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).
Painswick Rococo Garden

Snowdrop Gardens - 2008 - take time to visit the rest of our popular guide.
28 February 2008 - We suggest you ring before visiting 

You can see great displays of snowdrops 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
Painswick Rococo Garden, Gloucestershire

Welford Park Snowdrops

Colesbourne Park, Gloucestershire 
Cerney House - 2009
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
Brandy Mount, Hampshire
Welford Park,  Berkshire 
Easton Walled Gardens, Lincolnshire
Hodsock Priory, Nottinghamshire

Painting by Edith Holden

Cambo Estate, Scotland
Finlaystone, Scotland
Gatton Park, Surrey
Hopton Hall, Derbyshire
Benington Lordship, Hertfordshire
East Lambrook Manor, Somerset 
Heale Gardens, Wiltshire 
Plas-yn-Rhiw, Wales 
Easton Lodge, Essex 
Rodmarton Manor, Gloucestershire
Walsingham, Norfolk 
Waterperry Gardens, Oxforshire
Rode Hall, Cheshire ( on their website click on snowdrops page )
Cobble Hey, Lancashire

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                                      Snowdrop Gardens Weekend 2008
Our suggested Snowdrops Weekend self arranged break in Cotswolds & Thames Valley staying in the historic Cotswold town of Cirencester. 

Select from our selected hotels in Cirencester click here . Please check opening times before booking your hotel.
bullet Saturday AM - Visit Welford Park, near Hungerford then drive to your chosen destination below ( approx 1 hour from Welford. )
bullet Saturday PM Arrive at your hotel in Cirencester  - 
Why not arrange a Theatre Trip in Bath or Cheltenham or just have a great dinner.
bullet Sunday AM - Visit Painswick Rococo Garden, PM visit Colesbourne Park - Return to Hotel for dinner.
bullet 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.
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