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THE GARDEN ROUTE YOUR YEAR ROUND

GUIDE TO Rousham is a beautiful 18th century garden which sparked off COTSWOLDS Visits to gardens are the age of the often associated with landscaped summertime, but here garden. GARDENS in the Cotswolds, gardens bloom and burst with We have put together this great little colour throughout the year. guide to the gardens of the Cotswolds There is something for every season here – winter is often overlooked for you so that you can plan your visit when it comes to gardens, but we at any time of the year. have some of the best snowdrops in the country as well as the best The Cotswold year begins with become beautifully fragrant autumn colour displays too. the first flush of snowdrops – with roses. Use this guide (and the handy map make sure you take a look at As summer turns to autumn and inside) to take you through the our spring guide to see the best the trees take on a golden hue, seasons of our Cotswold gardens snowdrop locations. As the days dramatic colours can be seen so that you can create your own begin to warm and daffodils make throughout the ancient beech Cotswold Garden Route. Stay for a welcome appearance, gardens woodlands of the Cotswolds. a little longer and visit some all over the Cotswolds start Be sure not to miss the spectacular fascinating places, from hidden bursting into life. leaf displays at and gems to the better known gardens Historic woodland such as Westonbirt. such as Highgrove or Hidcote. Park, and the 2016 is the Year of the English Wildlife Nature Garden and there are plenty of Reserve offer lovely walks for celebrations taking place to mark bluebell spotting while the arboreta the 300th anniversary of ‘Capability’ at Batsford and Westonbirt Brown. With many other gardens become awash with blossom. to explore in the towns and In late spring and summer, the surrounding area, make sure you The Lawnmower herbaceous borders at Newark come to the Cotswolds to celebrate was invented in Park, Hidcote, , the English Gardens. by Edwin Budding. Sezincote Gardens and Bourton It came from the House Garden will delight. Use our website cross-cutting Kiftsgate Court and Sudeley www.cotswolds.com to find machines that were Castle’s Queens’ Garden – a wide variety of used to finish named after the four English woollen cloth. accommodation for your Queens that walked within – garden break. CHECK OUT GREAT VISITOR INFORMATION GARDEN EVENTS CENTRE DETAILS NaTIONaL GaRdEN OPEN GaRdENS JUNE Our friendly staff are here to help you get SCHEME Cotswold gardens open Flower Show the most from your time in the Cotswolds. throughout the year Festival of Nature, Stroud WINTER Garden Week, Sudeley Castle BOURTON-ON-THE-WaTER For more information: Snowdrop Season – Park, Tel 01451 820211 • [email protected] www.cotswolds.com/ Rococo Garden, Batsford JULY plan-your-trip Arboretum, Witney Festival of Flowers and Fabrics BURFORd Tel 01993 823558 • [email protected] Looking for more Stroud Country Show APRIL information? Fritillary Sunday, Ducklington Mead AUGUST Tel 01242 237431 • [email protected] www.facebook.com/ Fritillary Guided Walks, BBC Countryfile Live, Blenheim Palace CotswoldsInfo North Meadow, Cricklade Treefest, Westonbirt The Garden Celebrated, Tel 01386 841206 • [email protected] Twitter Royal Gardens Highgrove Stratton & Baunton annual @CotswoldsInfo Horticultural Show, CIRENCESTER Spring Homes & Garden Fair, Tel 01285 654180 • [email protected] www.instagram.com/ Sudeley Castle ducklington & Hardwick the_cotswolds/ annual Flower Show www. MAY deerhurst Flower Festival Tel 01367 252631 • [email protected] The Big May day Garden Party, cotswolds.org/youtube MORETON-IN-MaRSH Chipping Campden SEPTEMBER Tel 01608 650881 • [email protected] www.cotswolds.com RHS Spring Festival, Malvern Cotswolds Living Landscape Festival, Barnsley Village Garden Festival Lodge Park, Aldsworth Tel 01453 839222 • [email protected] MAY–JUNE OCTOBER PaINSWICK affordable Garden art Exhibition, apple days throughout area including is Tel 0750 3516924 • [email protected] Showborough House Snowshill Manor, Chadlington and Stroud considered to STOW-ON-THE-WOLd be the birthplace For further events check out www.cotswolds.com/whats-on Tel 01451 870998 • [email protected] of croquet as a competitive sport STROUd following the publication Tel 01453 760960 • [email protected] of rules by Walter Whitmore-Jones who laid out the croquet lawns Tel 01666 503552 • [email protected] at Chastleton. See the largest rose in Tel 01684 855040 • [email protected] the country at Produced by Council, Kiftsgate Garden – Tewkesbury Borough Council, Tel 01242 602925 • [email protected] District Council and Rosa filipes Council in association ‘Kiftsgate’. WITNEY with Cotswolds Tourism. All details correct at the time of going to print Tel 01993 775802 • [email protected] April 2016. There are SIGNS OF SPRING over 70 miles AUTUMN Snowdrops in the Cotswolds are simply spectacular and of