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| Batsford
Arboretum. |
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Batsford
Arboretum
Batsford Park
Near Moreton-in-Marsh
GL56 9QB
Tel: 01386 701441
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here for map
Website: www.batsford-arboretum.co.uk
Over 50 acres of parkland with 1,500 different species of trees.
Open February to mid-November 10am-5pm.
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| Bourton
House Gardens. |
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Bourton
House Gardens
Bourton-on-the-Hill
Near Moreton-in-Marsh
GL56 9AE
Tel: 01386 700754
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here for map
Flamboyant and imaginative three-acre garden surrounding lovely
18th century Cotswold manor house. Open May-October, Wed-Fri 10am-5pm.
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| Cerney
House Gardens. |
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Cerney
House Gardens
Cerney House
North Cerney
GL7 7BX
Tel: 01285 831205
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here for map
Website: www.cerneygardens
.com
Romantic Cotswold garden with typical Victorian features. Open April-July,
Tues, Wed, Fri, 10am-5pm.
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| Hidcote
Manor Garden. |
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Hidcote
Manor Gardens
Hidcote Bartrim
Chipping Campden
GL55 6LR
Tel: 01386 438333
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here for map
Website: www.nationaltrust
.org.uk/hidcote International renowned garden made up of
a series of outdoor rooms, each with its own special atmosphere.
Open March-November, Mon-Wed, Sat and Sun 10.30am-6.30pm (also Thurs
in June and July)
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| Barnsley
House Garden. |
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Kiftsgate
Court Garden
Hidcote Bartrim
Chipping Campden
GL55 6LN
Tel: 01386 438777
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here for map
Perched on the edge of the Cotswolds with wonderful views, including
colour-themed gardens separated by yew hedges, Mediterranean-style
lower garden with pool and contemporary water garden. Open April-September,
Wed, Thur, Sun 2pm-6pm. June and July, Wed, Thur, Sat, Sun, noon-6pm.
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| Lydney
Park Garden. |
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Lydney
Park Spring Gardens and Roman Temple
Site Old Park
Lydney
GL15 6BU
Tel: 01594 845497
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here for map
Set in lovely countryside, the woodland valley gardens surrounding
the home of the Viscount Bledisloe are believed to have inspired
Lord of the Rings writer
JRR Tolkien Featuring lakes and a profusion of rhododendrons,
azaleas, magnolias, camellias and other flowering shrubs. The temple
site with views across the Severn is one of Britain’s most important
Roman archaological sites. Open March-June, Sun, Wed, bank holiday
Mons, 11am-6pm.
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| Mill
Dene Garden. |
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Mill
Dene Garden
School Lane
Blockley
Near Moreton-in-Marsh
GL56 9HU
Tel: 01386 700457
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here for map
Set in two and a half acres around a Cotswold water mill, planted
in traditional English country garden style. Terraces rise from
the millpond, also rose walk, cricket lawn, potager and fantasy
fruit garden, plus stunning views over the hills from the top of
the garden. Open April-October, Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm.
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| Misarden
Park Gardens. |
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Misarden
Park Gardens
Miserden
Near Stroud
GL6 7JA
Tel: 01285 821303
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here for map
Formal gardens dating from the 17th century in stunning position
overlooking Golden Valley. Walled garden, herbaceous borders, yew
walk, topiary (some designed by Edward Lutyens) and arboretum. Open
April-September, Tue-Thur, 10am-5pm.
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| Owlpen
Manor. |
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Owlpen
Manor Gardens
Near Dursley
GL11 5BZ
Tel: 01453 860261
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here for map
Website: www.owlpen.com
Formal hillside garden in lovely wooded setting surrounding Tudor
manor house. Open May-September (Tues, Thu, Sun only) 2pm-5pm.
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| Rodmarton Manor. |
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Rodmarton Manor Gardens, Cirencester
Off A433.
The eight-acre garden of this fine `Arts and Crafts' house is a series of 'outdoor rooms' each with its own distinctive character. Leisure garden, winter garden, troughery, topiary, hedges, lawns, rockery, containers, wild garden, kitchen garden, magnificent herbaceous borders
House and garden admission £7, Garden only admission £4
Private visits welcome by appointment
Tel: 01285 841253
Website: www.rodmarton-manor.co.uk
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| Painswick
Rococo Garden. |
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Painswick
Rococo Garden
Painswick
GL6 6TH
Tel: 01452 813204
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here for map
Website: www.rococogarden
.co.uk
A unique 18th century garden from the English Rococo period, with
contemporary buildings, magical woodland walks, maze and kitchen
garden. Open Jan-October, daily 11am-5pm.
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| Sezincote. |
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Sezincote
Near Moreton-in-Marsh
GL56 9AW
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here for map
Exotic
garden surrounding an Indian-style house. Features include temple,
fountain, orangery, stream and unusual trees and shrubs. Open January-November,
Thur, Fri and bank holiday Mondays, 2pm-6pm or dusk if earlier.
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| Snowshill
Manor Garden. |
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Snowshill
Manor Garden
Snowshill
Near Broadway
WR12 7JU
Tel: 01386 852410
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here for map
Website: www.nationaltrust
.org.uk/snowshill
Charming organic cottage-style garden surrounding Cotswold manor
house, with water features, roses and old-fashioned flowers. Open
March-November, Wed-Sun and bank holiday Mons, every Mon in July
and August.
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| Stanway
House Gardens. |
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Stanway
House Baroque Water Garden
Stanway
Near Winchcombe
GL54 5PQ
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here for map
Tel: 01386 584469
Stunning Cotswold stone manor house surrounded by 20 acres of beautifully
landscaped parkland and one of the finest Baroque water gardens
in Britain. Open July-August, Tue and Thur, 2pm-5pm.
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| Sudeley
Castle Gardens. |
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Sudeley
Castle Gardens
Winchcombe
GL54 5JD
Tel: 01242 602308
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here for map
Website: www.sudeleycastle
.co.uk
Eight individual gardens surrounding fairy-tale 15th century castle
that was once the home of Katherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII.
Winner of the 1996 Historic Houses Garden of the Year award, they
include a Tudor knot garden, stone garden, kitchen garden, wildflower
walk and the renowned Queen’s Garden with its collection of old-fashioned
roses. Open March-October, daily 10.30am-5.30pm.
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| Westbury
Court Garden. |
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Westbury
Court Garden
Westbury-on-Severn
GL14 1PD
Tel: 01452 760461
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here for map
Dutch-style formal water garden originally dating from 1700 and
restored by the National Trust. Open March-October, Wed-Sun and
bank holiday Mondays, 10am-5pm
Westonbirt
Arboretum
Westonbirt
Near Tetbury
GL8 8QS
Tel: 01666 880220
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here for map
Website: www.westonbirtarboretum.com
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| Westonbirt
Arboretum . |
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Six
hundred stunning acres featuring one of Europe’s finest collections
of trees and shrubs – 18,000 in all. Check out the Westonbirt
Festival of the Garden throughout the summer.
The
gardens listed here and many privately-owned Gloucestershire gardens
are also open for the National Gardens Scheme – for details see
www.ngs.org.uk.
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