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At Raveningham.  From Norwich go 12 miles south-east on A146.  At Hales turn left onto B1136 for 1 mile, garden signed on the right. From Beccles go north on A146.
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East NorfolkRaveningham Hall Gardens

Raveningham Hall Gardens is a charming red-brick Georgian house, home of Sir Nicholas Bacon and his family. Although parts of the 18th century garden remain, Raveningham Hall Gardens are predominately a 20th century masterpiece.

This fascinating plantsman's garden was laid out by Sir Nicholas Bacon's mother, Priscilla Bacon, in the 1950s and is filled with rare plants, shrubs and trees. There are superb yew hedges backing wide herbaceous borders and collections of old roses in the Edwardian Rose Garden.

The kitchen garden is 200 years old and in the recently restored Victorian Conservatory there are peaches, vines, figs and jasmine as well as an area for raising plants for the house.

The old melon pits have also been restored and Sir Nicholas and Lady Bacon have developed a new herb garden, planted an arboretum, introduced contemporary sculptures and created a lake to celebrate the millennium.

A Thyme Garden and new car parking area are under construction for 2006.

The 14th Century St Andrews Church stands just outside the Gardens and is well worth a visit.   

        

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Tel: 01508 548152 (office hours)  Admission Charge

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