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• Abbey House Gardens, Malmesbury

  http://www.abbeyhousegardens.co.uk/
  Includes gardens in the grounds of The Abbey House, built in the 16th century alongside Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire.

• Aberglasney Gardens

  http://www.aberglasney.org/
  In the Towy valley of Carmarthenshire. The history goes back to the 15th century. Information on the history and restoration work; visitor details.

• Alnwick Garden Project

  http://www.alnwickgarden.com/
  The Duchess of Northumberland's dream of transforming a derelict, 12-acre walled garden into the most magnificent garden created anywhere in Europe in the last 100 years.

• Athelhampton House

  http://www.athelhampton.co.uk/
  A 15th century house. Virtual tours of house and gardens. Information for visitors on facilities, attractions and events.

• Barnsdale Gardens

  http://www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk/
  Garden built by Geoff Hamilton in Rutland for BBC TV Gardener's World, including pictures, descriptions of the gardens with forums, tips, news, reviews, links and a competition.

• Belmont House and Gardens

  http://www.belmont-house.org/
  Georgian country house an example of Samuel Wyatt's architecture. Offers overview, house, gardens, guided tours and events. [Also in French].

• Birkheads Secret Gardens and Nursery

  http://www.birkheadssecretgardens.co.uk/
  A three acre hillside garden overlooking the Beamish valley, near Newcastle upon Tyne.

• Blackhills Estate Gardens

  http://www.blackhills.co.uk/index.php/gardens/
  History, guide and visitor information to these gardens near Elgin, Scotland.

• Bodnant Garden

  http://www.bodnantgarden.co.uk/
  About 80 acres of lawns, terraced gardens and a range of plants, above the River Conwy in north Wales with views towards Snowdonia. Information for visitors on opening dates and facilities.

• Bowood House and Gardens

  http://www.bowood.org/bowood-house/
  Information on the house, the gardens and grounds laid out by Capability Brown, the facilities, attractions, near Chippenham. Visiting details.

• Bradenham Hall Gardens

  http://www.bradenhamhall.co.uk/
  A private Norfolk garden and arboretum open for visitors on selected days. History, information, maps and pictures. Visiting details.

• Brantwood

  http://www.brantwood.org.uk/
  Visitor information and details of 250-acre Lake District estate evolved by John Ruskin as a 'living laboratory' when he lived from there 1872 to 1900.

• Cascades Gardens

  http://www.cascadesgardens.com/
  Historic gardens in Derbyshire), featuring a babbling brook, a ruined mill, mature trees, and high cliffs. Photo galleries by season, plant sale and visitor information.

• Cerney House Gardens

  http://www.cerneygardens.com/
  A romantic garden in the Cotswolds. Includes a virtual tour, history, and information about the gardens and their produce.

• Cottesbrooke Hall and Gardens

  http://www.cottesbrooke.co.uk/
  A Queen Anne House near Northampton with reputed formal and wild gardens open to the public Easter to September. Said to be the pattern for Jane Austin's Mansfield Park.

• Cranborne Manor Web Site

  http://www.cranborne.co.uk/
  The 17th century garden is open to the public. History, map and information about the garden, the manor house and its estate.

• Denmans Garden

  http://www.denmans-garden.co.uk/
  Garden in West Sussex featuring gravel walks, statuary, and interesting plantings. Information about visiting, the plant centre, and the landscape design services and books of John Brookes.

• Drummond Castle Gardens

  http://www.drummondcastlegardens.co.uk/
  Formal gardens surrounding an ancient Scottish fortress.

• E A Bowles Society of Myddleton House

  http://www.eabowlessociety.org.uk/
  A charitable society set up to further interest in the life and work of plantsman E A Bowles and the conservation of his garden at Myddleton House, Enfield. Information about events and membership.

• Easton Walled Gardens

  http://eastonwalledgardens.co.uk/
  History and a description of work in progress on 12 acres of lost gardens between Grantham and Stamford. Information on events and opening times for visitors - include photographs.

• Exbury Gardens

  http://www.exbury.co.uk/
  Historic woodland garden established in the New Forest, near Beaulieu, early in this century by Lionel de Rothschild, known for its collection of rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas; site provides history, photos and visitor information.

• Finlaystone Country Estate

  http://www.finlaystone.co.uk/
  A large country estate in Renfrewshire near Glasgow, seat of the current Chief of the Clan MacMillan. Information on the gardens, woodlands and history. Visitor details.

• Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

  http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/fountains-abbey/
  Includes information about the Yorkshire National Trust site preserving Britain's largest monastic ruin and most complete Cistercian abbey, and photographs of the 18th century water garden.

• Glenwhan Gardens

  http://www.glenwhangardens.co.uk/
  Twelve acres of gardens, streams and lochs, open to the public. Licensed tearoom, parking, disabled access. Dunragit near Stranraer, Galloway, Scotland.

• Great Comp Garden

  http://www.greatcompgarden.co.uk/
  Seven-acre garden in Kent open to the public April-November. Description, photos, history, directions.

• Groombridge Place Gardens

  http://www.groombridgeplace.com/
  House and with 17th century gardens near Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

• Hampton Court Van Kampen Gardens

  http://www.hamptoncourt.org.uk/
  These gardens in Herefordshire have been restored and opened to the public. Virtual tour of the many gardens and the castle. History and visitor details.

