Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, covering 8 ha (20 acres), has walled gardens, woodland walks, formal and informal gardens, with exotic plants. The site is owned ... read more
Castlewellan Castle Forest Park, 460 ha (1,136 acres) surrounding Castlewellan Castle, was acquired in 1967 by the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture. It ... read more
Chelsea Physic Garden dates back to 1673, and was established by the Apothecaries, in order to grow medical plants for them. It covers 1.6 ha (4 acres) near the Thames. ... read more
Eastnor Castle was built by John Cocks, 1st Earl Somers, and is still the home of his descendants today, the Hervey-Bathurst Family. Surrounded by 2000 ha (5000 acres) ... read more
Hoveton Hall, not open to the public, was built between 1809 and 1812, and designed by Humphry Repton, the famous architect and landscape designer. It is owned by ... read more
Kew Palace, located on the grounds of Kew Gardens, is the smallest of all the royal palaces. Today, completely restored, the palace is open to the public and serves also ... read more
Marks Hall Gardens are a two hundred acres of gardens and arboretum, including the stunningly redesigned seventeenth century Walled Garden with the five individual ... read more
The National Botanic Garden of Wales are largest single span glasshouse in the world, and was built in 2000 on an existing estate, which dates back to the 1650. It is a ... read more
Painswick House, originally known as "Buenos Ayres", was built early 18th century by Charles Hyett to escape the bad smog of Gloucester. The grounds ... read more
Stansted Park, set in a 729 ha (1.800 acres) parkland, dates back to the 11th century. The last private owner, the 10th Earl of Bessborough, handed it over in 1983 to a ... read more
Stephens House & Gardens was the work of Henry 'Inky' Stephens (1841 – 1918), heir of the Stephens Ink Company, MP for Hornsey and Finchley, who was also ... read more
WWT London Wetland Centre, started in 2000, is a 42 ha (100 acres) wetland wildlife reserve, formerly consisting of several small reservoirs. It includes now several ... read more