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If you would like to offer your Garden for the scheme we would would we scheme the for Garden your offer to like would you If
divided equally between the Trust and the parish church. parish the and Trust the between equally divided
which offers a wide range of interesting gardens, the proceeds proceeds the gardens, interesting of range wide a offers which
One of the ways the Trust raises funds is the Gardens Open scheme scheme Open Gardens the is funds raises Trust the ways the of One
have awarded over £1,000,000 to Shropshire churches. Shropshire to £1,000,000 over awarded have
historical significance. Since the Trust was established in 1991 we we 1991 in established was Trust the Since significance. historical
churches of all denominations, especially those of architectural or or architectural of those especially denominations, all of churches
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hidden just a few yards off the main road e Wenlock h T 19 (A519 Eccleshall to Newport. 3/4 mile from Eccleshall Church 3 12 Stretton
Centre), or our plant centre at Bury Bank, Meaford, Nr Bridgnorth Wo lverhampton Grow your own Bishops 11 Stone (A51 Stone to Nantwich road, 3/4 mile from A34), Castle 7
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r e t Bedding & Patio plants shire es rd rc Westland composts & fertilisers Herefo Wo A wide range of pots & sundries Ornamental Trees Hereford Award winning hanging basket specialists Plant Hire for Weddings or Special Occasions Climbers May July Sunday 3rd SATURDAY 4th Open seven days a week Petton Garden Trail 1 Colmere Garden Trail 14 Monday to Saturday: 8.30am til 5.00pm Shrubs Sunday: 9.30am til 4.00pm Sunday 17th Sunday 5th Hedging Neen Sollars Garden Trail 2 Colmere Garden Trail 14 Morville Hall Gardens 3 Cleobury Mortimer Trail 15 Conifers The Hurst 4 Golding Hall 16 Sunday 31st Sunday 12th Herbaceous Plants NEW Eyton Hall 5 NEW Bitterley Court 17 Sunday 26th June Sambrook Manor 18 For our full range of plants please call Nick or Debbie on Sunday 7th Stokesay Court 6 August 01952 510 241 Tugford Gardens 7 Sunday 2nd Sunday 14th Cardington Garden Trail 19 WINTER OPENING TIMES SUMMER OPENING TIMES (1st Nov - 28th Feb) (1st Mar - 31st Oct) Shrawardine Garden Trail 8 Culmington Village Gardens 9 Sunday 16th The Walled Nursery Bury Bank Plant Centre Monday - Friday: 8.30 - 4.30 Monday - Friday: 9.00 - 5.30 NEW Nash Court 20 Johnson Hall Nr. Meaford Saturday: 8.30 - 4.30 Saturday: 9.00 - 5.30 Sunday 21st Newport Road, Eccleshall Stone Sunday: 10.00 - 4.00 Sunday: 10.00 - 4.00 Little Ness Garden Trail 10 Sta ordshire ST21 6BD Sta ordshire ST15 0QA Clee St Margaret Trail 11 October 01785 850400 01782 796353 Westwood House 12 www.plants4life.co.uk www.harleynursery.co.uk FRIDAY 9th [email protected] Sunday 28th Cherry Tree Arboretum 21 Cressage Garden Trail 13
01/12/2014 16:04 01/12/2014 1 PRINT.indd Gardens Open Telford
www.shropshirehct.org.uk
www.shropshirehct.org.uk out: Check savills.co.uk
Registered Charity No. 1010690 No. Charity Registered [email protected] Email:
2020
01588 640797 01588 Tel. Pam / 205967 07970 Tel. Jenny Contact:
01952 239 532 239 01952
group or on your own, all welcome! all own, your on or group Beccy Theodore-Jones Beccy
to raise funds for the SHCT. As a a As SHCT. the for funds raise to
[email protected] Please join us walking and cycling cycling and walking us join Please
01952 239 500 239 01952 Ride+Stride, 12 September, 2020: 2020: September, 12 Ride+Stride,
ony Morris-Eyton ony T
01746 764094 01746
operty please contact: please operty r p a selling or / Tel. Tel. / [email protected] Email: Dudley Caroline from obtained
If you would like advice on buying buying on advice like would you If The Trust welcomes new members and membership forms can be be can forms membership and members new welcomes Trust The
01743 367166 01743 Tel. / [email protected]
very much like to hear from you. Please contact: Angela Hughes Hughes Angela contact: Please you. from hear to like much very
