In photos: Britain’s beautiful walled gardens

March 16, 2018

There is nowhere more charming, private and quintessentially British to while away the hours than a walled garden. Here are some of the most lovely.

Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk

webfelbrigg — The Dovecote in the Walled Garden at Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate, Norfolk Credit: National Trust Images/Andrew Butler

Only two miles from the North Norfolk coast, Felbrigg Hall is one of the National Trust’s best-preserved ‘potagers’ (or traditional kitchen garden) complete with a traditional dovecote.

The gardens at Helmingham Hall are Grade I listed and have, over the last 30 years, been completely redesigned by RHS Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winner Xa Tollemache, whose husband’s family has lived at the hall since the 1480s.

Westbury Court Garden, Gloucestershire

webwestcourt — A view across the box hedge garden at Westbury Court Garden, Gloucestershire Credit: National Trust/James Dobson

Westbury Court Garden, on the banks of the River Severn, is a rare surviving British example of a Dutch Water Garden, dating from 1696, and feature parallel canals.

Castle of Mey, Caithness

Mainland Britain’s most northerly garden was bought by the Queen Mother in 1952, when they were still a wilderness. She took a keen interest in the garden, which is now open to the public.