This Victorian garden was the product of one man’s vision to present his collection of plants from around the world.
Created by renowned plant hunter James Bateman, the garden is designed as a series of rooms each with its own micro climate and separated from the other by tunnels, and maze like hedges and steps. Visitors can enjoy the cool dampness of the Himalayan glen, the sun trap of the Italian garden or the dark delicate atmosphere of the stumpery, and discover the curious sculpted creatures like the stone ape of Thoth or mysterious frog.
The garden includes features rhododendron collections, summer bedding displays, a stunning dahlia walk in late summer and Britain’s oldest surviving golden larch, brought from China in the 1850s by the great plant hunter Robert Fortune.
Biddulph is also home to Bateman’s Geological Gallery, which is currently being restored. This Gallery, the only one of its kind in the country, was Bateman’s attempt to reconcile geology and theology.
For admission prices, opening times and more information, please call 01782 517999 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/biddulph-grange-garden
