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                                                       Snowdrops - ( Galanthus ) 
Did you know
the Scientific name for Galanthus means milk flower. These lovely flowers are among the first to raise their heads in the New Year, when it is warm they release a fragrance. Look carefully at the snowdrops to see their green markings on the inside.
Did you know that soldiers were so enchanted by snowdrops that they brought them back from the Crimean War
battlefields to plant in their gardens. ( 1853 - 1856).
Newark Park Snowdrops by PaulLeitch Cambo - Snowdrops by starlight not to be missed! Snowdrops at Lacock Abbey by Paul leitch

Snowdrop Gardens - 2012 - Update 20 January 2012
Displays are around 2 weeks ahead in many parts of the country and many gardens are ready to visit now. Please telephone garden to check.
This year we have added 23 Snowdrop Gardens recommended by the National Gardens Scheme around Britain. These gardens are likely to be smaller but we are told they are well worth visiting. So this is your chance to see some gardens for the first time and help the good causes which the scheme supports.
Please add your comments and photos to our new
Snowdrops Facebook page (bottom of this page)
please telephone garden before travelling distances. See list below

You can see great displays of snowdrops and walks at all the Gardens mentioned below from around 25 January  to mid March. You could even take a relaxing break and visit other Gardens in the area staying at one of our recommended Hotels. Click on Garden name for weblink. ngs - National Gardens Scheme
Kings Arms Garden, Bedfordshire ngs


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Welford Park

Dawyk Scottish Borders


Painswick Rococo Garden

Newark Park Gloucestershire

Lackock Abbey

Welford Park,  Berkshire 
Grange Drive, Buckinghamshire ngs
Higher Denham Gardens, Buckinghamshire ngs
Quainton, Buckinghamshire ngs
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
Chippenham Park , Cambridgeshire
Coombegate Cottage, Cornwall ngs
Pencarrow House, Cornwall
Abbeywood Gardens, Cheshire
Rode Hall, Cheshire ( on their website click on snowdrops page )
Summerdale House, Cumbria ngs
Hopton Hall, Derbyshire
Cherubeer Gardens, Devon ngs
Forde Abbey - Devon
Little Cumbra, Devon ngs
Hartland Abbey, Devon
Sherwood Newton, Devon ngs
Kingston Lacy, Dorset
Snape Cottage, Wiltshire ( details awaited )
Easton Lodge, Essex 
Myddleton House, Essex
Cotswold Farm, Gloucestershire
Rodmarton Manor, Gloucestershire
Colesbourne Park, Gloucestershire 
Cerney House - Gloucestershire 
Painswick Rococo Garden, Gloucestershire
Newark Park, Gloucestershire - info line :Tel:  01453 842644
Trench Hill, Gloucestershire ngs
Bramdean House, Hampshire ngs
Brandy Mount, Hampshire
Little Court, Hampshire ngs
Benington Lordship, Hertfordshire
Yew Tree Cottage, Kent ngs
Mere House, Kent ngs
Lytham Hall, Lancashire 
Bank Hall, Lancashire - Tel 01772 613334
Cobble Hey, Lancashire
Weeping Ash, Lancashire ngs
Chapel Street, Lincolnshire ngs
Garden House Saxby, Lincolnshire 
Easton Walled Gardens, Lincolnshire
Walsingham, Norfolk 
Howick Hall, Northumberland 
Evenley Wood, Northants 
Jericho, Northants ngs
Kelmarsh Hall, Northants
Hodsock Priory, Nottinghamshire
The Beeches, Nottinghamshire ngs
Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire
Dudmaston, Shropshire
Dawyck Botanic Gardens, Scotland 
Finlaystone, Scotland
Cambo Estate, Scotland
Mawley Hall, Shropshire - details awaited
East Lambrook Manor, Somerset 
Rock House Gardens, Somerset ngs
Snowdrop Valley, Exmoor, Somerset
Sugnall Hall, Staffordshire - details awaited
Gatton Park, Surrey
Pembury House, Sussex ngs
Belsay Hall, Tyne and Wear
Plas-yn-Rhiw, Wales 
Boscombe Village, Wiltshire ngs
Avon Cottage, Wiltshire ngs
Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Tel:  01225 782239
Heale Gardens, Wiltshire 
Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire  
Austwick Hall, Yorkshire ngs
Burton Agnes Hall, East Yorkshire

                Snowdrop Gardens Weekend 2012

Our suggested Snowdrops Weekend self arranged break in Cotswolds & Thames Valley staying
 in the historic Cotswold town of Cirencester. You can of course book a hotel anywhere in the 
area just see our hotels guide.
Select from our selected hotels in Cirencester click here .
Please check opening times before booking your hotel.

  • Saturday AM - Visit Welford Park, near Hungerford then drive to your chosen destination below
     ( approx 1 hour from Welford. )
  • Saturday PM Arrive at your hotel in Cirencester  - 
    Why not arrange a Theatre Trip in Bath or Cheltenham or just have a great dinner.
  • Sunday AM - Visit Painswick Rococo Garden, PM visit Colesbourne Park - Return to Hotel for dinner.
  • Monday AM - Why not take a walk in nearby Westonbirt Arboretum 3 miles from Tetbury followed by coffee or lunch either at the Arboretum or in Tetbury before returning home.

Look for 5-star quality hotels to independent hotels, B&B’s and guesthouses. We also list hotels at airports and destinations all over the world.  Before booking you can check genuine guest reviews. You can book on line and no deposit is required and we have some great deals.


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