Route: Newby Hall
Area: North Yorkshire
Date of walk: 9th July 2016
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 2.0 miles
Weather: Cloudy and warm
We’ve visited Newby Hall and its award winning gardens many times over the years, but not recently, and it was high time we renewed our acquaintance. There are numerous attractions here for all ages – in our case we wanted to see how the gardens were developing. Having entered the grounds we made a beeline for the double herbaceous border, one of the longest in the country. We have vivid memories of this spectacular feature and had read that the planting scheme had been completely overhauled in the last few years. Would it still live up to our expectations? The photos below answer that question
We then wandered round the other sections of the garden following no particular route – it’s best to find your own way along the numerous tempting paths
We had a wonderful time here despite the indifferent weather and look forward to our next visit
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Red squirrel in the garden before we set off from the lakes to North Yorkshire
Later that day we arrive at Newby Hall
The wonderful double herbaceous border which slopes down from the house to the River Ure
Looking back to the house, built in the 1690’s by Sir Christopher Wren
The River Ure
A closer look at some of the plant associations in the borders…
The Rock Garden
The garden is home to the National Collection of Cornus
Sylvia’s Garden was just as beautiful as we remembered it…
A few photos of other parts of the garden…
Some close ups of the plants…
A rose in the plant nursery on the way out - we made a few purchases here, inspired by the sights we’d seen in this special place