If you would like to offer your Garden for the scheme we would would we scheme the for Garden your offer to like would you If
divided equally between the Trust and the parish church. parish the and Trust the between equally divided
which offers a wide range of interesting gardens, the proceeds proceeds the gardens, interesting of range wide a offers which
One of the ways the Trust raises funds is the Gardens Open scheme scheme Open Gardens the is funds raises Trust the ways the of One
have awarded over £1,000,000 to Shropshire churches. Shropshire to £1,000,000 over awarded have
historical significance. Since the Trust was established in 1991 we we 1991 in established was Trust the Since significance. historical
churches of all denominations, especially those of architectural or or architectural of those especially denominations, all of churches
The SHCT gives grants for the maintenance and repairs of Shropshire’s Shropshire’s of repairs and maintenance the for grants gives SHCT The
A little information about the SHCT... the about information little A
. ills v Sa Think
, rty e p o pr Think SHROPSHIRE HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST CHURCHES HISTORIC SHROPSHIRE
Chester C heshire 21 Plants Llangollen & North Wales Whitchurch Ellesmere Stoke 4 Life 14 Market S & Drayton t P M Edwards a Oswestry Wem f Quality Plants, Affordable Prices 1 f 18 o r d s 10 s
r Newport h
e ir
d Welshpool 8 Shrewsbury e
A family run business with over 65 r
o B
years experience in horticulture. Telford h M54
s 5 l 16 13 Ironbridge e Come and find our secret Victorian walled garden nursery, l l l HARLEY SHREWSBURY SHROPSHIRE SY5 6LN W Much
hidden just a few yards off the main road e Wenlock h T 19 (A519 Eccleshall to Newport. 3/4 mile from Eccleshall Church 3 12 Stretton
Centre), or our plant centre at Bury Bank, Meaford, Nr Bridgnorth Wo lverhampton Grow your own Bishops 11 Stone (A51 Stone to Nantwich road, 3/4 mile from A34), Castle 7
Craven Ki dderminster You will find: Fruit Trees and Bushes Clun4 6Arms 9
17Cleobury e 15 r A superb range of trees, shrubs & herbaceous Mortimer i from our wide selection h Ludlow
Fruit trees & soft fruit 20 2 s
r e t Bedding & Patio plants shire es rd rc Westland composts & fertilisers Herefo Wo A wide range of pots & sundries Ornamental Trees Hereford Award winning hanging basket specialists Plant Hire for Weddings or Special Occasions Climbers May July Sunday 3rd SATURDAY 4th Open seven days a week Petton Garden Trail 1 Colmere Garden Trail 14 Monday to Saturday: 8.30am til 5.00pm Shrubs Sunday: 9.30am til 4.00pm Sunday 17th Sunday 5th Hedging Neen Sollars Garden Trail 2 Colmere Garden Trail 14 Morville Hall Gardens 3 Cleobury Mortimer Trail 15 Conifers The Hurst 4 Golding Hall 16 Sunday 31st Sunday 12th Herbaceous Plants NEW Eyton Hall 5 NEW Bitterley Court 17 Sunday 26th June Sambrook Manor 18 For our full range of plants please call Nick or Debbie on Sunday 7th Stokesay Court 6 August 01952 510 241 Tugford Gardens 7 Sunday 2nd Sunday 14th Cardington Garden Trail 19 WINTER OPENING TIMES SUMMER OPENING TIMES (1st Nov - 28th Feb) (1st Mar - 31st Oct) Shrawardine Garden Trail 8 Culmington Village Gardens 9 Sunday 16th The Walled Nursery Bury Bank Plant Centre Monday - Friday: 8.30 - 4.30 Monday - Friday: 9.00 - 5.30 NEW Nash Court 20 Johnson Hall Nr. Meaford Saturday: 8.30 - 4.30 Saturday: 9.00 - 5.30 Sunday 21st Newport Road, Eccleshall Stone Sunday: 10.00 - 4.00 Sunday: 10.00 - 4.00 Little Ness Garden Trail 10 Sta ordshire ST21 6BD Sta ordshire ST15 0QA Clee St Margaret Trail 11 October 01785 850400 01782 796353 Westwood House 12 www.plants4life.co.uk www.harleynursery.co.uk FRIDAY 9th [email protected] Sunday 28th Cherry Tree Arboretum 21 Cressage Garden Trail 13 SHROPSHIRE GARDENS & CHURCHES OPEN Sunday 3 May PETTON GARDEN TRAIL, SY4 5TH Sunday 21 June WESTWOOD HOUSE, Oldbury, Bridgnorth WV16 5LP. Mr & Mrs Hugh Trevor-Jones. 