lavender with the long winters passing it is such a relief to see the plants at the COLOUR first signs of life in those little white drops falling from the Snowshill The Cotswolds comes alive once again Lavender Farm. beautiful green leaves. The Cotswolds has some of the best during the season of autumn colours. snowdrop displays in the country and from as early as Our two arboreta at Batsford and January these little flowers bring hope for the new-year. Westonbirt have a display of reds, Some of the best places to see these wonderful displays are: oranges and yellows which are Cerney House Gardens, Colesbourne Park (open for rivalled by no other. weekends only in January and February), Newark Park, Batsford is home to the country’s Painswick Rococo Garden, Manor and the largest private collection of trees and National Trust Sherborne Estate. shrubs. Wander through the unique Let’s not forget other beautiful spring flowers – the collection which is inspired by magnolias look simply stunning usually from March plantsmen of old. Westonbirt’s autumn onwards and our two Cotswold arboreta at Batsford and happens with a bang with one of the Westonbirt show fantastic displays. There are also lovely best natural fireworks displays in spring flower banks and a gorgeous bluebell wood at Britain! Their famous Japanese maples Kiftsgate. Many Cotswold woodlands have carpets of in particular are ablaze in reds, oranges bluebells to seek out. SUMMER SPECTACULAR and yellows. Summer in the Cotswolds is simply stunning and the displays of summer colours are quite spectacular. All of our gardens have something lovely to offer in the summer months but there are some The Old Rectory, which really shine through. Here are some great ideas for a summer Quenington, marks garden visit. 70 years in 2016 of opening for the Hidcote was created by the talented American horticulturalist Major National Gardens Lawrence Johnston. Its colourful and intricately designed outdoor Scheme. rooms are always full of surprises. Snowshill Manor also has a lovely series of garden rooms – we love the fact that the Cotswolds takes its gardens as seriously as the home. Sudeley Castle has one of the most spectacular displays of summer roses you will ever see. Berkeley Castle too specialises in scent and the roses are a particular delight in June. The organic Royal gardens at Highgrove have been over 30 years in the making and are some of the most creatively inspiring and innovative gardens in the UK. The display of delphiniums is a must see during the summer months but must be booked in advance. Bourton House Garden is an award-winning three acre garden with luxuriant terraces and wide herbaceous borders with stunning plant, At Stanway texture and colour combinations. House & Garden watch the highest Snowshill Lavender is one to visit in June and July when the lavender gravity fountain flowers are in bloom. With over 70 miles and 35 different varieties in the world rise of lavender, it’s worth a visit to see the spectacularly colourful fields 300 feet. reminiscent of the Dutch bulb fields – well almost! ACCOMMODATION With so many gardens to visit, why not stay a while to give you plenty of time to explore? The area has such a variety of accommodation YEAR ROUND GARDENS from manor house hotels with formal And then there are the gardens which look amazing all year round! We have quite gardens, to bed and breakfast and a selection here in the Cotswolds which means that you can visit off season too. self-catering cottages that have Blenheim Palace is a World Heritage Site surrounded by over 2,000 acres of traditional country gardens bursting beautiful ‘Capability’ Brown parkland with lakes, fountains and formal gardens with flowers, colours and scents. providing a wealth of interest throughout the year. To check out places to stay visit For one of the country’s most important gardens, Rousham is relatively little known – completely un-commercialised with no shop or tea rooms. Dating to www.cotswolds.com/accommodation the first phase of English landscape design, this is one of the few 18th century gardens to have escaped major alteration. Kiftsgate garden is the wonderful creation of three generations of women gardeners and looks stunning at any time of the year. STAY & LEARN Again, the arboreta look great at any time of the year – they are well known for their If you fancy learning gardening tips autumn displays but the spring magnolias, evergreen colours in many of the trees then why not book into one of the make them year round places to visit. Nearer to Christmas Westonbirt becomes an many rural courses available around enchanted magical place with an illuminated trail or you can sample Batsford on the area including hedge laying via Boxing Day with a mulled wine experience. Kids (and big kids) can experience breath www.cotswoldsruralskills.org.uk, taking views from the new walkway in the trees at Westonbirt from April 2016. or an advanced planting course at www.cotswoldgardeningschool.co.uk