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22 Acres of Beautiful Gardens
Set in 22 acres, Cossington Park has beautiful gardens. We spend far more on restoring and maintaining the grounds than is justified on purely commercial terms. We nurture some very special trees, particularly the only known specimen in the UK of an unusual type of Chinese Zelkova or elm, and some very fine limes and a wide range of unusual apples and pears (help yourselves to fruit in season). The grounds include the following:
The Tilting Yard - a small, pretty garden in front of the house
The Main Garden - situated on the south side of the house and featuring a large lawn (a 'contemplation garden' is currently being developed)
'Ha ha' - a large pond that separates the Main Garden from the Orchard
The Orchard - a meadow with old apple trees, mature limes, abundant cowslips, a bog garden and a wild garden
Bushey Close - a field beyond the Orchard; sometimes used for horses, archery or falconry
The Walled Garden - leased out under the Channel 4 TV Landshare Scheme - which occasionally provides our guests and staff with fruit, vegetables or flowers for cutting in season
The games field - a grassy area beyond the stable yard for football, basket ball, badminton etc. There is a children's play area with playhouse, slide and fort
The Barbecue
The Kitchen Garden - a pleasant area for the cook's glass of wine!
Ponds - there are various ponds on the estate that are abundantly supplied with newts, including many of the endangered great crested newts. Our former fine fish collection has helped sustain the herons of the local marshes!
If you like visiting gardens, you can download a list of 41 gardens to visit from Cossington Park: click here