2pm-5pm Delightful walk through Petton. Gardens include cottage garden, flower arrangers garden with unusual plants, 2pm-5pm A country garden 2 miles from Bridgnorth. Roses, vegetable garden, woodland walks and fine views. landscaped gardens and woodland walk at Petton Hall. Take the Ludlow Road out of Bridgnorth B4364, go past the Punch Bowl Inn, then turn first left. Westwood House will be Car parking at the Church and Seven Oaks. Tickets and maps at all venues and the Church. sign posted on the right. A528 Ellesmere to Shrewsbury road. Turn off at signpost for Petton which is between Cockshutt and Burlton. (partly) St Nicholas, Oldbury. £5.00. (at Petton Hall Farm) St Raphael & St Isidore, Petton. £5.00. Sunday 28 June CRESSAGE GARDEN TRAIL Sunday 17 May NEEN SOLLARS GARDEN TRAIL 1pm-5pm Visit Cressage gardens big and small, maybe buy a plant from the plant stall, come to the Christ Church for some history 12 noon-5pm A three mile walk through and around beautiful Neen Sollars taking in the river Rea, our 13th century church, several and if there is time, please stop for tea. gardens and the Live and Let Live pub (open for lunch). Transport, motor & horse drawn will be available for less able guests. Start from the Village Hall. Parking at the Village Hall, Primary School and Cressage Medical Practice all along Sheinton 1 mile off the A456 between Bewdley and Tenbury. Alternatively right from the A4117 Ludlow to Kidderminster Road. Road, Cressage. All Saints, Neen Sollars. £5.00. (difficult) Christ Church, Cressage, with History Display. £5.00.
Sunday 17 May MORVILLE HALL GARDENS SATURDAY 4 July & COLEMERE & LYNEAL GARDEN TRAIL 2pm- An interesting group of adjoining gardens (circa 5 acres) that surround grade 1 listed Morville Hall (house not open) Sunday 5 July Two gardens which surround half-timbered thatched cottages - canalside Little Mill Cottage is approximately 2 acres last admissions 5pm including Dr Katherine Swift’s noted Dower House Garden which inspired her book “The Morville Hours”. 2pm-5pm with a stream running through the centre with bog side planting and mixed herbaceous beds. Beam Cottage stands On the A458, three miles west of Bridgnorth, parking at Morville Church. in approximately three-quarters of an acre with mixed herbaceous borders and several specimen trees. The vineyard (at church) St Gregory the Great, Morville. Adult £6.00, Child £1.00. is adjacent to the Church and its award-winning Churchyard. Delightful walk from the vineyard along the mere to the cottages, walking map provided. Sunday 17 May THE HURST, The John Osborne Centre, Clunton, Craven Arms SY7 0JA. Jo Selman. Colemere is 11/2 mile ( a mile and a half) off A528 Ellesmere to Shrewsbury road. Parking at Colemere Country Park. 2.30pm-5pm Playwright John Osborne’s former home, set in 26 acres of the South Shropshire AONB, with stunning views of the Clun (available in the Church) WC St. John the Evangelist, Colemere. £4.00. Valley. Gardens include Bluebell woods, magnificent Coast Redwoods, 19th century dovecote, heritage orchard, meadow, saw mill pond, 18th century kitchen garden and extensive Rhododendron and Azalea walk. Sunday 5 July CLEOBURY MORTIMER GARDEN TRAIL 8 miles west of Craven Arms on B4368 between Clunton and Clun, one mile beyond Clunton sharp bend take driveway 12 noon-4pm A fascinating variety of owners’ gardens within reasonable walking distance of each other. on left. From Clun take Craven Arms road one mile bend on right. Starting from St Mary’s Church, Cleobury Mortimer DY14 8BX in centre of the town, on A4117 Ludlow to Kidderminster WC St Georges, Clun. £5.00. road. St Mary’s, Cleobury Mortimer. £5.00. Sunday 31 May NEW EYTON HALL, Eyton, TF6 6ET. Mr & Mrs M Pollard. 