| Heaven Fram |
This unique place is carefully managed and allows you to walk along the Bluebell Nature Trail, through beautiful and tranquil woodland. In spring there are drifts of bluebells and snow-white anemones. In Summer, cool glades of foxgloves.
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| Sheffield Park |
These gardens, which were laid out by Capability Brown in the 18th century, cover 120 acres. Four lakes linked by casades and waterfalls are surrounded by rhododendrons and azaleas.
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| Michelham Priory |
The remains of the ancient priory
are surrounded by England’s longest medieval water filled moat. The features of the garden include a working watermill and physic herb garden. Throughout the lawns and borders are sculptures, many by
local artists.
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| Scotney Castle Garden |
This has been described as ‘one of England’s most romantic gardens’ and is created around a picturesque 14th century moated castle ruin. A formal garden overlooks a quarry garden and the grounds of the old castle enclose a rose garden.
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| Warren House Gardens |
This is a private 9 acre garden tended solely by its owners. It is a tranquil, peaceful place with a wide variety of different plants.
The garden is designed, with numerous winding paths, walls and terraces, as a place to lose yourself.
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| Groombridge Place |
The moated house (not open to the public), which dates from the mid 17th century is set at the bottom of a valley with the enclosed formal gardens sloping from the north. There is the Drunken Garden where the topiary leans at strange angles and the Draughtsman’s Garden, where the film of the same name was filmed. The Enchanted Gardens contains several themed gardens designed by Ivan Hicks.
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| Pashley Manor |
This is a Tudor timber-framed ironmaster’s house, dating back to 1550, when it was owned by the family of Anne Boleyn. The house stands in eight acres of formal garden which is predominantly Victorian in style. There are a series of natural springs, which together with a large fountain ensures that falling water can be heard almost throughout the gardens.
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| Herstmonceaux Castle |
The approach to this 15th century castle is past the science centre, which is housed in the former observatory buildings. The magnificent moated castle is set in beautiful parkland and
superb Elizabethan gardens. Special features include a walled
garden dating from before 1570, the Shakespeare Garden and
the Elizabethan Garden.
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