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Constable Burton Hall Gardens Yorkshire
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East
of Leyburn, off A684 Woodand
gardens around a Palladian house. House not open to the public.Terraced
gardens, lilies, ferns, hardy shrubs, roses and wild flowers. Bog garden
and rockery. more
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Fountains Abbey
& Studley Royal
Yorkshire |
4
miles west of Ripon off B6265. Gardens
with abbey ruins, Elizabethan mansion and a Georgian water garden, a World
Heritage Site. 150 acre garden features a Georgian water garden.
Avenues, cascades, grottoes, lakes and a canal. Garden buildings are
stunning and include a Temple of Filial Piety. Paths, great vistas.Linked
to Fountains Abbey, a romantic monastic ruin. St
Mary's Church, a dramatic Gothic church, in the medieval deer park. English
Heritage and National Trust site.
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RHS Garden Harlow
Carr
Yorkshire |
In
Crag Lane, 1.5 miles west of Harrogate town centre.
In a pretty valley with
streams and woodland, 58 acres. HQ of the Northern Horticultural Society. One
of Yorkshire's relaxing and inspiring locations. Spectacular borders, streamside
garden, alpines, scented & kitchen gardens; Gardens through Time, woodland
& wildflower meadow, RHS Shop & Plant Centre and café. Events all year.
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Old Sleningford
Hall
Yorkshire |
From
Ripon go west on B6265 for 4 miles.
Unusual garden around Old Sleningford Hall, hall not open to the public,
an unspoiled early-19th century layout. Lawns and trees, beech and
yew hedges, walled kitchen garden. Woodland walk to a water garden with
lake and islands. Watermill and a Victorian fernery. more
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Rievaulx Abbey Terrace
Yorkshire |
2.5
miles north-west of Helmsley on the B1257.
Dating from 1758 the Rievaulx Terrace and Temples are among the most beautiful
examples 18th century landscaping. Terrace overlooks the ruins of
Rievaulx Abbey. Palladian temples create a romantic Italian landscape.
Created by Thomas Ducombe III who inherited
the property in 1747. Features
Temples and woods. National Trust and
English heritage. more
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Scampston Hall
Walled Gardens Yorkshire |
On
the north side of the A64 Leeds/Scarborough road, 4 miles east of Malton.
An inspired contemporary garden,
newly planted in the 4.5 acre C18 walled garden at Scampston, opened for
the first time in May 2004. Designed by the internationally acclaimed Piet
Oudolf, winner of Gold and Best in Show at Chelsea in 2000, his use of grasses
and perennial meadow planting ensure year round interest, with a late spring
border for keen plantsmen. Some rare plants are available for sale and the
restaurant offers morning coffee, lunches and snacks..... more
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