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We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying
to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Regret that you will be unable to stay at the Shanklin Manor House Hotel,
the Manor mentioned in the Doomsday Book, as it is reverting to private accommodation. Just to save your plans if they were to stay at this prestigious establishment Mike -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy New Year www.rnshipmates.co.uk "Sacha" wrote in message .uk... We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:46:54 +0000, Sacha
wrote: We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! Sissinghurst, Kent. http://www.invectis.co.uk/sissing/ Wisley, Surrey http://www.rhs.org.uk/whatson/gardens/wisley/index.asp Andy |
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Sacha wrote: We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! Sissinghurst in August. Heaven :o) |
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"Sacha" wrote in message .uk... We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) There are so many.One of the often neglected is Newby Hall http://www.newbyhall.co.uk/netbuildp...5e114cd ef22f |
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contact me for accommodation on the Isle of Wight Mike -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy New Year www.rnshipmates.co.uk "Sacha" wrote in message .uk... We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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writes There are so many.One of the often neglected is Newby Hall http://www.newbyhall.co.uk/netbuildp...html?PHPSESSID =492073550dc0b6e0b0be5e114cdef22f And while you're in the area, York Gate. http://www.perennial.org.uk/yorkgate.html You'll know it from the RHS tomes! ;-) -- Kay Easton |
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"Sacha" wrote We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! 1. The Savill Garden in the Great Park at Windsor, excellent in spring with all the Rhodos, Camellias and trees in bloom but in summer their Herbaceous Borders are the best, and best kept, I've ever seen (if they have got rid of their Bindweed problem) and their rose garden is beautifully kept too (if you like that sort of thing!). Interesting plants by the big wall and in the greenhouse which will be of interest to Ray. Always deserted compared to other gardens. Grass can be damp under foot so wear appropriate shoes. You can take a picnic, there is a cafe, but an amazing new cafe and visitors centre etc is being built. Fantastic view of Windsor Castle from the Copper Horse in the Park. http://www.savill-garden.co.uk/ 2. Kew Gardens, so much to see it would take a couple of days at least. Lots of interesting plants. Lots of kids, school parties etc. but it is a big area. I love the Temperate House myself. You can picnic, food expensive but OK, best snacks are at Victoria Gate. New Alpine House under construction. http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ 3. RHS Wisley, worth a visit BUT lots of people too so parking can be difficult. New huge greenhouse now up but don't know when it will be finished. Plant centre expensive, some things are double what local GC's charge. No picnicing allowed (but people do). Cafe naff last time I tried it, try the Restaurant [or get a bacon roll at Newlands Corner instead. :-) ] http://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley/index.asp 4. West Dean Garden, Singleton, W.Sussex. they run the famous Tomato and Chilli weekends during the summer too so if you could time your visit to one of those weekends so much the better. Nice cafe. http://www.chichesteruk.com/attracti...an_gardens.htm 5. West Green Garden. http://www.westgreenhousegardens.co.uk/ -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
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Sacha wrote:
We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! I'm not big on visiting gardens etc but Croxteth Hall in Liverpool is quite impressive, it has a walled Victorian garden (which was once heated, through the walls!) and some very old apple trees: http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/local...all/park.shtml And: http://www.croxteth.co.uk/ The hall is over 400 years old. |
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In message , Sacha
writes We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! Scotland * Arduaine, Argyll * Culzean Castle, Ayrshire * Glenwhan, Wigtownshire * Inverewe, Wester Ross * Logan Botanic Gardens, Wigtownshire * Threave Gardens, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright Cumbria * Holker Hall * Muncaster Castle Northumbria * Belsay * Cragside * Wallington North Wales * Bodnant Mid Wales * Powis Castle North Midlands * Biddulph Grange * Dorothy Clive Gardens * Ness Botanic Gardens West Midlands * Birmingham Botanic Gardens -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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Sacha wrote:
We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! I don't know if all cities and towns do it but Oxford produces a booklet which denotes which family homes are then open to the public, to show works of art and as a lot of it is in back gardens then that's an opportunity in itself. http://www.artweeks.org/ The bad part of my brain says "take a shovel!" Richard. |