• Hannah Peschar Gallery and Sculpture Garden

  http://www.hannahpescharsculpture.com/
  A painterly 10-acre garden in Surrey, open to the public, with a changing exhibition of modern sculpture. Overview, visitor information.

• Helmingham Hall Gardens

  http://www.helmingham.com/
  Grade 1 garden and deer park set around moated Tudor hall features double herbaceous borders, working kitchen garden, many roses and herb and knot garden. Includes programme of events. Near Stowmarket, Suffolk.

• Hergest Croft Gardens

  http://www.hergest.co.uk/
  Estate garden in Kington (Herefordshire) focusing on rare shrubs and trees. Brief overview and visitor information.

• Hestercombe Gardens

  http://www.hestercombe.com/
  Gardens in Somerset, location of the lost secret landscape garden, built in the 18th century and recently restored to its former glory. Virtual tour, history, and visitor information.

• Hodsock Priory Gardens

  http://www.snowdrops.co.uk/
  A fine display of snowdrops in February on this estate in Nottinghamshire. Information about the estate and its history, and visitor details.

• Kerrachar Gardens

  http://www.kerrachar.co.uk/
  Set in the Parish of Assynt in the North West Highlands, this garden has been developed on the site of a derelict croft. Photographs and visitor information - NB accessible only by boat.

• Kiftsgate Court Gardens

  http://www.kiftsgate.co.uk/
  Information, plant list, maps and general garden and gardening topics. The gardens have been developed by three generations of women in Gloucestershire. Home to Rosa filipes Kiftsgate, the largest rose in England.

• Levens Hall and Topiary Gardens

  http://www.levenshall.co.uk/
  Elizabethan house and gardens in the Lake District. Visitor information on the house and its attractions.

• Luggers Hall

  http://www.luggershall.com/
  Photographic tour of expansive garden in the Cotswolds. The style is mostly formal, with topiary, koi pond, and box parterres.

• Marwood Hill Gardens

  http://www.marwoodhillgarden.co.uk/
  Set in the rolling hills of North Devon, this garden features large collections of camellias, astilbes, tulbaghias and Japanese irises within a park-like setting with ponds and streams.

• Merriments Gardens

  http://www.merriments.co.uk/
  This colorful garden in East Sussex is a showcase for the nursery that it accompanies. Visitor information, photos.

• Mount Ephraim Garden

  http://www.mountephraimgardens.co.uk/
  An Edwardian garden and Victorian mansion near Faversham, Kent open to the public.

• Nymans Garden

  http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nymans/
  National Trust garden in West Sussex, famous for its collection of rare plants, includes summer borders, a pinetum, and ruins of the house. Visitor information and overview map.

• Painshill Park

  http://www.painshill.co.uk/
  Landscape park of the 18th century in Surrey. Its history and restoration, educational and cultural events, and visitor information.

• Painswick Rococo Garden

  http://www.rococogarden.org.uk/
  Introduction to this garden in the Cotswolds and its follies. Pictures, history and visitor information.

• RHS (Royal Horticultural Society)

  http://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens
  Information on RHS gardens (Harlow Carr in Yorkshire, Hyde Hall in Essex, Rosemoor in Devon, and Wisley in Surrey) with links to other gardens to visit.

• Shrubland Park

  http://home.btclick.com/shrubland/
  A Italianate garden in Suffolk. Visitor information and brief history.

• Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Kent

  http://www.invectis.co.uk/sissing/
  Visiting photographer presents pages with descriptions and photographs, accessible by text links and through a clickable map.

• Spetchley Park and Gardens

  http://www.spetchleygardens.co.uk/
  Victorian garden in Worcestershire with woodland and herbaceous plants, some rare. Gardens with designs varying from formal to exuberant. Visitor information, news and events.

• St Andrews Botanic Garden

  http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~gdk/stabg_new/
  Plant collections, glasshouses and displays. Information about the garden, events, school programs, and plant of the month.

• Sutton Park

  http://www.statelyhome.co.uk/
  Virtual tour and information about Georgian home, gardens and woodland park of Sir Reginald and Lady Sheffield near York, its opening times and tours.

• The Dorothy Clive Garden

  http://www.dorothyclivegarden.co.uk/
  Intimate and formal garden in North Staffordshire with a variety of landscape features, including a woodland garden, an alpine scree, a damp garden and summer flower borders, with information about location, opening hours and admission.

• The Plantation Garden

  http://www.plantationgarden.co.uk/
  Created in Norwich by Henry Trevor, Victorian philanthropist, currently being restored by the Plantation Garden Preservation Trust.

• Trebah Gardens

  http://www.trebahgarden.co.uk/
  A wild sub-tropical ravine by the Helford River in Cornwall. Information and photographs of the gardens, events and art activities. Visitor details.

• Trewithen Garden, Cornwall

  http://www.trewithengardens.co.uk/
  Early Georgian house - its name means "House of the Trees". Information on the gardens and their history, map. Details of nurseries and of visitor facilities.

• Walsall Arboretum

  http://www.walsall.gov.uk/arboretum
  Follow the progress of restoring this Public Park in Walsall to its former glories. Description, history, and plans for development. This site uses Flash extensively

• Waterperry Gardens

  http://www.waterperrygardens.co.uk/
  Near Oxford, with a Saxon Church and gardens made famous in the 1930's by Beatrix Havergal. Information and pictures of the gardens, the art gallery. Visitor and facility details.

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