2pm-5pm Parkland, woodland gardens and Victorian walled garden all undergoing extensive restoration since autumn 2017. Sunday 5 July GOLDING HALL, Golding, Shrewsbury SY5 7HJ. Richard & Sue Hartley. Guided walk by head gardener and Britain in Bloom judge, Ann Holland, at 2.30pm and 3.30pm. Apologies, but not 12noon-5pm Golding Hall’s historic terraced garden is a rare survival from the 1600’s; with tall, raking buttresses giving a unique micro- suitable for wheelchairs. Off A442, ¼ mile north of Shawbirch roundabout, sign posted Eyton/St Catherine’s Church. climate, allowing tender plants to be grown such as echium pininana, fruiting bananas, tetrapanex & palms. Documentary WC St Catherine’s, Eyton. Adult £5.00, Child £1.00, Children under 12 free. evidence indicates an even earlier ‘Green’ garden existed in the 1200’s. Golding’s strategic position gives magnificent views of the Stretton hills. Privileged parking for classic/vintage cars. As the ancient Hall is such an integral part of the garden, Sunday 7 June STOKESAY COURT, Onibury, Craven Arms, SY7 9BD. Caroline Magnus. www.stokesaycourt.com the principle rooms & undercroft [dating back to the 1200’s garden] will be open for guided tours at an additional cost. 2pm-5pm 20 acre grounds laid out in 1892 by E.H. Milner over earlier landscaping, including a lake, fountain and grotto, fine Pre-booking of Hall tour tickets by email: [email protected] Rhododendrons, arboretum, pools and cascades, woodland walks and remains of the Victorian plant houses. Golding Hall is near Cound & Acton Burnell. Cound is off the A458 midway between Cross Houses & Cressage. Signposted Off A49, south of level crossing at Onibury on western side. from Cound & Acton Burnell. (partial) St Michael’s & All Angels, Onibury. £5.00. available in the delightful setting of the Old Tack Room, a Grade 11 Listed building (Strictly No Dogs) WC St. Peter’s Church, Cound. Garden £5.00. Ancient Hall an additional £7.00. Sunday 7 June TUGFORD GARDENS, Tugford, Craven Arms SY7 9HS. Mrs J Lancaster & Mr C Porter. 2pm-5pm Two lovely gardens, Marlyn a 2 acre garden bordering brook, including herbaceous borders, small pool and arboretum. Sunday 12 July NEW BITTERLEY COURT, Bitterley, Nr Ludlow SY8 3HL. Mrs Katherine Wheeler. Old Rectory, small garden with mixed borders, climbing roses and orchard. Wild flower meadow leading down to the 2pm-5pm Eight acre garden to Bitterley Court Georgianised by T. F. Pritchard in 1780. Kitchen garden, dating back in earliest records brook. Tugford is 3 miles east of Diddlebury off B4368 Craven Arms/Bridgnorth road. The gardens are in the centre of to 1766, today supports growing heritage vegetables and cut flowers. Formal topiary opens to lawn and many specimen village by the Church. trees with beautiful views to Clee Hill and Ludlow. (partly). St Catherine’s, Tugford. £5.00. On A4117 from Ludlow take second turning left to Bitterley, from Kidderminster take first turning right to Bitterley. No dogs in the Kitchen Garden WC St Mary’s, Bitterley, next to the house. £5.00. Sunday 14 June SHRAWARDINE GARDEN TRAIL 2pm-5pm A selection of varied gardens in this charming village around the Church of St Mary’s. These include cottage, wild flower Sunday 26 July SAMBROOK MANOR, Sambrook, Newport, Shropshire TF10 8AL. Mrs Eileen Mitchell. & bee-friendly, formal, extensive new design gardens and sloping wildlife garden extending through mini vineyard and 12noon-5pm Large gardens of an early C18 Manor House (not open), with sweeping lawns surrounded by extensive well planted, orchard leading to River Severn with Pooh Bear’s House and friends trail. colourful borders. The many features include a Japanese area with stream running through, pond and waterfall, Tickets from car park SY4 1AG on Millennium Green by Castle ruins dating back to 1146AD. Far reaching views over River numerous roses, shrubs, herbaceous and climbing plants as well as an arboretum below the main walled garden. The Severn to local and Welsh hills, some 35 miles away. gardens enjoy spectacular views across the river to the rolling hills beyond. Plenty of parking available. Off A5 Shrewsbury to Oswestry Road. Take Shrawardine turn, 1.5 miles to Millennium Green. Between Newport and Ternhill, one mile off A41 in village of Sambrook. (at St Mary’s Church) (partly) St Mary’s, Shrawardine. £5.00. WC St Luke’s, Sambrook. £5.00.
