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Welcome to the Website of The Good Gardens Guide
We hope that like Alan Titchmarsh you never go anywhere without it.
When it comes to visiting gardens we in the British Isles are spoilt for choice: more than 5000 gardens and estates that allow us in every year, and that’s not counting public parks and green spaces. That makes a dizzying total number as some demand to be visited again and again, in different seasons, even in different months, while intriguing new ones are opening their gates every year. So how to choose?
Well, the editors of The Good Gardens Guide and their team of 55 inspectors have done the work for you and with this new edition – the 20th – have distilled the selection to a more manageable 1230 gardens with 100 gardens awarded a coveted two-star rating and 72 that are making their first appearance in the book. Newcomers include Jupiter Artland in Edinburgh, one of the most exciting private sculpture gardens in the country; Tower Hill Barges, floating gardens on the Thames downstream from Tower Bridge; Walkden Gardens in Manchester, a showpiece public park with a 25-metre drystone wall seat and a Japanese garden; the 80-acre Narborough Hall in Norfolk, where you’ll find a dragon-shaped hedge, a river of blue irises and a border filled with speckled plants; and Oakfield Park in Co Donegal, which has an oriental garden, lake and rill and its own train to ferry visitors to the more remote parts of the grounds.
Each entry in the Guide tells you what to expect when you get there and sketches in the background so that you can see the garden in the context of its original creation and the individuals that have shaped it. You can also tell at a glance what facilities each garden offers. Clear colour maps will help you plan your trips. All this information is packaged in a compact paperback that you can slip in a deep pocket or bag or in the glove compartment of the car.
If you’re planning to visit any of the gardens, please click on Updates to check for any changes in visiting details – occasionally owners have to close their gardens unexpectedly or alter their visiting arrangements. We’ll also include news of any major developments that are planned or taking shape. And if at the moment you’re an armchair garden visitor you’ll hopefully find the guide a good read and a fascinating roll call of the best gardens in the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands.
Contact us
We welcome your comments, and owners, please let us know of any changes or developments in your garden this year. Email editors@goodgardensguide.co.uk
Welcome to the Website of The Good Gardens Guide
We hope that like Alan Titchmarsh you never go anywhere without it.
When it comes to visiting gardens we in the British Isles are spoilt for choice: more than 5000 gardens and estates that allow us in every year, and that’s not counting public parks and green spaces. That makes a dizzying total number as some demand to be visited again and again, in different seasons, even in different months, while intriguing new ones are opening their gates every year. So how to choose?
Well, the editors of The Good Gardens Guide and their team of 55 inspectors have done the work for you and with this new edition – the 20th – have distilled the selection to a more manageable 1230 gardens with 100 gardens awarded a coveted two-star rating and 72 that are making their first appearance in the book. Newcomers include Jupiter Artland in Edinburgh, one of the most exciting private sculpture gardens in the country; Tower Hill Barges, floating gardens on the Thames downstream from Tower Bridge; Walkden Gardens in Manchester, a showpiece public park with a 25-metre drystone wall seat and a Japanese garden; the 80-acre Narborough Hall in Norfolk, where you’ll find a dragon-shaped hedge, a river of blue irises and a border filled with speckled plants; and Oakfield Park in Co Donegal, which has an oriental garden, lake and rill and its own train to ferry visitors to the more remote parts of the grounds.
Each entry in the Guide tells you what to expect when you get there and sketches in the background so that you can see the garden in the context of its original creation and the individuals that have shaped it. You can also tell at a glance what facilities each garden offers. Clear colour maps will help you plan your trips. All this information is packaged in a compact paperback that you can slip in a deep pocket or bag or in the glove compartment of the car.
If you’re planning to visit any of the gardens, please click on Updates to check for any changes in visiting details – occasionally owners have to close their gardens unexpectedly or alter their visiting arrangements. We’ll also include news of any major developments that are planned or taking shape. And if at the moment you’re an armchair garden visitor you’ll hopefully find the guide a good read and a fascinating roll call of the best gardens in the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands.
Contact us