Gardens of the West Country – U3A photo talks Rich and Sue Marsden
Our two photographic talks have covered the West Country from Cornwall to Wiltshire and Somerset.
Here is a list of the Gardens we showed and links to their websites where available.
2012 Cornwall
Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden St Ives http://barbarahepworth.org.uk/
Caerhayes Castle Gorran St Austel http://www.caerhays.co.uk/
Cothele NT St Dominick Nr Saltash http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cotehele/
Eden Project Bodelva St Austell http://www.edenproject.com/
Lost Gardens of Heligan Pentewan St.Austell http://heligan.com/
Japanese Garden St Mawgan http://www.thebonsainursery.com/
Lamorran House Gardens St Mawes http://www.lamorrangarden.co.uk/
Lanhydrock NT Bodmin http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lanhydrock/
Pencarrow Bodmin http://www.pencarrow.co.uk/
Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens St Austel http://www.pinetumpark.com/
Trewan Hall Camping and Caravan Touring Site St Columb Major http://www.trewan-hall.co.uk/
St Michael’s Mount NT Marazion http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/st-michaels-mount/
Tregwainton Gardens NT Madron nr Penzance http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/trengwainton- garden/
Trelissick Gardens NT Feock nr Truro http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/trelissick-garden/
2013 West Country continued
Devon
Bicton Park Botanical Gardens East Budleigh http://www.bictongardens.co.uk/
Coleton Fishacres NT Kingswear http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/coleton-fishacre/
Killerton NT Broadclyst Exeter http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/killerton/
Knightshayes Court NT Bolham Tiverton http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/knightshayes-court/
Torre Abbey Torquay http://www.torre-abbey.org.uk/
Dorset Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens Abbotsbury nr Weymouth http://www.abbotsbury- tourism.co.uk/gardens/index.htm
Forde Abbey nr Chard Somerset http://www.fordeabbey-gardens-dorset.co.uk/
Kingston Mauward Gardens and Animal Park Dorchester http://www.kmc.ac.uk/kc/gardens_animal_park
Mapperton House and Gardens Beaminster http://www.mapperton.com/
Somerset
Hestercombe Gardens Cheddon Fitzpaine (Rowford) http://www.hestercombe.com/
Montacute House NT Montacute http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/montacute-house/
Tyntesfield NT Wraxall Bristol http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tyntesfield/
Wiltshire
Abbey House Gardens Malmesbury http://www.abbeyhousegardens.co.uk/