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Beech Court Garden
Beech Court Garden

North-west for 8.5 miles from Ashford on A20, at Challock. 8 acres of woodland garden surrounding a medieval farmhouse. The garden follows the seasons, and there are plants for sale and a picnic area in the paddock.   more information

Doddington Place
Doddington Place

West of  Faversham. A 10 acre landscaped garden, created by William Nesfield, in an area of outstanding natural beauty.The woodland garden features good views, formal terraces, an Edwardian rock garden, fine trees and lawns, impressive yew hedges and a new folly.   more information

Emmetts Garden
Emmetts Garden

1.5 miles north of Ide Hill of B2042. A 4 acre garden and arboretum, created between 1893 and 1895, and at the highest point in Kent on the 600-foot sandstone ridge.  Features include  The Shrub Garden, a formal rose garden which provides summer colour, and a restored rock garden. Emmetts is in the care of the National Trust and beside the garden is a deep wooded valley, part of the Trust's 300-acre estate. A  path leads down from Emmetts into the upper wood, which in spring is flooded with bluebells.  Altogether 18 acres of garden and woodlands are open to the public.  more information

Goodnestone Park Gardens
Goodnestone Park

At the south end of Goodnestone village, 8 miles south-east of Canterbury, 0.5 mile East of B2046. The gardens surround the home of Lord and Lady FitzWalter, in 14 acres set in 18th century parkland.  Features are the trees,  the walled garden with a collection of old-fashioned roses, clematis and herbaceous plants, lawns and a woodland area.  Jane Austin was a frequent visitor Goodnestone Park after her brother Edward married a daughter of the house.   more information

Great Comp Garden
Great Comp Garden

A25 east from Sevenoaks,  2 miles east of  Borough Green. The 7 acre garden is one of the finest in the country.  Created 40 years ago it has lawns, terraces, ruins and a woodland garden. There are conifers, roses and an Italianate garden. A Festival of Chamber Music is held in Great Comp Garden between July and September.  more information

Groombridge Place Gardens
Groombridge Place Gardens

4 miles south-west of Tunbridge Wells. Gardens around a private 17th century manor house with a moat and acres of beautiful parkland.  Features include formal gardens, a parterre, a 'drunken' garden, an oriental garden as well as a secret garden, a nut walk and a rose garden.  Peacocks and black swans are also in the garden.   Hidden from view, high above the walled gardens and the estate vineyard, is the Enchanting Forest.  In this beautiful woodland garden there are delightful and mysterious themed gardens. more information        

Hole Park

Near Tenterden, 1 mile west of Rolvenden on B2086. A 15 acre garden interesting all year, with a renowned topiary and great yew hedges, lawns and  borders.  The walled garden has pools and a water garden, whilst a natural garden has bulbs, azaleas, rhododendrons and flowering shrubs.  There is a woodland walk, good in spring and autumn. The whole garden is surrounded by parkland with  views across the Kentish Weald. more information   

Mount Ephraim
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Near Faversham, in Hernhill village, 1 mile from end of M2. Mount Ephraim is a  8 acre garden with views of the surrounding orchards and vineyard sloping down to the Thames estuary. An attractive mixture of formal and informal areas, with a topiary, a Japanese garden, rock and water gardens and a rose terrace. There are also orchard and vineyard trails.
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Owl House Gardens

1 mile from Lamberhurst off A21, 8 miles south-east of Tunbridge Wells. Gardens around a private 16th century timber-framed wool smuggler's cottage over 16.5 acres.Woodland walks, and in a circle of standard rhododendrons stands a huge stone owl, the guardian of the garden.  Other features include an apple and cherry blossom walk  and sunken water gardens surrounded by azaleas, rhododendrons and camellias. more information  

Riverhill House
River Hill House

2 miles south of Sevenoaks, on east side of A225. Home of the Rogers family this historic garden has views over the surrounding countryside.  Many of the rare trees and shrubs were planted over 150 years ago by John Rogers, a keen plant collector.  Features include terraces and a rose walk, which provides summer colour.  An ancient trackway known as Harold's Road passes through the estate. The garden is open to the public between April and June but the house is only open to pre-booked groups. more information  

Scotney Castle
Scotney Castle

1 mile south of Lamberhurst. On slopes overlooking the River Bewel, the garden provides a   backdrop to the ruined castle. Designed as 'natural landscaping' around the ruin and a deep quarry. The valley slopes are planted with a variety of trees and shrubs and beyond the river the park rises to woodlands. The surrounding estate provides country walks.  The only modern feature in the garden is a sculpture by Henry Moore known as the 'Reclining Figure'. The gardens are cared for by the National Trust. more information  

Sissinghurst Castle Gardens
Sissinghurst Castle Gardens

1 mile east of Sissinghurst village off A262. Sissinghurst Castle was once a mansion which was neglected until rescued in 1930 by Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson. They created the garden, in 6 acres, as a series of 'outdoor rooms' with linking walks. Rare plants are neighbours to traditional cottage garden flowers.  The garden features  Tudor buildings and an Elizabethan prospect tower with two turrets. The view from the roof is one of the best in southern England. Other features are the rose garden, and the White Garden. Vita Sackville-West died in 1962 and Sissinghurst Castle is now cared for by the National Trust. more information

St John's Jerusalem
St John's Jerusalem

At Sutton-at-Hone, 3 miles south of Dartford, on the east side of the A225. A haven after the bustle of Dartford. The Commandery of the Knights was dissolved at the Reformation, only the chapel survives. The house,built in the late 17th century, has lawns stretching away to the the moat. Now in the care of the National Trust, only the chapel and the garden are open to the public. The chapel now houses a display of early photographs. more information

Stoneacre
Stoneacre

In the village of Otham, 3 miles south-east of Maidstone. The cottage-style garden at Stoneacre has developed around a timber-framed house dating from 1480.  This building (also open to the public) is now owned by the National Trust. The garden entrance has a ginko tree and path leads to the house.  A   feature of the garden is the rare tree, 'Staphylea colchica', which has fragrant blossom.  At the rear of the house is a terraced courtyard , the garden is at its best in the spring and autumn.    more information
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