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.
Tuesday 7th October 3pm
Sunday 19th October 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
Weekly Sundays 5th - 19th October
2nd - 30th November
2pm -5pm
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.
Dogs on leads welcome.
We now have a beautiful and authentically restored 17th-century barn available to hire for events. It has a capacity of up to 100 people. Please go to Contact Us below for enquiries and further information.