Gardens · South West England
RHS Garden Rosemoor
RHS Garden Rosemoor — Public garden in Devon, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
RHS Garden Rosemoor is a public garden in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Public garden in Devon, England". Coordinates: 50.9389°, -4.1381°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
RHS Garden Rosemoor is a public display garden run by the Royal Horticultural Society in north Devon, England. Rosemoor is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Great Torrington on the A3124 road to Exeter. It is surrounded by over 100 acres (40 ha) of woodland with the River Torridge running along the western border. Features include a rose garden with about 2,000 rose plants; an arboretum; herb, fruit and vegetable gardens; and an alpine house. A variety of clematis introduced as part of the RHS Bicentenary Plant Collection is named after the garden.
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Background
History
The Rolle Canal (completed in 1827) terminated at a complex of large lime kilns at Rosemoor (known then as "Rowe's Moor"). The lime kiln complex, designed by James Green, survives in a ruinous condition in a working compound at the gardens, inaccessible to the public. George Braginton, the manager and later a major leaseholder of the canal, moved into the Rowe's Moor estate some time before 1851. On the death in 1931 of Robert Horace Walpole, the fifth Earl of Orford, the estate became the property of his daughter, Lady Anne Berry (then Palmer). She created the original garden of 8 acre in 1959, and developed it over a 30-year period. The garden developed in a naturalistic style, with…
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- Coordinates
- 50.9389, -4.1381
- County
- Devon
- District
- Torridge
- Parish
- Little Torrington
- Postcode
- EX38 8PJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Official site
- www.rhs.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7368490 (CC0)
- wikipedia: RHS Garden Rosemoor (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Rosemoor Garden teahouse 23126.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RHS Garden Rosemoor?
- RHS Garden Rosemoor is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX38 8PJ), in the parish of Little Torrington.
- Who owns RHS Garden Rosemoor?
- RHS Garden Rosemoor is owned by Royal Horticultural Society.
- Is RHS Garden Rosemoor a protected site?
- Yes — RHS Garden Rosemoor is part of the North Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to RHS Garden Rosemoor?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX38 8PJ. It sits within the Torridge and Tavistock parliamentary constituency.
- How busy is RHS Garden Rosemoor?
- RHS Garden Rosemoor draws around 250,884 visitors a year.