The Somerset Courtyard - Somerset Gardens Spring 2024
Gardens
Enter Barrington Court grounds via its iconic apple orchard and over a small moat to enjoy a variety of borders and beds designed by renowned plantswoman Gertrude Jekyll. Famous for her White Garden, Jekyll used her skills to create different ‘rooms’ of colour for year-round interest, and the current gardening team has faithfully maintained these. Make your way down a tree-lined avenue to the popular Book Barn and other local craft workshops.
Barrington, TA19 0NP. Please check their website for opening times.
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Barrington Court
Enter Barrington Court grounds via its iconic apple orchard and over a small moat to enjoy a variety of borders and beds designed by renowned plantswoman Gertrude Jekyll. Famous for her White Garden, Jekyll used her skills to create different ‘rooms’ of colour for year-round interest, and the current gardening team has faithfully maintained these. Make your way down a tree-lined avenue to the popular Book Barn and other local craft workshops.
Barrington, TA19 0NP. Please check their website for opening times.
Tintinhull Garden is a delight for anyone seeking a quiet refuge on a busy day for peace and tranquillity. Small, neat walled gardens open out to an ornate long, reflective pond with water lilies. Through a gate is a small arboretum that provides a circular walk.
Farm Street, Tintinhull, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8PZ.
Please check their website for opening hours.
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Tintinhull Garden
Farm StreetTintinhull Garden is a delight for anyone seeking a quiet refuge on a busy day for peace and tranquillity. Small, neat walled gardens open out to an ornate long, reflective pond with water lilies. Through a gate is a small arboretum that provides a circular walk.
Farm Street, Tintinhull, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8PZ.
Please check their website for opening hours.
The ancient house of Lytes Cary is surrounded by beautifully laid out, manicured, formal gardens. There are also splendid circular waymarked walks with views around the edge of the estate.
Near Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7HU.
Please check their website for opening times.
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Lytes Cary Manor
Manor nearThe ancient house of Lytes Cary is surrounded by beautifully laid out, manicured, formal gardens. There are also splendid circular waymarked walks with views around the edge of the estate.
Near Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7HU.
Please check their website for opening times.
To the east of us are two unusual gardens of note. The gallery/art centre and gardens at Hauser and Wirth are open to the public and boast an amazing, futuristic prairie garden, realised by Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf.
Enjoy lunch at the Roth Bar & Grill (booking required for restaurant).
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Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Dropping LaneTo the east of us are two unusual gardens of note. The gallery/art centre and gardens at Hauser and Wirth are open to the public and boast an amazing, futuristic prairie garden, realised by Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf.
Enjoy lunch at the Roth Bar & Grill (booking required for restaurant).
East Lambrook is arguably at its best in early Spring, but it’s always worth a trip to see the Manor Gardens, "a grand cottage garden on a domestic scale". Designed by celebrated gardener and gardening writer Margery Fish, there is a good plant nursery offering a wide selection of herbaceous and perennial plants for sale.
East Lambrook Manor Gardens, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5HH.
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East Lambrook Manor Gardens
Silver StreetEast Lambrook is arguably at its best in early Spring, but it’s always worth a trip to see the Manor Gardens, "a grand cottage garden on a domestic scale". Designed by celebrated gardener and gardening writer Margery Fish, there is a good plant nursery offering a wide selection of herbaceous and perennial plants for sale.
East Lambrook Manor Gardens, South Petherton, Somerset, TA13 5HH.
With the cathedral as the stunning backdrop, the fine Bishops Palace Gardens in Wells are not to be missed. Wander around the many herbaceous borders, admire the beautiful
views of the gardens, and moat, and further afield from the top of the ramparts, meander through the Arboretum. Admire the reflection of the cathedral in one of the well pools, and
enjoy the contemporary Garden of Reflection. There is a rare plant fair in September. The Bishop’s Palace Gardens, Wells, BA5 2PD
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With the cathedral as the stunning backdrop, the fine Bishops Palace Gardens in Wells are not to be missed. Wander around the many herbaceous borders, admire the beautiful
views of the gardens, and moat, and further afield from the top of the ramparts, meander through the Arboretum. Admire the reflection of the cathedral in one of the well pools, and
enjoy the contemporary Garden of Reflection. There is a rare plant fair in September. The Bishop’s Palace Gardens, Wells, BA5 2PD
Approximately five miles from Chard, Forde Abbey embraces the spirit of Halloween with its annual pumpkin rolling event – popular with adults and children alike. The gardens and grounds are full of well-established trees that offer a feast for the eyes with their autumnal colours. Don’t miss the 160ft fountain, which, on sunny days, shimmers with rainbows. You’ll find plants and gifts for sale too.
Forde Abbey House and Gardens, Chard.
