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Bedgebury National Pinetum    One of the most extensive and varied collections of conifers in the world grace Bedgebury Pinetum. Much attention has been paid to creating gardens with colour and varieties of plants to provide interest at every season of the year. Park Lane, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, England, TN17 2SL Attraction Type: Garden Location: 4 m S Goudhurst on B2079 Website: Bedgebury National Pinetum Email: friends@bedgebury.fsnet.co.uk Phone: 01580 879 820 Fax: 01580 879 820 Location map OS TQ723 337 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Dane John Gardens   Canterbury's largest and most popular garden. The intriguing name comes from an English mangling of the Norman French 'donjon' (forerunner of our word 'dungeon'). In this case the term does not refer to a prison, but to an early Norman castle founded by William the Conqueror. Canterbury, Kent, England, CT1 2RN Attraction Type: Garden Website: Dane John Gardens Location map OS TR147574 Heritage Highlight: The early Norman castle mound known as Dane John rises in one corner of the garden Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Doddington Place Gardens    Ten acres of lovely landscape gardens surround a 19th century manor. Here you will find woodland walks, rows of clipped yew hedges, and an Edwardian rock garden, all in an attractive, informal setting. Doddington, Kent, England, ME9 0BB Attraction Type: Garden Location: 4 m N from A20 at Lenham Website: Doddington Place Gardens Phone: 01795 886 101 Location map OS TQ943575 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Emmetts Garden    Informal Victorian garden set on one of the highest spots in Kent. Here you will find rare trees and shrubs from across the world. Special interest in Spring, with profusely flowering shrubs and flowers, and in Autumn for Fall colours. Idle Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, TN14 6AY Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1.5 m N Idle Hill off B2042 Website: Emmetts Garden Email: emmetts@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01732 868 381 Fax: 01732 750 490 Location map OS TQ482 529 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Goodnestone Park Gardens    A well-restored modern garden offering a mix of formal and informal interest. The main features are the three-roomed walled garden, with arched views to the parish church, the woodland garden, with winding paths beside a tranquil pool, and the formal parterre with views out over open parkland. In addition there is an arboretum and Gravel Garden. Goodnestone Park, Goodnestone, Wingham, Kent, England, CT3 1PL Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1.5 m E on minor road off B2046, off A2 Website: Goodnestone Park Gardens Email: enquiries@goodnestoneparkgardens.co.uk Phone: 01304 840 107 Location map OS TR254544 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Great Comp Garden    A real plantsman's paradise, with great seasonal interest packd into 7 acres of formal and informal gardens. A feature of Great Comp are the 'ruins', follies which blend into the gardens and provide a focal point for the hardy and near -hardy plants which are the gardens main feature. Comp Lane, Platt, Borough Green, Kent, England, TN15 8QS Attraction Type: Garden Location: 2 m E Borough Green, off B2016 off A20 Website: Great Comp Garden Email: greatcompgarden@aol.com Phone: 01732 886 154 Location map OS TQ631 568 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Groombridge Place Gardens    A peaceful formal gardens, laid out in the 17th century. There are a wealth of things to see at Groombridge; here you will find a knot garden, white rose garden, oriental garden, peacock garden, herbaceous borders, and a secret garden, all laid out in separate garden rooms. Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, TN3 9QG Attraction Type: Garden Location: on B2110, 4 m SW Tunbridge Wells Website: Groombridge Place Gardens Email: office@groombridge.co.uk Phone: 01892 863 999 Fax: 01892 863 996 Location map OS TQ532377 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Hole Park    An attractive mix of formal and informal gardens, Hole Park features formal gardens near the house with clipped yew hedges outlining a series of garden rooms. There is much of interest, including a wrought iron gatesail, a fountain, egg pond, and a walled rose garden. The informal gardens offer agnificent Spring flowers, woodland walks, heathers, and rhododendron banks. Rolvenden, Kent, England, TN17 4JB Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1 m W Rolvenden, on B2086 Website: Hole Park Email: info@holepark.com Phone: 01580 241 344 Location map OS TQ831325 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Lesnes Abbey    Lesnes Abbey Wood is a former monastic park on the banks of the Thames. The ruins of a 12th century Augustinian monastery lie in the park. There are bluebell woods, formal terraces, and self-guided nature trails through a network of paths across the site. Abbey Road, Belvedere, Kent, England, DA17 5DL Attraction Type: Garden Location: on B213, 1 m N of A216 Website: Lesnes Abbey Email: parks&openspaces@bexley.gov.uk Phone: 020 8303 7777 Location map OS TQ477 789 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Mount Ephraim Gardens    Nine acres of Edwardian gardens at the heart of an 800 acre estate surrounding an historic manor house. The garden features a 'MizMaze', or medieval labyrinth of hedges and colourful flowering plants. There is also a Japanese rock garden, water garden, rose garden, topiary, and the Snowdrop Bank, planted by Belgian refugees housed here during WWII. Hernhill , Faversham, Kent, England, ME13 9TX Attraction Type: Garden Location: off A2 or A299 Website: Mount Ephraim Gardens Email: info@mountephraimgardens.co.uk Phone: 01227 751 496 Fax: 01227 750 940 Location map OS TR065 597 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Owl House Gardens    A lovely 16th century cottage garden built by Maureen, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava. There is colour most of the year, with a woodland garden, pavillion garden, walled garden, Hydrangea Walk, water gardens, lily ponds, and much more. Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, TN3 8LY Attraction Type: Garden Location: 1 m Lamberhurst off A21 Phone: 01892 890 230 Fax: 01892 891 222 Location map OS TQ664370 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Sissinghurst Castle Garden   An Elizabethan mansion set in fabulous gardens created by Vita Sackville-West. Visitors to the red-brick castle (really a tall gatehouse, the remaining part of the Elizabethan manor complex) can see Sackville-West's study and library. Sissinghurst, Kent, England, TN17 2AB Attraction Type: Garden Location: 2 miles northeast of Cranbrook, on the A262 Website: Sissinghurst Castle Garden Email: sissinghurst@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01580 710700 Fax: 01580 710702 Location map - Photos of Sissinghurst Castle Garden OS TQ803375 Heritage Highlight: An Elizabethan tower stands at the centre of this superb 20th century garden. Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Sprivers Garden    A small formal garden in 18th century style. Here you will find garden compartments separated by hedges and walls, a rose garden, herbaceous borders, and enjoyable woodland walks. Horsmonden, Kent, England, TN12 8DR Attraction Type: Garden Location: 3 m N Lamberhurst on B2162 Website: Sprivers Garden Email: sprivers@nationaltrust.org.uk Phone: 01892 893 868 National Trust Location map OS TQ695 397 Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts

Westgate Gardens   A small, attractive garden along the banks of the River Stour, at the west end of the old city walls of Canterbury. At the northern end of the gardens is the historic West Gate to the city. Westgate Grove, Canterbury, Kent, England Attraction Type: Garden Location: Immediately beside West Gate Towers at the west end of High Street. The gardens are open from dawn until dusk daily. Website: Westgate Gardens Phone: 01227 862000 OS TR145580 Heritage Highlight: The garden follows the course of the Roman walls of Canterbury Heritage Rating:   ? Nearest attractions and accommodation     Nearest: hotels - cottages - Bed and Breakfasts