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A Visit to Ham House, Richmond, Surrey, England

Karen — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:28:18 +0000

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The stately Stuart period Ham house and garden sit on the backs of The River Thames in the outskirts of London offering a glimpse of 17th century life. The mansion, built in 1610 during the reign of King James I for Sir Thomas Vavascour, [...]

A Visit to Scotney Castle and Gardens, Lamberhurst, Kent, England

Karen — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:52:35 +0000

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Perched high on a hill Scotney New Castle overlooks a beautiful view of the ruins of Scotney Old Castle in the valley below. The Old Castle was built c.1378-80 and was partially dismantled in 1843 to create garden ruins after the New [...]

A Visit to Hardwick Hall and Gardens, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Karen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:01:42 +0000

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The Tudor house with its huge glass windows stands on the summit of a wind-swept hill; it is impressive and it was meant to be. It was built by Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Harwick) between 1591 and 1597 (a rapid [...]

A Visit to the Gardens at Castle Drogo, near Drewsteignton, Devon, England

Karen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:08:16 +0000

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Read 'A Visit to the Gardens at Castle Drogo, near Drewsteignton, Devon, England' at http://www.KarensGardenTips.com. Castle Drogo was a considerable trek from our base but the prospect of seeing the creative efforts of Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll were enough to spur us on. The castle, designed by Lutyens, was built in the 1910s and [...]

A Visit to Hever Castle, Kent, England

Karen — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:51:29 +0000

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The romance between Henry XVIII and Anne Boleyn is always interesting and a visit to Hever Castle heightens the story and makes it more real. The castle is actually a 15th century manor horse built by Anne Boleyn’s great grandfather around a thirteenth century moated [...]

A Visit to Packwood Garden, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire, England

Karen — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:24:03 +0000

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The gardens of this Tudor manor house are a real treat for a gardener. The timber-framed farmhouse built in the mid 16th century is interesting, but the gardens that accompany it are worth a visit by themselves. There are two main areas of [...]

A Visit to Athelhampton Garden, Puddletown (near Dorchester), England

Karen — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:18:43 +0000

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Twenty acres of formal gardens enhance the 15the century manor house of Athelhampton, owned and operated by the Cooke family. The formal gardens, inspired by Renaissance models, were designed by Francis Inigo Jones between 1891 and 1899 and are in sharp contrast to [...]

Tintinhull House Garden, near Yeovil, England

Karen — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:38:15 +0000

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A visit to the gardens at Tintinhull House, Somerset, England is described.