Spetchley Park Gardens

This lovely 30-acre garden is owned by the Berkeley family, whose other home is the historic 12th Century Berkeley Castle in Gloucestershire.

Nestling in the heart of Worcestershire is one of this country’s greatest secrets. Surrounded by parkland, largely unchanged for over 400 years, lays the 30-acre paradise of Spetchley Park Gardens. Spetchley is not a garden of formal cut lawns or manicured beds but rather a wondrous display of plants, shrubs and trees woven into a garden of many rooms and vistas. It boasts some of the finest private collections of plants in the country with Daffodil, Iris, Lillies, Peonies and Magnolias vibrant in the spring and leading into summer when the enormous herbaceous borders come into their own.

The Gardens have something wonderful in every season; clumps of wild Primrose push up randomly through sapphire carpets of Crocus and swathes of sunny Narcisi in Spring. Billowing borders of blowsy perennials and tender exotics in Summer. Autumn is on fire with a palette of burnt orange, ochre, and fiery red.

From the first tantalising glimpse of the Garden through the tall Corsican pines that so inspired Elgar, to the magnificent boarders that surround the walled Garden and the magnolia – fringed Horse Pool, through to the Melon Yard with its olives and pineapple – scented flowers Spetchley is full of surprises.

It’s a garden of contrasts, where formal clipped hedges, rose beds and sweeping lawns meet tumbling herbaceous boarders and walls festooned with rampant climbers, where winding paths lead you from quintessentially English to the unmistakeably Mediterranean.

Spetchley is a garden that is constantly changing and adapting and is a treasure for everyone whether it is plant enthusiasts or those seeking a tranquil oasis in which to relax. With its wonderful Coffee Shop selling delicious hot and cold food it allows visitors to completely unwind and enjoy its beautiful setting. You can pop into the Heritage Centre to learn more of its history or plants or stroll up to our medieval Church All Saints. Don’t forget to visit the Plant Centre where you can purchase beautiful plants and shrubs to put into your garden.

To find out more please visit www.spetchleyparkestate.co.uk