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Hestercombe, Somerset; three centuries of garden design to explore - Virtual Open Garden - NGS
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Three centuries of garden design combine to create the stunning gardens at Hestercombe House in Taunton, Somerset.
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Today to Mon 29 Mar
Hestercombe Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
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Magnificent Georgian landscape garden designed by artist Coplestone Warre Bampfylde, Victorian terrace and shrubbery and an exquisite example of a Lutyens/Jeykll designed formal garden; C17 water
Hestercombe Gardens, Taunton TA2 8LG
Wed 3 Mar
Midney Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
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1.4 acre garden with beautiful and varied planting and quirky features. It showcases many unusual plants and collections of daffodils, alliums and buddleias.
Midney Gardens, Somerton TA11 7HR
Sun 14 Mar and Mon 15 Mar
Lower Shalford Farm - Open Garden for NGS
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Fairly large open garden with extensive lawns and wooded surroundings with drifts of daffodils in spring. Small winterbourne stream running through with several stone bridges.
Lower Shalford Farm, Wincanton BA9 8HE
Sat 20 Mar
South West of England Careers Fair
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Out of work due to the current global pandemic? Join us at our South West of England Careers Fair, the perfect place to find your next career!
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Wed 24 Mar
Inferno DnB presents RONI SIZE
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The legendary multi-award winning RONI SIZE with full heavyweight support at the 1st ever Inferno Drum & Bass event at the iconic Tropicana in Weston-Super-Mare!
Tropicana, Marine Parade, Weston-Super-Mare BS23 1BE
Sat 27 Mar
Elworthy Cottage - Open Garden for NGS
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1 acre plantsman’s garden in tranquil setting. Island beds, scented plants, clematis, unusual perennials and ornamental trees and shrubs to provide yr-round interest.
Elworthy Cottage, Taunton TA4 3PX
Tue 30 Mar
Midney Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
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1.4 acre garden with beautiful and varied planting and quirky features. It showcases many unusual plants and collections of daffodils, alliums and buddleias.
Midney Gardens, Somerton TA11 7HR
Sat 3 Apr
Midney Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
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1.4 acre garden with beautiful and varied planting and quirky features. It showcases many unusual plants and collections of daffodils, alliums and buddleias.
Midney Gardens, Somerton TA11 7HR
Sun 4 Apr
Elworthy Cottage - Open Garden for NGS
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1 acre plantsman’s garden in tranquil setting. Island beds, scented plants, clematis, unusual perennials and ornamental trees and shrubs to provide yr-round interest.
Elworthy Cottage, Taunton TA4 3PX
Mon 5 Apr
Brindham Bungalow - Open Garden for NGS
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Very peaceful garden with stunning views of the Glastonbury Tor and surrounding countryside. Flower borders well stocked with roses, ceanothus, buddleja, and flowering cherries to name but a few.
Brindham Bungalow, Glastonbury BA6 8JR
Sat 10 Apr, Sun 11 Apr, Tue 1 Jun
Fairfield - Open Garden for NGS
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Woodland garden with many interesting bulbs incl naturalised anemones, fritillaria with roses, shrubs and fine trees. Paved maze. Views of Quantocks and sea.
Fairfield, Bridgwater TA5 1PU
Sun 11 Apr
Rose Cottage - Open Garden for NGS
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This 1-acre hillside cottage garden welcomes spring, carpeted with seasonal bulbs, primroses and hellebores, bordered by stream and established mixed hedges. The garden is evolving with new planting.
Rose Cottage, Bristol BS40 6BY
Sun 11 Apr
Greencombe Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
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Organic woodland garden of international renown, Greencombe stretches along a sheltered hillside and offers outstanding views over Porlock Bay.
Greencombe Gardens, Minehead TA24 8NU
Wed 14 Apr
Bath Priory Hotel - Open Garden for NGS
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Discover 3 acres of mature walled gardens. Quintessentially English, the garden has billowing borders, croquet lawn, wildflower meadow and ancient specimen trees.
Bath Priory Hotel, Bath BA1 2XT
Thu 15 Apr
Westbrook House - Open Garden for NGS
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4 acres comprising 3 distinct gardens around house with mixed herbaceous and shrub borders leading to meadow and orchard with spring bulbs, species roses and lilacs.
Westbrook House, West Bradley BA6 8LS
Sat 17 Apr
Claylands - Open Garden for NGS
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1.5 acres of woodland and 1.2 acres of garden. 3 ponds, bog garden connected by cascades. Herbaceous, 2 pergolas, hot garden and summerhouse.
Claylands, Wellington TA21 9QG
Sun 18 Apr, Sun 2 May, Sun 30 May, Sun 13 Jun
Caisson House - Open Garden for NGS
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This is a wonderfully eclectic garden set in the most beautiful English countryside around a gorgeous Georgian house built in 1815.
Caisson House, Bath BA2 7EF
Sun 18 Apr
The Walled Gardens of Cannington - Open Garden for NGS
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Within the grounds of a medieval priory, the Walled Gardens of Cannington are a gem waiting to be discovered!
The Walled Gardens of Cannington, Cannington TA5 2HA
Sat 24 Apr and Sun 25 Apr
Watcombe - Open Garden for NGS
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¾-acre mature Edwardian garden with colour-themed, informally planted herbaceous borders. Strong framework separating several different areas; pergola with varied wisteria, unusual topiary, box...
Watcombe, Winscombe BS25 1BP
Sun 25 Apr, Sun 16 May, Thu 10 Jun
Gants Mill & Garden - Open Garden for NGS
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¾ acre flower garden with tulips and wallflowers. Vegetable garden. The gardens are overlooked by the historic watermill, open on NGS day.
Gants Mill & Garden, Bruton BA10 0DB
Sun 2 May
South West of England Careers Fair
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Out of work due to the current global pandemic? Join us at our South West of England Careers Fair, the perfect place to find your next career!
Virtual Event
Wed 5 May
Kilver Court Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
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Visitors can wander by the millpond, explore the formal and informal gardens and enjoy a replica of the splendid Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal winning rockery where a gushing recirculated stream
Kilver Court Gardens, Shepton Mallet BA4 5NF
Thu 6 May
Midney Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
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1.4 acre garden with beautiful and varied planting and quirky features. It showcases many unusual plants and collections of daffodils, alliums and buddleias.
Midney Gardens, Somerton TA11 7HR
Fri 7 May, Sun 9 May, Sun 6 Jun
Court House - Open Garden for NGS
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Lovely 5 acre garden, trees, shrubs (many rare and tender), herbaceous and 3 acre woodland garden with spring interest and late summer borders. Traditional kitchen garden (chemical free).
Court House, East Quantoxhead TA5 1EJ
Sun 9 May