Top 10 Shropshire Gardens List Countdown to the Best Rated Garden in Shropshire
A List of the Top 10 Gardens in Shropshire Open to the Public Historic and Modern Gardens, including 2 gardens in Shrewsbury.
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The 10 Best Shropshire Gardens Open to the Public.
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10 - Abbey Gardens, Shrewsbury.
Small gardens at the end of the English bridge. Well kept and tranquil bordering the River Severn.
9 - Dower House Garden, Morville, Bidgnorth.
About an acre and a half, with a series of historic garden rooms, marking significant developments in the history of the English garden. Created by gardening writer Katherine Swift.
8 - Oakgate Nursery & Garden Centre Ellerdine, near Telford.
Gardens open for garden centre visitors to explore.
7 - Shropshire Wildlife Trust Garden, Shrewsbury.
Small formal gardens in Shrewsbury. The Wild Child Garden is open all year round. Where children can get muddy and discover the joys of outdoor wild play.
6 - Hodnet Hall Gardens, Market Drayton.
Over 60 acres of brilliantly coloured flowers, magnificent forest trees, sweeping lawns and a chain of ornamental pools.
5 - Dorothy Clive Garden, Market Drayton.
On the North Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire borders, the garden is both formal and informal, with a network of paths to explore and discover the garden. Glorious rhododendrons and azaleas.
4 - Bridgnorth Castle and Grounds, Bridgnorth.
Created as a public garden around the castle to commemorate Queen Victoria’s jubilee it includes a bandstand.
The main feature is a square great tower, which was built during the reign of Henry II.
Plenty of benches with some great views of the lower town.
3 - Attingham Park, Near Shrewsbury.
An the park surrounds an 18th-century mansion and includes a deer park, and woodland walks. There is a walled garden and an orchard plus a children's play area.
2 - Wollerton Old Hall Garden, Wollerton.
Designed and developed by Lesley and John Jenkins since 1984, designed and developed by Lesley and John Jenkins since 1984.
It is set around a 16th Century Hall House and has developed into an important modern garden in the English Garden tradition with echoes of Arts and Crafts.
It covers 4 acres, set around a 16th Century Hall House. A modern garden in the English Garden tradition with echoes of Arts and Crafts.
1 - The Quarry, Shrewsbury.
With a leafy avenue beside the River Severn, and renouned for The Dingle, a park within a park. Home to the Shrewsbury Flower Show every August, and many other events. A 40 minute boat trip is available in summer on the Sabrina with an informative talk.
List Sequence Source; Trip Advisor tripadvisor.co.uk
Attributions:
1. The canal Garden at the Dower house gardens - Traveller photo submitted by Foragerman (Jan 2019)
2. Fruit and Vegetable garden - Traveller photo submitted by Foragerman (Jan 2019)
3. Oakgate Nursery & Garden Centre Ellerdine - Copyright oakgatenursery.co.uk (2 images)
4. Shropshire Wildlife Trust Garden - Traveller photo submitted by Sam (Nov 2014)
5. Shropshire Wildlife Trust - Traveller photo submitted by Jaybird (May 2017)
6. Shropshire Wildlife Trust - Garden Statue -
7. Plan of the gardens at Hodnet Hall - cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Marion Haworth - geograph.org.uk/p/1470185
Hodnet Hall from the lake cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Pip Rolls - geograph.org.uk/p/49286
Hodnet Hall gardens and tearoom - cc-by-sa/2.0 - © David Emley - geograph.org.uk/p/293747
10. Dorothy Clive Gardens - landscape - Martyn Wright
11. Dorothy Clive Gardens - grotto - Martyn Wright