or join a guided walk exploring some of the seasonal ‘Wonders of Westonbirt’ HIDDEN GEMS with the local guides. The Cotswolds does quirky really well and we have some fantastic Many of the gardens also have regular hidden gems for you to visit. Here are just a few. talks including Highgrove, Batsford and Hidcote or why not book into a lecture Sezincote is unique – a 200 year old Mogul Indian palace, set in by Tony Russell, TV presenter and author a romantic landscape of temples, grottoes, waterfalls and canals of The Cotswolds Finest Gardens. reminiscent of the Taj Mahal. dr Jenners’ tranquil garden was the refuge of Edward Jenner, The Cotswolds Garden Route experience pioneer of vaccination with lots of unusual and medicinal plants. is further enhanced by fields of summer poppies, wonderful garden centres, local Stanway House has a water garden, which is one of the finest in nature reserves and of course spectacular , and a 300ft single jet fountain – the highest in Britain rural views as you drive from one garden and the highest gravity fountain in the world. to another. To see all the gardens you will Herbs for Healing at Barnsley House was created using plants need to spend a week or more so make with healing properties – a small but very relaxing space to sit sure you book to come back again. and ponder. www.cotswolds.com/gardenbreaks L

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Birdland Park Batsford and Gardens Blenheim Palace In a natural setting of woodland, One of England’s finest houses, arboretum Berkeley Castle river and gardens, Birdland is this picture-perfect British Batsford Arboretum is home Berkeley Castle sits within eight home to over 500 birds of 130 stately home sits among more to one of the country’s largest acres of landscaped gardens, Bird and deer Park different species. Follow the trails than 2,000 acres of Capability private tree collections set within including the bowling green of Charming follies adorn the park through Marshmouth Nature Brown landscaped parkland and 56 acres of beautiful Cotswolds Queen Elizabeth I, sweeping and a wide variety of waterfowl Reserve where there’s always formal gardens. From great open countryside. With colour and lawns, terraced gardens and the wander freely for families to something new to spot from a spaces punctuated by mature interest all year round, the 8th Earl’s swimming pool – now an enjoy and interact with. The park numerous range of indigenous trees, through intricate formal arboretum contains more than ornamental lily pond. There is a is well known for its tame fallow species as diverse as otters, gardens like the water terraces fifteen hundred tree species delightful Georgian walled garden deer, resident reindeer and dragonflies, kingfishers, toads to more peaceful areas, there’s from all over the world. and a tropical butterfly house. cheeky pygmy goats. and many birds. something for everyone to enjoy. Batsford GL56 9ad Berkeley GL13 9BH Prinknash GL4 8EX Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2BN Woodstock OX20 1PP Tel 01386 701441 Tel 01453 512999 Tel 01452 812727 Tel 01451 820480 Tel 0800 849 6500 www.batsarb.co.uk www.berkeley-castle.com www.thebirdpark.com www.birdland.co.uk www.blenheimpalace.com

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Bourton House Cerney House Garden Gardens & Gardens Colesbourne Park Close to Moreton-in-Marsh, Leave the hustle and bustle of A rare gem of a Jacobean country Colesbourne Park has been called Bourton House Garden is an today’s world and visit Cerney house, whose garden has features ‘England’s greatest snowdrop award-winning three acre garden Broadway Tower House Gardens, where time seems from several periods. Stroll garden’ by Country Life. Now high on the Cotswolds with An iconic landmark, on top of the to stand still. Let old-fashioned through the garden and discover with a collection of 250 varieties, wonderful views over the beautiful Cotswolds escarpment, scents and colour surround you the Jacobean garden, kitchen visitors can enjoy the snowdrops surrounding countryside. The Broadway Tower has enjoyed in this romantic secret garden garden, stunning topiary and throughout the ten acre garden garden has imaginative and a colourful history. The tower with Victorian features. Explore even some bee hives. With free with its woodland and lakeside dramatic topiary, a unique shade is a unique Capability Brown the working organic kitchen guided tours of the garden see paths, the Spring Garden and house and wide herbaceous borders folly with outstanding views, garden amongst the overflowing the mulberry tree believed to be Formal Garden, alongside drifts with many rare, unusual and exotic surrounded by a deer park and herbaceous borders. Discover nearly 400 years old. of cyclamen, hellebores and plants and is beautiful year round. wonderful countryside walks. wildlife and woodland walks too. Chastleton GL56 0SU other winter plants. Bourton-on-the-Hill GL56 9aE Broadway WR12 7LB North Cerney GL7 7BX Tel 01494 755560 Colesbourne GL53 9NP Tel 01386 700754 Tel 01386 852390 Tel 01285 831044 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Tel 01242 870567 www.bourtonhouse.com www.broadwaytower.co.uk www.cerneygardens.com chastleton-house www.colesbournegardens.org.uk 11 12 13 14 15

