410 009 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Holker Hall    200 year old parkland, offering woodland walks, and formal gardens. Specimens are well labeled. Here you will find rose gardens, azaleas, rhododendron, and spring bulbs. Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England, LA11 7PL Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 4 m W Grange-over-Sands, on B5278 Website: Holker Hall Email: info@holker.co.uk Phone: 01539 558 328 Fax: 01539 558 378 Location map Details of Holker Hall OS SD359 773 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Holkham Hall    Superb parkland laid out by William Kent with later contributions by Capability Brown and Humphrey Repton. Rare trees and shrubs including holm oaks. Formal walled gardens near the house surround a fountain, but the formality son gives way to lovely wooded walks. Famous for bluebells in spring. Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, NR23 1AB Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 2 m W Wells-next-the-Sea, off A140 Website: Holkham Hall Email: l.herrieven@holkham.co.uk Phone: 01328 710227 Fax: Fax: 01328 711707 Location map OS TF885 428 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Holly Hill Garden    A small suburban garden with sloping, terraced garden rooms. Features include a wildlife pond, a cascading waterfall, roses, clematis, wildflowers, and hardy geraniums. Past winner of Best Overall Garden – Southampton in Bloom competition. 93 Holly Hill, Bassett Southampton, Hampshire, England, SO16 7ET Attraction Type: Garden Location: 2 miles north of Southampton centre just off Bassett Avenue. Exit the M3 at J14 onto Bassett Avenue, access only from the northbound lane. Website: Holly Hill Garden Email: info@hollyhillgarden.com Phone: 02380 767704 Fax: 02380 766400 Location map OS SU414159 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Horniman Museum and Gardens    16 acres of formal and natural landscaping complements the Horniman Museum of ethnography. Rose and sunken gardens; animal enclosures; views out over London. 100 London Road, Forest Hill London, Greater London, England, SE23 3PQ Attraction Type: Museum Location: on South Circular Road (A205); 5 min walk from Forest Hill Station Website: Horniman Museum and Gardens Phone: 020 8699 1872 Fax: 020 8291 5506 Location map OS TQ349 731 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Houghton Lodge    A delightful mix of formal and informal gardens beside the River Test. Here you will find imaginative topiary, including a dragon, chalk walled garden, woodlands walks to a secluded grotto, an orchid house, riverside walks, and lovely herbaceous borders. The gardens provide a setting for the 18th century Gothic cottage of Houghton Lodge. Houghton, Stockbridge, Hampshire, England, SO20 6LQ Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1.5 m S Stockbridge on minor road Website: Houghton Lodge Email: info@houghtonlodge.co.uk Phone: 01264 810 502 Fax: 01264 810 063 Location map OS SU346417 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hoveton Hall Gardens    A lovely 15 acre garden on the edge of the Norfolk Broads, combining both formal and informal garden areas. The gardens are built around a Regency mansion (not open to the public) built by Humphrey Repton. Among the garden areas is a walled garden (known as the Spider Garden after the design of the wrought iron gates that give access to the enclosure), knot garden laburnum arch, kitchen garden, Clematis Walk, woodland walk, and a water garden. Wroxham, Norfolk, England, NR12 8RJ Attraction Type: Garden Location: Signposted off the A1151 just north of Wroxham. Website: Hoveton Hall Gardens Location map OS TG315200 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hughenden Manor   There are beautiful walks through the park and Chiltern woodlands surrounding the home of Victorian statesman Benjamin Disraeli, and the garden is a recreation of the colourful design of his wife, Mary Anne. High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, HP14 4LA Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 1.5 m N High Wycombe, on the A4128. Park either at Hughenden church and walk up to the house, or follow the road to the National Trust parking area near the house. Website: Hughenden Manor Email: hughenden@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01494 755573 Fax: 01494 474284 Location map - Photos of Hughenden Manor OS SU866 955 Heritage Highlight: Mementos of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, who lived here happily for many years until his death Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hutton-in-the-Forest   The grounds of Hutton-in-the-Forest contain a classical array of terraces, topiary, walled garden, and dovecote. Fine specimen trees make a woodland stroll a pleasure. Penrith, Lake District, Cumbria, England, CA11 9TH Attraction Type: Historic House Location: 6 m NW Penrith, on B5305 Website: Hutton-in-the-Forest Email: info@hutton-in-the-forest.co.uk Phone: 017684 84449 Fax: 017684 84571 Location map Details of Hutton-in-the-Forest OS NY460 358 Heritage Highlight: 14th century pele tower Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

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