The gardens are private property and open through the generosity of the owners to whom we are extremely grateful.
Dogs are allowed at some gardens and there may be plant sales at some together with other stalls and refreshments. However please be aware that toilet facilities and wheelchair access may be limited so do not hesitate to contact our Georgina Holloway whose details are in the MORE INFORMATION section on this website.
Please note. Entrance to all the gardens is on a cash only basis.
Dogs are allowed at some gardens and there may be plant sales at some together with other stalls and refreshments. However please be aware that toilet facilities and wheelchair access may be limited so do not hesitate to contact our Georgina Holloway whose details are in the MORE INFORMATION section on this website.
Please note. Entrance to all the gardens is on a cash only basis.
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Sunday 18th February Open 11 - 4pm
CHESTNUT FARM West Beckham, Holt, NR25 6NX A harbinger of Spring, this delightful garden of about 3 acres has been nurtured for over 50 years by the owners who have collected over 90 varieties of snowdrops, some local such as Sheringham Park and some from countries such as Turkey and Ukraine. The original clumps planted under the chestnut trees in front of the farmhouse have multiplied many times, so that between Christmas and late March the ground is covered with these wonderful delicate white flowers. This is not just a paradise for galanthophiles as there are drifts of aconites and crocuses with other bulbs and hellebores, Winter and Spring flowering shrubs and a surprise round every corner. Directions: South of the A148 between Holt and Cromer, follow signs. Adults £5: Children free. Dogs on leads welcome. Home made refreshments. Plants for sale. |
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Sunday 14th April Open 12 - 5pm SLYS FARM North Creake, Fakenham, NR21 9JQ A lovely and mature 1 acre walled garden established many years ago and now maintained by the original owner’s daughter. There are hidden rooms and pathways revealing a wide variety of texture, colour and diversity of plants. Created for all seasons but particularly glorious in Spring with flowers, trees in blossom and a mass of bulbs. Directions: On the left side of the B1135 from Fakenham to Burnham Market between South Creake and North Creake. Adults £5: Children free. Dogs on leads welcome. Home made refreshments |
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Sunday 12th May Open 12 – 5pm ELHAM HOUSE AND SILVERSTONE FARM North Elmham, Dereham NR20 5JY AND NR20 5EX An opportunity to see two completely different gardens a couple of miles apart. Elmham House is set in parkland with a shrubbery of azaleas, rhododendrons and many specimen trees. The 18th century walled garden has a collection of old English apples with other fruit and is partly a working vegetable garden. Terraces and lawns surround the house and an ice-house (1760), dovecote and venison larder (both 1840) will be open. The latter is now a chapel along the Walsingham Pilgrimage route. In complete contrast the dramatic garden at Silverstone Farm is the creation of the well known designer and author George Carter. It has featured in magazines and television and is based on Dutch and English 17th century prototypes using plants of the time with fountains, lawns, a pool and many hedges. The garden is mostly green, incredibly peaceful and with a theatrical feel. Directions: Elmham House is at the north end of the village opposite the Church on the B1110. Silverstone Farm is north of the B1145 at Brisley on the Gateley road where signs will be in place. Adults £10 for both gardens: Children free. Dogs on leads welcome. Refreshments at Elmham House only. Plants for sale. |
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Saturday 1st June Open 12 - 5pm
SHERINGHAM HALL Upper Sheringham, NR26 8TB The house was designed by and was one of the favourites of Humphry Repton but by the end of the 20th century the walled garden had become derelict and restoration only began in 2003. Since then the present owners have made huge developments; rebuilding the glass houses and cold frames, replanting orchards, making enclosed spaces and herbaceous borders using the designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd’s original plans. The pool area is spectacular and there is a large vegetable garden. Outside the walls there are walks through the woodland, a wild flower meadow, many more borders, shrubs and trees and vistas over the parkland. June is a wonderful time to visit as the herbaceous borders will be at their best and this garden is not opened regularly so is not to be missed. Directions: Turn off the A148 towards Upper Sheringham. In the village turn left and follow the arrows to the garden ignoring No Entrance/Private signs. Or walk across the park from the National Trust car park. Adults £8: Children free. Sorry, no dogs. Home made refreshments |
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Sunday 2nd June Open 12 - 5pm
HOE HALL Hoe, Dereham, NR20 4BD A spectacular white wisteria walk running the full length of a mixed shrub and herbaceous border in the walled garden is the main feature of this lovely garden situated next to St. Andrew’s Church in the small village of Hoe. There are views over parkland and many other areas of planting particularly a rose parterre, espaliered fruit trees, many borders and seasonally planted pots. Directions: Turn off the B1110 between Dereham and North Elmham at Gorgate, signposted Hoe. The entrance is on the left after about a mile. Or follow signs from the Dereham/Swanton Morley road. Adults £5: Children free. Guide dogs only. Home made refreshments |
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Sunday 23rd June Open 12 - 5pm
ELSING HALL Elsing, Dereham, NR20 3DX The Hall, a moated manor house built about 1470, is set in a small park with many specimen trees and with one family in occupation from that time until 1958. The 20 acre garden was established nearly 50 years ago and is under constant development. Features are a unique avenue of gingko trees, a maturing pinetum, formal gardens, a mass of planting round the lake with a viewing mound. Its outstanding feature is the multitude of old English roses on the house and throughout the gardens, the whole giving an amazing sight and scent especially in June. This is a peaceful and beautiful location described as one of the hidden treasures of East Anglia. Directions: 15 miles west of Norwich between the A47 at Dereham and the A1067 at Bawdeswell. Please follow directional signs. Adults £8: Children free. Guide dogs only. Home made refreshments. |
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Sunday 7th July Open 12 - 5pm
MANOR FARM, Coston, Barnham Broom, NR9 4DT A lovely 3 acre country garden set in a larger estate of farmland. There are several small garden rooms with both formal and informal planting, walled kitchen garden, white, grass and summer gardens. to walk round part of the estate through woodland and an avenue of crab apple trees. Directions: From the B1108 Norwich/Watton road turn onto B1135 towards Dereham and on the sharp left bend go straight ahead to Coston Lane. Adults £5; Children free. Dogs on leads welcome. Home made refreshments |
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Sunday 8th September Open 12 - 5pm
SEVERALS GRANGE Wood Norton, Fakenham, NR20 5BL This garden is the home of the well known former nursery Hoecroft Plants and many of the unusual grasses and foliage they specialised in feature in the gardens, which have been developed from bare fields over a span of 30 years. The 2 acres are challenging ground with full sun to deep shade, wet pond to dry gravel and invading wildlife, but there is a substantial variety of plants including alpines, perennials, hostas and mature shrubs. The new borders are more formal giving a contrast with an exciting mix of plants in blocks of bold splashes of colour throughout the summer and early Autumn. Directions: About 2 miles north of Guist on the B1110 Holt road, the entrance is on the left. Adults £5: children free Dogs on leads welcome. Home made refreshments. Plants for sale. |
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