Cotswold Wildlife Herbs for Healing Park & Gardens dr Jenner’s House, at Barnsley House The park has wonderful gardens Museum and Garden Frampton Manor This small and relaxing garden with plants aiming to demonstrate dragonfly Maze This tranquil garden was the This medieval Elizabethan timber was created by Davina Wynne- the wonder and diversity of the The Dragonfly Maze is a refuge of Edward Jenner, pioneer framed manor house with Jones daughter of the former plant kingdom alongside that of traditional yew hedge maze with of vaccination. Discover some romantic walled garden, unusual gardening icon Rosemary Verey. the animal kingdom. With the a twist. Find the 14 clues dotted unusual plants alongside Jenner’s plants, 16th century wool barn Situated in a rural setting behind Victorian manor house at the around the footpaths. Once you vines and Temple of Vaccinia. and dovecote is open a few days Barnsley House Hotel, Herbs for hub, a large walled garden and have found them all, you should A new physic garden is currently each year. It is open to group Healing uses plants with healing a wonderful collection of mature be able to discover the Golden being created featuring medicinal bookings in May and June. properties. The garden is small trees form the backbone of the Dragonfly hidden inside the plants on the site of Jenner’s Nearby Frampton Court opens but a charming and relaxing landscape. ornate central pavilion. kitchen garden. at the same times. place to visit. Burford OX18 4JP Bourton-on-the-Water GL54 2EE Berkeley GL13 9BN Frampton-on-Severn GL2 7EP Barnsley GL7 5EE Tel 01993 823006 Tel 01451 822251 Tel 01453 810631 Tel 01452 740698 Tel 01285 740638 www.cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk www.thedragonflymaze.com www.jennermuseum.com www.framptoncourtestate.co.uk www.herbsforhealing.net

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Hidcote One of the greatest gardens in Highgrove Gardens Manor Kiftsgate Court England, Hidcote was created by Quirky and eclectic, the gardens Home to the founder of the Arts Gardens Major Lawrence Johnston, who at Highgrove have been heavily and Crafts movement, William Magnificently situated and with was passionate about plants. influenced by its current owner – Morris, the gardens at Kelmscott stunning views, Kiftsgate contains Matara Gardens Hidcote is famous as the garden HRH The Prince of Wales. Manor have been recreated using many unusual plants and shrubs is divided into a series of Matara is a spiritual and Over 35 years in the making, many of the plants he loved and including the largest rose in meditative garden dedicated to ‘outdoor rooms’, each with its the organic gardens at Highgrove used in his designs. Visit the England, the stunning Kiftsgate own character. The formality of the full expression of the human are some of the most creatively garden with its barns, dovecote, rose. Three generations of women spirit. All set within a 28-acre the ‘rooms’ melts away as you inspiring and innovative gardens stream, meadow and formal gardeners have produced a series move through the garden away parkland. Plants on sale NGS days to visit in the UK. Booking in garden which was a constant of romantic gardens with a only. from the house. advance only. source of inspiration for Morris. surprise at every turn. Nr. Tetbury GL8 8Ya GL55 6LR doughton, Tetbury GL8 8PH Kelmscott GL7 3HJ Chipping Campden GL55 6LN Tel 01386 438333 Tel 01453 861050 Tel 0333 222 4555 Tel 01367 252486 Tel 01367 438777 www.matara.co.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hidcote www.highgrovegardens.com www.kelmscottmanor.org.uk www.kiftsgate.co.uk 21 22 23 24 25 © Beth Taylor Beth © Misarden Park Newark Park Gardens Mill dene Museum in the Park The house has a wonderful This lovely Cotswold garden An unusual garden created over Stratford Park, location of the quirky and eclectic character. Manor commands spectacular views many years by the owner, in the Museum in the Park, is made up The surrounding garden and The garden at Owlpen is an across the deer park to extensive magical setting of a Cotswolds of 56 acres including grassy lawns, estate provide space to play and unusually complete survival of woodland. Enjoy the fine topiary millpond. In the two and half- play areas, a lake, woodland and contemplate, with beautiful views an early formal garden on a (some designed by Edwin acre garden there is a stream arboretum. A new walled garden over the Cotswold escarpment manorial scale. The manor house Lutyens), a walled garden, with a grotto, a cricket lawn with project is currently underway to and as far as the Mendips. Play and Stuart gardens are open herbaceous borders, fine a tiny pavilion and herb garden. reopen a secret garden to provide a game of croquet or spot the in the summer months for specimen trees and a newly Listed in the Sunday Telegraph’s enjoyment and learning resident peacocks. exclusive group tours by prior planted parterre. ‘10 Best Herb Gardens’ list. opportunities. GL12 7PZ arrangement. GL6 7Ja Blockley GL56 9HU Stroud GL5 4aF Tel 01793 817666 Near GL11 5BZ Tel 01285 821303 Tel 01386 700457 Tel 01453 763394 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Tel 01453 860261 www.misardenpark.co.uk www.milldenegarden.co.uk www.museuminthepark.org.uk newark-park www.owlpen.com/home

