Gardens to Visit in Cambridgeshire

Grand part Medieval, part Tudor house with extensive gardens and parkland. Renowned for its massed displays of snowdrops in early spring. The gardens were created in the 1930s by Lord Fairhaven, with avenues of trees, carved sculptors, sweeping lawns and colourful borders. Some excellent mature trees. Rose garden and dahlia garden.

Over 40 acres (16 ha) of magnificent study gardens, founded in 1762 as part of the university department of botany. Diverse selection of native British trees, shrubs and perennials. Highlights include a tranquil water garden, native limestone rock garden and award-winning winter gardens. Glasshouses host a comprehensive collection of temperate and tropical plants from around the world.

Romantic Classical, part Gothic Hall, surrounded by 3800 acres of parkland. Beside the house are eight acres of lovely formal gardens, segmented by tall hedges. With splendid rose gardens, herbaceous borders and an arboretum. The Orangery Garden is a riot of colour in mid-summer with cypresses, olives, orange and lemon trees and many aromatic summer-flowering plants.

Have you ever wanted to buy up all your neighbours gardens and turn them into one great big back garden? This is exactly what the Peckover's did in the 18th-c. Their modest merchants house now backs on to a series of informal gardens, packed with a vast array of historic plants and many interesting specimen trees. All lovingly tended by the National Trust.

A horticultural gem set in the peaceful village of Hemingford Grey. Formal lawns and clipped topiary lead on to extensive informal herbaceous borders. Good collection of rambling roses and bearded irises. Nearby walks along the River Great Ouse.