Friday, 14 December 2012

Garden Holidays

Do you enjoy gardening? Looking for something different in a holiday? Why not go for something completely different and try a garden holiday! There are some amazing tours available of some of Britain's most beautiful gardens. Some great garden holidays include, The Gardens of Kent and Sussex, Chelsea Flower Show and Northumberland - Passionate Lady Gardeners.

The Gardens of Kent and Sussex

This tour illustrates the joy of strolling around a perfect English Country Garden. Over the four day tour you will visit some spectacular gardens of England. Here is what you can expect:

On day one we will visit Lullingstone Castle, followed by Great Comp Garden. On the second day we will visit Nymans Garden, then onto Bedgebury National Pinetum, and ending the day with Borde Hill Garden. On day three we will visit The Gardens of Sissinghurst, and then onto Great Dixter. On day four you will conclude with the The Gardens of Hever Castle. Kent and Sussex are host to some of the finest gardens in the country and are not to be missed.

Chelsea Flower Show

This is one of the highlights of the gardening year, Chelsea Flower Show. Why not take a four day break and enjoy the shows centenary year. Here is what you can expect:

On the first day you will depart from your pickup point and head to the hotel, where you will receive a special Chelsea Flower Show presentation from our guide, Roy Cheek. On the second day, we will spend it at Chelsea Flower Show, the biggest flower event of 2013. On the third day Wisley Garden and then Sissinghurst in the afternoon. On the last day before leaving we will visit the gardens of Tatton Park in Cheshire. This is a great experience for anyone who wants to join in and celebrate the flower show of the year.

Northumberland - Passionate Lady Gardeners

Passionate about gardening? This is the perfect tour for you! Four ladies who are passionate about gardening, have combined their four small private garden to provide individually different garden experiences. Here is what you can expect:

On day one we will depart to Durham where we have some free time to explore the area in the historic city. With opportunities to see the castle, do some shopping, and then retreating to the accommodation. On day two we will go onto Northumberland visiting the Garden Cottage at Bolam Hall and then to a nearby garden to visit a garden at the manor house. On day three we will travel to Alnwick to visit the Alnwick Gardens and then later on to visit Mindrum. Then on the final day we will visit the Crook Hall Gardens in Durham and later on in the afternoon departing back to the railway station to depart.

I hope you have found this information helpful with what you can expect from a garden holiday.

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