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Rodmarton Manor © Harpur Garden Images Garden Harpur © and Gardens Painswick Rococo Spectacular Arts and Crafts Rousham Sherborne Estate house with a beautiful garden Rousham is one of the gardens Woodland, wildlife, wonderful Garden designed originally as a series of from the first phase of English Sezincote views, a sculpture trail and a Designed in the 1740s as a outdoor rooms. The large garden landscape design that have Restored in 1968, the gardens landscape of rich history are flamboyant pleasure garden, this complements the house and escaped alteration ensuring you include canals and Irish yews waiting to be discovered on walks hidden valley is now the country’s contains many areas of great can see many features just as you in the south garden which are around Lodge Park and the only surviving complete rococo beauty and character including would have in the 18th century. evocative of Moghul paradise Sherborne Estate. Wonderful garden. Enjoy beautifully-framed the magnificent herbaceous One of Monty Don’s favourites, gardens. The gardens are home for snowdrops, Sherborne is views and fanciful garden borders, topiary, roses, alpines the gardens are dotted with to many tender climbing plants, a working estate and has an buildings. Lose yourself in the and kitchen garden. Throughout classical features including a little Indian style pavilion and abundance of wildlife, from fallow maze and enjoy the delicious the garden there are plenty of temples, statues and ponds as oriental water garden, where and roe deer to badgers and foxes. well as a pretty walled garden. homemade food in the café. places to sit and admire the view. many rare plants can be seen. Sherborne GL54 3PP Painswick GL6 6TH Rodmarton GL7 6PF Rousham OX25 4QX Moreton–in-Marsh GL56 9aW Tel 01451 844130 Tel 01452 813204 Tel 01285 841442 Tel 01869 347110 Tel 01386 700444 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ www.rococogarden.org.uk www.rodmarton-manor.co.uk www.rousham.org www.sezincote.co.uk lodge-park-and-sherborne-estate 31 32 33 34 35

Snowshill Manor Westonbirt, and Garden Stanway House The National Snowshill Lavender The garden at Snowshill is the Visit the lavender fields in the perfect place to unwind and & Fountain arboretum heart of the Cotswolds. Walk in explore hidden vistas, quiet corners A wonderful Jacobean house with Westonbirt is a remarkable place the lavender fields and then visit and unexpected delights including a jewel-like gatehouse, church Sudeley Castle for people to enjoy and learn the distillery to learn how the Charles Wade’s uncomplicated and 14th century tithe barn. The about trees. Borne of a Victorian lavender crop is made into oils, home, the Priest’s House. The 18th century water garden is one & Gardens passion for plant collecting, soaps and other toiletries. With manor itself is a Cotswold manor of the finest in England and has Romantic ruins, award-winning around 15,000 trees from all over the widest range of lavender house packed with extraordinary specimen trees, avenues and gardens and 1,000 years of the world now offer the perfect plants in season for sale you can treasures collected over a lifetime a 300ft single jet fountain – the fascinating royal history are setting to escape, relax or have create a stunning display in your by Charles Wade. highest in Britain and the highest among the many reasons to visit an adventure in one of the best own garden. Snowshill WR12 7JU gravity fountain in the world. the Queen of the Cotswolds. arboretums you’ll find. Snowshill WR12 7JY Tel 01386 852410 Stanway GL54 5PQ Winchcombe GL54 5Jd Tetbury GL8 8QS Tel 01386 854821 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ Tel 01386 584469 Tel 01242 604357 Tel 0300 067 4890 www.cotswoldlavender.co.uk snowshill-manor-and-garden www.stanwayfountain.co.uk www.sudeleycastle.co.uk www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt

NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME The Cotswolds has over a hundred gardens which open as part of the National Garden Scheme, from flagship gardens to private estate gardens and many more modest gardens – whose gates only open on an NGS open day. A wonderful day can be had strolling from cottage to house, marvelling at the personal gardens, only to sit and enjoy the obligatory tea and cake!