Garden Lovers Paradise

8th – 10th March 2010
Why not discover some of the South West’s most beautiful gardens.

Arrive Monday 8th March and depart Thursday 11th March 2010. This lovely break includes 3 night’s full board including all meals, transport to and from gardens
and all entrance fees. £220 per person
We can also provide free transport to and from Taunton Bus or Train Station to Dunster if required.

Rosemoor Garden
Rosemoor is a 65 acre garden of intoxicating beauty, meticulously crafted and planted, retaining the essence of rural North Devon within a dramatic backdrop of steep wooded valley sides. Whatever the season, the exciting colours, scents and textures mean that all your senses will be stimulated, and with both formal and informal gardens - as well as woodland walks, water features and open spaces - there is something for everyone.

Arlington Court
Hidden in a wooded valley on the edge of Exmoor, the Arlington Estate has numerous extraordinary collections, inside and out. Outside you will find scenic pleasure grounds, including a formal Victorian garden, to explore. The restored walled kitchen garden provides cut flowers for the Victorian-style arrangements in the house. The garden's fruit and vegetable produce supplies the tea-room and is made into a range of preserves, including an award-winning chutney, available in the shop.

Hestercombe Gardens
At Hestercombe you can lose yourself in 40 acres of walks, streams and temples. The formal terraces, woodlands, lakes and cascades abound with views that will take your breath away. Hestercombe is a unique combination of three period gardens. The Georgian landscape garden was created in the 1750's by Coplestone Warre Bampfylde, whose vision was complemented with the addition of a Victorian terrace and shrubbery and the stunning Edwardian gardens designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll. All once abandoned, the gardens are now being faithfully restored to their former glory. Each garden has its own quality - tranquility, wonder, inspiration.

Walled Gardens of Cannington
The Walled Gardens lie within the grounds of a mediaeval Priory, and many of its fine buildings, including the walls of the gardens, remain. Having undergone extensive redevelopment the gardens were recently officially opened by HRH the Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward.

Dunster Castle Gardens
Dunster Castle and gardens is in beautiful setting close to the sea and Exmoor. This fortified storybook Castle was the home of the Luttrell family for 600 years. It is famous for its lemon tree, Arbutus, Camellias, mimosa and Sequoia. A Fine border of rare shrubs surrounds a lawn near the keep. Along the river thrives a variety of sub-tropical plants. Also Snowdrops and daffodils in parkland setting of 28 acres