Gardens to Visit in Northumberland

This historic parkland contains a contemporary garden with topiary and hedging that includes yew 'clouds', shaped beech and hornbeam tunnels. Highlights include The Poison Garden, Bamboo Maze and the Serpent Garden, where a topiary holly serpent snakes its way through the plantings. Not to be missed are the Grand Cascade and one of the largest tree houses in the world.

Neo-classical hall surrounded by exquisite Grade 1 listed gardens. Highlights include a dramatic quarry garden packed with exotic plants and ferns, formal terraces and a winter garden. Creative plantings provide for all year interest and colour, so its worth making repeated visits. The ruins of a medieval castle can also be found in the grounds.

Wildflower garden created in a disused sandstone quarry, that makes good use of the natural setting to display a diverse range of plants. The varied topography, soil and micro-climates have been used to grow everything from marsh loving to drought tolerant species. Many of the specimens are clearly labeled. Holds the National Plant Collection of Centaurea.

Cragside is effectively two gardens. The first covers the formal Italianate gardens with its colourful bedding, rock gardens, ferneries and a fruit house. The second is the extensive parkland with its impressive rhododendron woods, hosting a large collection of champion conifers.

Take a tranquil walk through a haven of herbs, shrubs and trees planted for both health and medicinal uses. Each plant is carefully labeled indicating is type and usage. There is also a fragrant sensory garden and a chamomile lawn. On-site Physic shop and dispensary.

Fine 18th-c mansion set in 65 acres of lawns and terraces, with lovely views. The garden covers several hectares of parkland with woods and lakes. The historic walled garden is packed with informal plantings, plus a large conservatory of exotic and tender plants.