Sunday 14 June CULMINGTON VILLAGE GARDENS Sunday 2 August CARDINGTON GARDEN TRAIL 2pm-5pm 1. A large mature garden with some wild areas and bordering a small stream. Greenhouses and semi-walled garden. 12noon-6pm A series of gardens of various styles and plantings, featuring ponds and woodland, wild flower meadow, traditional Believed to have been created in the early 20th century and influenced by the work of Gertrude Jekyll. cottage gardens and courtyard gardens. All set in the charming village of Cardington amid the South Shropshire Hills. 2. Adjacent to the churchyard with fine views of the late Saxon/medieval church. Bordering the River Corve and Seifton Tickets and visitor guide available from the car park. Brook. Areas of lawn, shrubbery. Recent tree planting and flowerbeds close to house. Some wildlife areas. (partly) WC St James’s, Cardington SY6 7JZ. £5.00. 3. ‘Old Park’ is very much a work in progress. We were fortunate to inherit a well-stocked garden with plenty of year- round interest. Beyond the immediate garden is a small field, which we are developing to include productive areas Sunday 16 August NEW NASH COURT, Nash, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 3DF. Lord Hodgson. using forest garden techniques along with wildlife areas. 2pm-5pm Lawn, walkways, shrubs with extensive views westward to Wales, Hay Bluff and the Brecon Beacons. Parking at Village Hall on B4365 about 5 miles north of Ludlow. From the Village Hall all gardens are within a few Take the B4214 on the A4117 in Clee Hill Village signposted Tenbury Wells. After about 2 miles - having gone round some minutes easy walk. Limited parking for disabled visitors on village roads near church. hairpin bends - fork left at crossroads signposted Nash. St John the Baptist will be found on the right after quarter of a (and WC’s in Village Hall) All Saints, Culmington. £5.00. mile. Park in the field as signed. (available in the Church) WC St John the Baptist, Nash. £6.00. Sunday 21 June LITTLE NESS AND ADCOTE GARDEN TRAIL 11am-5pm Approximately 7 delightful and varied gardens, encompassing mixed planting and herbaceous borders, organic FRIDAY 9 October CHERRY TREE ARBORETUM, Cherry Tree Lane, Woore, Crewe CW3 9SR. vegetables, fine views and picturesque river frontage. 1pm-5pm An outstanding Arboretum. 50 acres of unusual trees and shrubs, Flowering cherries, Maples, Magnolias, Sorbus and Little Ness parish situated between Nesscliffe and Baschurch. 7 miles north west of Shrewsbury. Start at any open garden Crataegus in a lovely setting. Wonderful and varied autumn colour. in the parish. Take A53 to Newcastle, turn left at junction with A51 to Nantwich. Village of Woore 8 miles south of Nantwich. Turn right (partly) St Martins, Little Ness. £5.00. into Cherry Tree Lane, end of lane on left. (in Church, in village, Nantwich Rd) (a few suitable paths, can drive if dry) WC St Leonards, Woore. £6.00. Sunday 21 June CLEE ST MARGARET GARDEN TRAIL 2pm-5pm Garden Trail of four gardens in the heart of Clee St Margeret conservation area and with views of Nordy Bank. Gardens KEY: TEAS CHILDREN UNDER 16 FREE (unless of various sizes including new and established plantings of perennials, shrubs, roses and trees, stream-side areas and PLANT STALL otherwise stated) water features, fruit and vegetable garden. Starting point at Village Hall (parking, tickets and maps). PARTS SUITABLE FOR WHEELCHAIRS CHURCH OPEN Gardens in centre of village SY7 9DT. Village Hall on road in village towards Abdon/Ditton Priors. NO DOGS (EXCEPT GUIDE DOGS) If NEW NEW GARDENS TO THE LIST 2020 (partly) St Margaret’s, Clee St Margaret. £5.00. not stated, dogs allowed on lead Registered Charity No. 1010690