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"Sacha" wrote in message .uk... We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! Mountstewart in NI is about 1-2 hours drive SE from belfast and is stunning (BIG house and BIG garden) http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main...-mountstewart/ -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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"Des Higgins" wrote in message . ie... "Sacha" wrote in message .uk... We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! Mountstewart in NI is about 1-2 hours drive SE from belfast and is stunning (BIG house and BIG garden) http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main...-mountstewart/ my mistake (we took a very roundabout route when we were there); it is less than an hours from Belfast and you can even get a bus by the sounds of it. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On 9/1/06 11:22, in article ,
"Des Higgins" wrote: "Des Higgins" wrote in message . ie... "Sacha" wrote in message .uk... We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! Mountstewart in NI is about 1-2 hours drive SE from belfast and is stunning (BIG house and BIG garden) http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main.../w-mountstewar t/ my mistake (we took a very roundabout route when we were there); it is less than an hours from Belfast and you can even get a bus by the sounds of it. Many thanks to everyone who has come up with their favourites and given us food for thought. I don't think we'll get to Ireland this time - that will have to be a separate (and expensive) trip! We hope to sort of drive up the west of England, into Scotland and come back down the east but that's over-simplifying to quite a degree! Any more thoughts that occur will be most welcome. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:25:22 +0000, Sacha wrote
(in article ): On 9/1/06 11:22, in article , "Des Higgins" wrote: "Des Higgins" wrote in message . ie... "Sacha" wrote in message .uk... We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! snip Many thanks to everyone who has come up with their favourites and given us food for thought. I don't think we'll get to Ireland this time - that will have to be a separate (and expensive) trip! We hope to sort of drive up the west of England, into Scotland and come back down the east but that's over-simplifying to quite a degree! Any more thoughts that occur will be most welcome. Sacha, if you are driving up the west of England I can very much recommend a visit to Hampton Court (no, not that one!) in Herefordshire. Details are at http://www.hamptoncourt.org.uk/. The gardens are most imaginative and spectacular but not open until Easter (don't remember when you said you would be doing your tour). I didn't suggest it before because it is probably off most people's route. We can happily spend the whole day there! -- Sally in Shropshire, UK bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk |
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On 16/1/06 4:49 pm, in article ,
"Janet Baraclough" wrote: The message k from Sacha contains these words: I've just sent for two of Sawday's books so that we can plan our hols in relative comfort, too. The general plan is to go as the whim takes us and using mobiles, ring ahead to reserve a room each night. We don't want to be tied to specific schedules. We used to do that, but BB touring has become so incredibly popular, last-minute is no longer a good way to be sure of finding somewhere "relatively comfortable" and I now always pre-book at least a couple of days in advance; longer for weekends. Many of the BB's, guesthouses and hotels on busy tourist routes (which yours is, or in good-quality guides like Sawday) may not have any vacancies left for same-day bookings, and don't take any single-night bookings at all for weekends in high season. Oh dear - thud goes that idea! We've done that a few times in France using the Guide Michelin or similar and always been lucky. I had hoped..... Right, so we'll have to think ahead a bit and plan ditto. I think what we'll try to do is build in a few places where we stay for more than one night so that it doesn't all just turn into a "this is Tuesday, it must be Bodnant" sort of thing. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On 16/1/06 4:40 pm, in article , "Judith
Lea" wrote: In article , Sacha writes While I love going abroad to get the sun on my back, it seems ridiculous to have seen so little of Britain and I'm really looking forward to this. I love holidays where you can just chuck things in the car and not worry about that extra pair of shoes/wellies or the last minute raincoat! Are you going to "pop in" and see Janet?. I'm serious, I want to know where exactly where Janet lives in Scotland, as I have never visited a Scottish island and I want to stay in a hotel that is native and prepares "proper" local fare. Do they have any haute couture, 5 minutes pretty walks up Janet's way, or will the old slippers do? Remember, I don't do walking only gardening. Yes, I hope we do 'pop' - assuming Janet (and Keith and Susie Thompson) are there, of course! The only part of Scotland I've ever been to was near Dunkeld and that was only once and over 27 years ago! And you've reminded me that I badly need new slippers - wouldn't dare get gold ones, of course. ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:46:54 +0000, Sacha
wrote: We're thinking of doing a tour of bits of UK later this year and are trying to decide which parts to visit. Obviously, we'll have to sit down and plan the routes we take 'there and back' but would be grateful for suggestions as to 'must see' gardens. Some might have to wait for a separate trip, though. Ray has seen several, I've seen very few so in a sense, we're starting from scratch. What are *your* favourite gardens in *your* area and further afield, too. All suggestions gratefully received! The Next one. Neil |
