GARDENS TO VISIT
The UK’s finest gardens are full of rich
colour and seasonal blooms in late summerBESPOKE PROMOTIONTHE BISHOP’S PALACE & GARDENS, WELLS
Off Market Place, Wells, Somerset BA5 2PD
Tel: 01749 988111 | http://www.bishopspalace.org.uk
Over 14 acres of spectacular RHS partner gardens, including picturesque, romantic, formal and Victorian styles,
a wildflower arboretum, specimen trees, a contemporary Quiet Garden and Community Garden alongside
waterfalls, well pools, a moat with resident swans and a stunning medieval Palace. Don’t miss the new Harvest
Festival 28 & 29 September.
OPEN: Daily 10am to 6pm.ROUSHAM HOUSE & GARDEN
Rousham, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX25 4QU
Tel: 01869 347110 | http://www.rousham.org
Rousham represents the first phase of English landscape design, and remains almost as William Kent left it,
one of the few gardens of this date to have escaped alteration. Many features which delighted 18th century
visitors to Rousham are still in situ, such as the ponds and cascades in Venus’s Vale, the Cold Bath and seven-
arched Praeneste, Townsend’s Building, the Temple of the Mill, and, on the skyline, a sham ruin known as the
‘Eyecatcher’.
OPEN: Daily from 10am, last admission 4.30pm. No children under 15 and no dogs. Entry fee £8 per person.BEDGEBURY NATIONAL PINETUM AND FOREST
Nr Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN17 2SJ
Tel: 01580 879820 | forestryengland.uk/bedgebury
Be inspired by one of the world’s finest conifer collections at Bedgebury Pinetum. Explore 350 acres of rolling
Wealden countryside with awe-inspiring mature trees. Enjoy a walk around The Art of Trees outdoor exhibition
with botanically accurate drawings and paintings of Bedgebury’s tree collection. Over a hundred unique
artworks by the Bedgebury Pinetum Florilegium Society highlight the beauty and diversity of the pinetum’s
plants in this free exhibition.
OPEN: Every day from 8am except Christmas Day. Closing time 8pm from 1 May to 1 September,
7pm from 2-30 September and 6pm from 1-24 October.HEVER CASTLE & GARDENS
Hever, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7NG
Tel: 01732 865224 | http://www.hevercastle.co.uk
Dotted along the banks of the 38-acre lake at Hever Castle, beautiful flower meadows now cover an area of
4,500 square metres improving biodiversity and functionality in areas that had previously been dominated by
aggressive species. The gorgeous pinks of Cosmos dominate in early September but if you are looking for
meadow inspiration, or just love to enjoy a floriferous display, visit these biodiverse sites and see the changing
flowers from June to November.
OPEN: See website for opening dates.ARLEY HALL & GARDENS
Northwich, Cheshire CW9 6NA
Tel: 01565 777 353 | http://www.arleyhallandgardens.com
Arley’s gardens have been created over the past 250 years by successive generations of the same family.
They offer an unusual blend of long history and traditional design with inspired modern ideas and additions.
The result is a garden rich in atmosphere, interest and vitality.
Highlights include the double herbaceous border, the Ilex Avenue of 14 holm oaks, the Walled Garden,
Pleached Lime Avenue, Rose Garden and Furlong Walk with views of the hall.
OPEN: Gardens open daily from 10am. See website for further details.ANGLESEY ABBEY
Lode, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9EJ
Tel: 01223 810080 | nationaltrust.org.uk/AngleseyAbbey
Just a stone’s throw from Cambridge, Anglesey Abbey has a new garden highlight every season. For autumn,
enjoy the three week Dazzling Dahlia celebration (9–29 September), which emphasises the beauty of the
garden’s colourful dahlia collection in the Formal Garden and Dahlia Border, complimented by a variety of
pop-up artistic installations in the grounds and around the House.
OPEN: 9.30am – 5.30pm, daily.