Tuesday 28 July 2009

Some of North Yorkshires finest gardens.


I know Caroline and Philip are quite proud of our garden here at Flamborough Rigg Cottage, they call it their work in progress but it has lots of lovely established plants. I try and do my best by helping out with the digging, although they never seem very grateful for my efforts!

For some reason us dogs are not made very welcome in some of the fine gardens in Yorkshire so we have to stay at home and snooze while the humans go off and explore. Below is a list of some of North Yorkshires finest gardens that are on Caroline and Phil’s done or to do list. I have noted the mileage from Flamborough Rigg Cottage so I can figure out what time you will return with treats for me………

Click on garden name for link (where available) to garden website

Garden Name Location Distance


Sleightholmdale Lodge Fadmoor, Kirbymoorside 15 miles *

Wytherstone Gardens Pockley, Helmsley. 16 miles *

Helmsley Walled Garden, Helmsley. 17 miles


Dunscombe Park, Helmsley. 18 miles

Scampston Hall Walled Garden, Malton 21 miles +

Castle Howard, North of York. 24 miles

Sutton Park, Sutton on the Forest, York. 33 miles

Middlethorpe Hall, York. 38 miles

Mount Grace priory (NT) Osmotherley, Northallerton 41 miles

Beningbrough Hall & Gardens (NT) Beningrough, York 42 miles

Stillingfleet Lodge Garden/Nursery, Stillingfleet, York. 43 miles +

Newby Hall, Ripon. 45 miles +

Norton Conyers, Ripon. 45 miles

Studley Royal Water Gardens (NT) Near Ripon. 46 miles

Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Bedale. 49 miles +

Valley Gardens Harrogate. 54 miles

RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Beckwithshaw , nr Harrogate 55 miles +

Ripley Castle Gardens, Ripley near Harrogate 55 miles +

Mill Gate House, Richmond. 58 miles +


* National Garden Scheme, only open on limited dates.
+ Free access to gardens for RHS members, times may be restricted. Please check the RHS website. http://www.rhs.org.uk/.