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/ .