Gardens to visit in Surrey
Box Hill offers a mix of open woodland and chalk downland with a network of walking trails providing excellent views of the South Downs. See wild orchids in summer, and lovely autumn colour. There is an information centre and a late Victorian fort near the summit of the hill.
The Old Fort, Box Hill Road, Box Hill, Tadworth, Surrey, England, KT20 7LB
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An unexpected oasis in urban Surrey, Claremont Landscape Garden was one of the first and remains one of the finest of 18th-century English landscape gardens. The chief feature is a serpentine lake, with walking paths providing unexpected vistas. There is also a unique 18th-century grass amphitheatre.
Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey, England, KT10 9JG
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One of the finest Arts and Crafts gardens in Europe grace the grounds of this Elizabethan house in the heart of Windsor Forest. Great Fosters is now a hotel, but the gardens remain for all to enjoy, bordered on three sides by a Saxon moat.
Stroude Road, Egham, Surrey, England, TW20 9UR
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Painshill Park is one of the last great 18th-century landscape parks in England, designed by the Hon. Charles Hamilton, who was inspired by his 'Grand Tour' of Europe to create a picturesque pleasure park providing visitors with 'living pictures', including a cascade, a waterwheel, a Temple of Bacchus, a Gothic tower, a triumphal Roman arch, and a ruined abbey, among other fanciful follies.
Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey, England, KT11 1JE
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Heritage Highlight: A very early example of an English landscape garden
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Garden: Walk through the landscaped grounds at Polesden Lacey, enjoy the roses, and the fine views across the North Downs.
Great Bookham, Dorking, Surrey, England, RH5 6BD
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Heritage Highlight: Superb Edwardian interiors
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A 20-acre garden featuring flowering shrubs, Ramster Hall Garden was created at the turn of the 20th century. There is colour year round under a canopy of oak and larch, and the garden features woodland walks, a bog garden, and a collection of hybrid rhododendron among other horticultural treats.
Chiddingfold, Guildford, Surrey, England, GU8 4SN
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An attractive stretch of meadows, grassland, and woodland along the banks of the Thames, Runnymede is the site where King John was forced by his rebellious barons to sign the Magna Carta in 1215. The remains of the 12th-century priory of Ankerwycke can be seen across the river, and nearby is the Ankerwycke Yew, thought to be over 2000 years old.
A308, Windsor Road, Old Windsor, Surrey, England, SL4 2JL
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Heritage Highlight: Site of the Magna Carta signing by King John in 1215
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A real horticultural delight; the Savill Garden offers 35 acres of varied woodland, with a great variety of trees and shrubs, roses, alpine plants, and a dry garden. Best in: spring for daffodils, summer for white lilies, June for meconopsis and primulas.
Wick Lane, Englefield Green, Egham, Surrey, England, TW20 0UU
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There is more to Winkworth than trees; it is a hillside garden featuring over 1000 different species of plant. Winkworth was created by Dr Wilfrid Fox in the mid-20th century. It features lovely spring and autumn colour, a wetland area with boardwalks, and many rare species.
Hascombe Road, Godalming, Surrey, England, GU8 4AD
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The home garden of the Royal Horticultural Society. Established as a woodland garden in 1880, featuring a superb alpine garden, herbaceous borders, and glasshouses.
Wisley, Woking, Surrey, England, GU23 6QB
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