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Forde Abbey House and Gardens
Approximately five miles from Chard, Forde Abbey embraces the spirit of Halloween with its annual pumpkin rolling event – popular with adults and children alike. The gardens and grounds are full of well-established trees that offer a feast for the eyes with their autumnal colours. Don’t miss the 160ft fountain, which, on sunny days, shimmers with rainbows. You’ll find plants and gifts for sale too.
Forde Abbey House and Gardens, Chard.
Situated on the outskirts of Taunton, Hestercombe House and Gardens offers Autumn ‘fungal forays’ amongst other activities for all ages in its extensive grounds. Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll were both involved in designing the Edwardian garden but you will also find Victorian and Georgian styles on show. A café/restaurant is on hand to offer lunches and teas. There is also a gallery in the house.
Hestercombe Gardens, Cheddon Fitzpaine Taunton TA2 8LG
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Hestercombe Gardens
Situated on the outskirts of Taunton, Hestercombe House and Gardens offers Autumn ‘fungal forays’ amongst other activities for all ages in its extensive grounds. Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll were both involved in designing the Edwardian garden but you will also find Victorian and Georgian styles on show. A café/restaurant is on hand to offer lunches and teas. There is also a gallery in the house.
Hestercombe Gardens, Cheddon Fitzpaine Taunton TA2 8LG
Lying within the grounds of a medieval priory, The Walled Gardens at Cannington near Bridgwater are attached to Bridgwater College, so they serve both as a wonderful place to visit and a training resource for budding gardeners. A wide variety of planting schemes are laid out, and there is a large greenhouse full of exotic and tropical plants. A small café
provides refreshments. Church Street, Bridgwater TA5 2HA
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The Walled Gardens of Cannington & Tea Room
Church StreetLying within the grounds of a medieval priory, The Walled Gardens at Cannington near Bridgwater are attached to Bridgwater College, so they serve both as a wonderful place to visit and a training resource for budding gardeners. A wide variety of planting schemes are laid out, and there is a large greenhouse full of exotic and tropical plants. A small café
provides refreshments. Church Street, Bridgwater TA5 2HA
Kelways is proud to be able to offer perhaps the most comprehensive selection of peonies available. We offer a wide range of herbaceous, tree and intersectional peonies. Traditionally supplied as bare root plants in autumn, we also offer a broad selection throughout the year as container-grown plants. Please see their website for opening times and for their onsite restaurant, Corks.
Kelways Plants
Kelways is proud to be able to offer perhaps the most comprehensive selection of peonies available. We offer a wide range of herbaceous, tree and intersectional peonies. Traditionally supplied as bare root plants in autumn, we also offer a broad selection throughout the year as container-grown plants. Please see their website for opening times and for their onsite restaurant, Corks.
The Walled Garden, still known as the Rectory Garden, originated as the setting for Mells Rectory in the fifteenth century when the village formed part of the estate of Glastonbury Abbey. At this time, it was almost certainly a monastic garden growing herbs for medicine and study. During the turbulent 1500s, the original Rectory thought to stand where the polytunnels currently sit was pulled down and some of the stone was used to build Rectory Cottage which now adjoins the garden.
Mells Rectory which was demolished in the 1540s during the dissolution of the Monasteries and subsequently rebuilt on another site and the garden continued under a variety of stewardships whilst always belonging to the Mells Estate.
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The Walled Garden at Mells
Selwood StreetThe Walled Garden, still known as the Rectory Garden, originated as the setting for Mells Rectory in the fifteenth century when the village formed part of the estate of Glastonbury Abbey. At this time, it was almost certainly a monastic garden growing herbs for medicine and study. During the turbulent 1500s, the original Rectory thought to stand where the polytunnels currently sit was pulled down and some of the stone was used to build Rectory Cottage which now adjoins the garden.
Mells Rectory which was demolished in the 1540s during the dissolution of the Monasteries and subsequently rebuilt on another site and the garden continued under a variety of stewardships whilst always belonging to the Mells Estate.
Who could miss Tyntesfield National Trust Park and gardens on the outskirts of Bristol? An ornate Victorian Gothic Revival house with an extensive garden and parkland
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Tyntesfield
Who could miss Tyntesfield National Trust Park and gardens on the outskirts of Bristol? An ornate Victorian Gothic Revival house with an extensive garden and parkland
Further afield, you will find Stourhead. A 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset. The estate is about 4 km (2+1⁄2 mi) northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland.
Stourhead has been part-owned by the National Trust since 1946. Please check their website for opening times.
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Stourhead
Further afield, you will find Stourhead. A 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire, extending into Somerset. The estate is about 4 km (2+1⁄2 mi) northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland.
Stourhead has been part-owned by the National Trust since 1946. Please check their website for opening times.
