Gardens · South West England
The Garden House
The Garden House is a garden in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Bere Alston · 5.6 km
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
The Garden House is a public garden in the United Kingdom. Address: PL20 7LQ. Coordinates: 50.4944°, -4.1228°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Tamar Valley
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Garden House is an open garden located in Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England. The first house built in 1305 was intended to be a home for the vicars of the civil parish. The gardens are now open to the public and are home to a number of historical features, including the ruins of the old vicarage, a 14th-century barn, and a 17th-century dovecote.
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Background
History
The first house was built in 1305 by the Abbot, upon instruction from the Bishop to build a house for the parish priest, and was later enlarged to become a three-storey building. The Garden House was originally the early 19th century home of the vicars of Buckland Monachorum. The garden was bought by Lionel Fortescue, a former head of languages and master at Eton College, and his wife Katherine Fortescue in the 1940s following World War II. They began a process of restoration and expansion over the course of 40 years and created a series of linked gardens. The remains of this building are a tower with spiral staircase and a thatched barn, formerly the kitchen, are now ruins on the lower…
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- Coordinates
- 50.4944, -4.1228
- County
- Devon
- District
- West Devon
- Parish
- Buckland Monachorum
- Postcode
- PL20 7LQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Devon
- Nearest railway station
- Bere Alston — 5.6 km
- Opening
- Mar 01-Oct 31: 10:30-17:00
- Official site
- www.thegardenhouse.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q124963276 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Garden House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Garden House.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Garden House?
- The Garden House is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode PL20 7LQ), in the parish of Buckland Monachorum.
- Is The Garden House a protected site?
- Yes — The Garden House is part of the Tamar Valley National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to The Garden House?
- The nearest railway station is Bere Alston, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PL20 7LQ.