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Hello Sacha
If you are coming back down the East of the country and make it as far as East Anglia you should consider :- The gardens made by the Blooms at Bressingham Beth Chatto's Gardens near Colchester RHS Hyde Hall Gardens near Chelmsford Capel Manor by the North Loop of the M25 John -- EurIng J Rye CEng FIEE Electrical Engineering Consultant 18 Wentworth Close Hadleigh IPSWICH IP7 5SA England Tel No 01473 827126 http://web.ukonline.co.uk/jrye/index.html --- On Line using an Acorn StrongArm RiscPC --- |
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On 16/1/06 9:09 pm, in article , "Eur Ing John
Rye" wrote: Hello Sacha If you are coming back down the East of the country and make it as far as East Anglia you should consider :- The gardens made by the Blooms at Bressingham Beth Chatto's Gardens near Colchester RHS Hyde Hall Gardens near Chelmsford Capel Manor by the North Loop of the M25 More good ideas! I hope ALL this is of use to others, too because there's such a wealth of information in these answers. I've been to Beth Chatto's garden because my husband is an Essex man and we went there when we were visiting his brother. I think it's absolutely *wonderful* - loved it. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On 16/1/06 13:01, in article , "Janet
Baraclough" wrote: The message k from Sacha contains these words: We hope to sort of drive up the west of England, into Scotland and come back down the east but that's over-simplifying to quite a degree! Any more thoughts that occur will be most welcome. Up the west of England to Scotland takes you (almost) past Larch Cottage Nurseries, about 4 miles off the motorway just south of Penrith. The essential lunch-stop detour (both directions) whenever we head south. The owner ( great plantsman and craftsman in stone, stainedglass) has recreated a vast ruined monastery in Italy. Home-cooked food on the roofed balcony overlooking the gardens (listening to opera), tour of gardens, huge nursery, new art gallery. www.visitcumbria.com/pen/larch.htm (good pics) www.larchcottagenurseries.com/ (the website proper) WOW! That's a definite must do! Fascinating looking place and not far (I think) from Milnthorpe where we hope to visit a friend's children. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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In article , Janet Baraclough
On Arran, haute couture, mostly fleece and goretex, is strictly for mountaintops. Gold slippers would be excellent for flashing a little distress signal to the rescue helicopter :-) Right, I am about to Google in on Arran and Brodick; and also I shall have a look at travel and how to get there - I don't suppose McRyanair do a cheap flight do they? I will definitely bring the gold slippers - what size do you take? -- Judith Lea |
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In article , Eur Ing John Rye
writes Hello Sacha If you are coming back down the East of the country and make it as far as East Anglia you should consider :- and Also drop in on Chez Lea, stay the night and enjoy a good meal cooked by Edward who does a marvellous flambe. -- Judith Lea |
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On 17/1/06 11:17 am, in article , "Judith
Lea" wrote: In article , Eur Ing John Rye writes Hello Sacha If you are coming back down the East of the country and make it as far as East Anglia you should consider :- and Also drop in on Chez Lea, stay the night and enjoy a good meal cooked by Edward who does a marvellous flambe. What a lovely idea! This thread really has started all sorts of wheels turning in what passes for my brain! Thank you, Judith. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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http://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/index.htm A couple of my favourites are Harold Peto's gardens at Iford Manor near Bath, and Heale House near Salisbury. MarkA |
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On 17/1/06 13:08, in article , "Judith
Lea" wrote: In article , Sacha writes and Also drop in on Chez Lea, stay the night and enjoy a good meal cooked by Edward who does a marvellous flambe. What a lovely idea! This thread really has started all sorts of wheels turning in what passes for my brain! Thank you, Judith. You know the address and the 'phone number, just give us a ring and we would be delighted to see you and Ray and he could call in and see his sister who lives near us. Sadly not, she died just over a year ago. ;-( He's the last of his generation of 6 siblings! I thought I'd emailed you when she died. If I didn't, it was very remiss of me indeed because you were so kind to her when she was in hospital a few years back. His niece is near you, though. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On 17/1/06 13:36, in article , "Janet
Baraclough" wrote: The message from Judith Lea contains these words: snip I will definitely bring the gold slippers - what size do you take? Usually I wear Johns. They may not be gold and they don't fit, but when they get wet outside..who cares.. Er, John? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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In article , Sacha
writes Sadly not, she died just over a year ago. ;-( He's the last of his generation of 6 siblings! I thought I'd emailed you when she died. If I didn't, it was very remiss of me indeed because you were so kind to her when she was in hospital a few years back. His niece is near you, though. Oh Gosh, I am so sorry, she was such a lovely lady, and very fond of her brother and you. -- Judith Lea |
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