On the road to Castle Cary is The Newt. The extensive gardens and woodlands on the estate date back nearly 200 years and have been successively reinvented by extraordinary garden designers. The centrepiece is a walled garden concealing an apple tree maze. Explore themed gardens, bees and gardening exhibits, an extraordinary Roman Villa, and a deer park. Unlike Hauser and Wirth, there is a joining fee, but once you are a
member, you have unlimited access for a year. In addition to a farm shop and café, there is also a garden restaurant, but book in advance to avoid disappointment.
Near Bruton BA7 7NG. Please check their website for pricing.
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The Newt in Somerset
A359On the road to Castle Cary is The Newt. The extensive gardens and woodlands on the estate date back nearly 200 years and have been successively reinvented by extraordinary garden designers. The centrepiece is a walled garden concealing an apple tree maze. Explore themed gardens, bees and gardening exhibits, an extraordinary Roman Villa, and a deer park. Unlike Hauser and Wirth, there is a joining fee, but once you are a
member, you have unlimited access for a year. In addition to a farm shop and café, there is also a garden restaurant, but book in advance to avoid disappointment.
Near Bruton BA7 7NG. Please check their website for pricing.
On the outskirts of Bath, you will find The American Museum which provides a fabulous day out for all. The New American Garden, Mount Vernon Garden and play area, 'The Children’s Garden', awaits explorers of all ages. From winding paths and colourful flowers to woodland wanders with your four-legged friends (dogs on leads are welcome!) and climbing adventures, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Housed in a fine Georgian manor house with outstanding views over the Limpley Stoke Valley, on the edge of Bath, the American Museum takes you on a journey through American history, with its remarkable collection of folk, decorative arts and cultural objects. The only museum of Americana outside of the United States, it was founded to bring American history and cultures to the people of Britain and Europe. Each year, special temporary exhibitions are on display in our Exhibition Gallery, and throughout the year there are a range of exciting events.
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On the outskirts of Bath, you will find The American Museum which provides a fabulous day out for all. The New American Garden, Mount Vernon Garden and play area, 'The Children’s Garden', awaits explorers of all ages. From winding paths and colourful flowers to woodland wanders with your four-legged friends (dogs on leads are welcome!) and climbing adventures, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Housed in a fine Georgian manor house with outstanding views over the Limpley Stoke Valley, on the edge of Bath, the American Museum takes you on a journey through American history, with its remarkable collection of folk, decorative arts and cultural objects. The only museum of Americana outside of the United States, it was founded to bring American history and cultures to the people of Britain and Europe. Each year, special temporary exhibitions are on display in our Exhibition Gallery, and throughout the year there are a range of exciting events.
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden located at the heart of the Yeo Valley Family Farm is proud to be one of the largest organically certified ornamental gardens in the country. Our 6.5 Acre garden and café is open every Thursday, Friday & Saturday until season end. Visit our website to book. Visitors can enjoy light refreshments in the garden café or out on the terrace overlooking the veg patch and the Mendip Hills beyond. Adult entry is £7 with discounted entry for children. Be sure to bring a cool bag as there are dairy goodies, plus souvenirs for sale in the garden shop.
The Organic Gardens
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden located at the heart of the Yeo Valley Family Farm is proud to be one of the largest organically certified ornamental gardens in the country. Our 6.5 Acre garden and café is open every Thursday, Friday & Saturday until season end. Visit our website to book. Visitors can enjoy light refreshments in the garden café or out on the terrace overlooking the veg patch and the Mendip Hills beyond. Adult entry is £7 with discounted entry for children. Be sure to bring a cool bag as there are dairy goodies, plus souvenirs for sale in the garden shop.
Only a few miles away is East Lambrook Manor Gardens - a privately owned English Heritage Grade 1 listed garden and an RHS partner garden. It is a cottage-style garden originally created by the iconic plantswoman Margery Fish who wrote books and magazine articles about her garden in the mid 20th century . After her death in 1969, it was lovingly maintained and developed by her family and then a few successive owners. Current owners Michael and Gail Werkmeister have been restoring and maintaining the gardens since 2008. The Margery Fish plant nursery, which is free to visit, has a fine collection of cottage garden plants for sale. Please check opening times before setting off.
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East Lambrook Manor Gardens
Silver StreetOnly a few miles away is East Lambrook Manor Gardens - a privately owned English Heritage Grade 1 listed garden and an RHS partner garden. It is a cottage-style garden originally created by the iconic plantswoman Margery Fish who wrote books and magazine articles about her garden in the mid 20th century . After her death in 1969, it was lovingly maintained and developed by her family and then a few successive owners. Current owners Michael and Gail Werkmeister have been restoring and maintaining the gardens since 2008. The Margery Fish plant nursery, which is free to visit, has a fine collection of cottage garden plants for sale. Please check opening times before setting off.