St Ives is one of Cornwall’s most famous tourist venues with its fishing port, beaches and a warm climate. It has a long association with well-known British artists from Turner through to Ben Nicholson, Patrick Heron and Terry Frost. It was in 1939 that Nicholson returned to St Ives with Barbara Hepworth and they established…
Tucked away at the bottom of a tranquil valley, a visit to the romantic, award-winning, Grade 1 listed Peto Garden is like no other. Famed Edwardian landscape designer Harold Peto designed the unique, Italiante, Grade 1 listed gardens when Iford Manor was his home, from 1899-1933. Drawing inspiration from his travels all around the world,…
In the centre of Taunton, one of the fastest growing towns in the southwest region, stands Vivary Park, as lively and full of activity today as it was when it opened in 1895. Visitors can enjoy walking through the extensive lawns and formal flowerbeds or rest in the shade of mature specimen trees. Children love…
Not far from the town centre and seafront of Minehead, there is an unexpected haven of peace and tranquillity – the Blenheim Gardens. The idea of a place which would be quiet and peaceful was in the minds of the designers of Blenheim Gardens. Nearly a century later, the gardens are still thriving, offering summer…
Montacute, near Yeovil in the south of Somerset, is one of the finest surviving Elizabethan manor houses in the country. Today the National Trust looks after the house and garden. Today, the gardens at Montacute offer the visitor everything from sweeping landscaped gardens and rare trees to stunning formal flowerbeds. The east court opens onto…
Lyme Park is fine parkland approximately 560 hectares in size with ornate gardens and commanding views of the Cheshire Plains. It is a medieval deer-park with an imposing stone mansion which has been the ancestral home of the Legh Family for over 600 years. The area is high moorland, with ridges and valleys, on the…
It is said that to see Cheshire you must see Gawsworth. The village is extremely pretty and the hall itself is a black and white timber building dating back to the 15th Century. In the Middle Ages Gawsworth was owned by the Fitton Family. Following the death of Edward Fitton V in 1643 a dispute…
Dunham Massey is an ancient deer park with a Georgian House and formal gardens. It has a long and rich history dating back to the 14th Century and is described as a real plantsman’s garden. The sights and smells change with the seasons and the house provides a glimpse into the past and has a…