A beautiful place for weddings and events
…. this utterly dreamy garden … undoubtedly one of the great surviving early C18th gardens …. to me what makes it so magical is the contrast between the geometry and the softness. The woods are alive; thick with honeysuckle and woodpeckers … Perhaps the best time to visit is in June when the place is awash with orchids. Rapture!
Tom Stuart Smith, Instagram. 2024
Celebrated 18th century landscape garden
Childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Click here for tickets for tour of house and garden
£16.00 (Children 8 - 16 £8.00) for a guided tour of the house and a visit to the garden.
Wednesday 7 May 3pm
Saturday 7 June 3pm
or by appointment for minimum 6 people.
Memories of a royal childhood in a beautiful 18th century house with original furnishings. The house dates from 1720, when the garden was also laid out. The Bowes Lyon family have lived here since then. There is a notable collection of classical statues and temples.
For more information and further visits, go to Contact Us below. HHA members with membership cards free, but please contact us in advance to book your visit.
Click here for tickets for garden only visit
Wednesday 7 May 2-5pm
Sunday 4 May 2-5pm
For Sundays 11 May, 8 June click on National Garden Scheme charity for tickets.
Entrance £8.00, children under 16 free (up to 2 per adult).
All ages can enjoy the spectacular 50 acre garden, with long vistas leading to temples and statues, lake and ponds. The garden retains its original 18th century formal design, with more recent flower gardens. Wild flowers in abundance.
Magnolias, rhododendrons, peonies in April and May
Dogs on leads welcome.
On Sunday 11 May and 8 June the garden is open for the National Garden Scheme, 2-6pm.
This is a charity which supports Macmillan Nurses, Cancer Research and other medical charities.
Delicious home-made teas
Dogs on leads are welcome.
Tickets are £8 each and are available here. Children are admitted for free.