Walks and Gardens LANGLEY PARK – IVER, BUCKS As with so many gardens in the Home Counties, Langley Park in Iver, in nearby Buckinghamshire, is influenced by Capability Brown. In […]
Walks and Gardens THE LYDE GARDENS – BLEDLOW, Nr PRINCES RISBOROUGH Intriguing private garden that is open daily at the owners discretion (?) in Bledlow, near Princes Risborough, in nearby Buckinghamshire. The Lyde […]
Walks and Gardens COTTESBROOKE HALL & GARDENS – NORTHAMPTON Over in Northamptonshire is Cottesbrooke Hall a wonderful Queen Anne house dating back to 1702, set in award winning gardens. Opening is […]
Walks and Gardens COTON MANOR GARDEN – NORTHAMPTON Cross the border into Northamptonshire and you will find Coton Manor, an attractive 17th century manor house together with its beautiful gardens. […]
Walks and Gardens CASTLE ASHBY GARDENS – NORTHAMPTON In the adjacent ‘cobbler’ county is Castle Ashby dating back to around 1600, a magnificent house with equally outstanding gardens. The house […]
Places of Interest Walks and Gardens HATTON LOCKS – Nr WARWICK Half an hour north of the county is a flight of 21 locks in just a two mile span of the Grand […]
Walks and Gardens CHARLECOTE PARK – NEAR SHAKESPEARE’S STRATFORD North of Oxfordshire Charlecote Park, on the banks of the Avon, remains a family home after 900 years. Parts of the house […]
Walks and Gardens JEPHSON GARDENS – LEAMINGTON SPA Bands, boating and buns are available in Jephson Gardens a beautiful formal Victorian park in Leamington Spa, not that far north of […]
Walks and Gardens UPTON HOUSE – Nr BANBURY Beyond the northern edge of the county is Upton House. Built in 1695 it is steeped in history. Both the house and […]
Walks and Gardens BIBURY – Nr CIRENCESTER Bibury, the picturesque village in the Cotswolds is everything that America doesn’t have. Once described as ‘the most beautiful village in England,’ […]
