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Country Houses, Parks & Gardens
Our distinguished country homes offer fascinating glimpses into exotic and often eccentric lives.
And as stunning backdrops to this architectural finery, we have gardens of all shapes and styles from rolling parkland and landscaped gardens to riotous herb collections and mysterious mazes.
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Explore and enjoy stately homes and gardens
The Alnwick Garden is the realisation of the Duchess of Northumberland’s vision for a garden of inspiration and delight for all. Its many attractions include a Poison Garden, the largest water feature of its kind in the UK and an acclaimed restaurant in one of the world’s largest treehouses.
A stroll around Belsay Hall and Gardens is like a stroll through the ages, with an imposing Greek Revival hall, ruined Jacobean mansion and 14th-century castle amidst a glowing 200-year-old gardens.
Marvellous gadgets and brilliant botanical gardens
You’ll find a house full of ingenious gadgets and one of Europe’s largest rock gardens at Cragside, Lord Armstrong’s Victorian residence.
And if you’re into exotic plants, step into The Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens and marvel at the unfurling leaves of the Screw Palm amongst the lush tropical planting.
