Welcome to Lincolnshire's 'lost' gardens. 400 years of gardening have created a peaceful and settled atmosphere, enhanced by the beautiful valley surrounding it.
This is truly a 'lost' garden. When I started chopping down trees and pulling out undergrowth 11 years ago, I had a vision of what this garden could be. I never imagined it would get this good and we are now starting to plant in earnest. The pleasure of working on this giant garden just gets better and better. Meadows are my first love and we have 'fledgling' meadows, David Austin Roses that weave through the grasses, 60 varieties of our favourite sweet peas and drifts of bulbs throughout the spring. We have a tearoom selling light lunches, teas and homemade cakes and a shop that stocks seasonal gardening gifts.The gardens have been carefully designed so that adults and children can enjoy the gardens together. We have a birdhide, swing, turf maze and big yew tunnel to explore and children are welcome to pick a few flowers. Just off the A1, in the middle England, we are easy to visit and look forward to seeing you.
Ursula Cholmeley
Below are the unedited comments of the last five entries in our visitors book on 10 May 2012 :
- 'Really enjoy coming here, quiet and relaxing, looking forward to coming back soon'
- 'So pleased it is being restored. Well done'
- 'Its good because its got stuff for kids'
- 'Very nice, all you want is good weather'
- 'First visit but despite a cold wet day, we enjoyed the garden. We will visit again!'
