This is our draft programme
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Lostwithiel u3a Garden Visit Programme 2023 – version 1 – 14/1/2023 |
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Date |
Garden to be visited |
Details of garden |
Details of visit |
Organiser |
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Friday 24 February 2023 |
The Garden House and Buckland Abbey
Buckland Monochoram near Tavistock |
10-acre garden with a romantic ruin as its centre. Run by Fortescue Garden Trust. Visit to see the snowdrops. The garden has been extended to include a meadow, a grove of acres and many other trees |
Admission £12 Tea rooms
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Pat Beasley |
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Thursday 23 March |
Caerhayes |
Spectacular Magnolias, Camellias and Rhododendrons. Structured walks arounds the garden giving views over the estate and grounds, the lake and out to sea. Some paths quite steep. |
Spring garden open 13 Feb to 11 June Guided tours available 13 March to 9 June Unguided garden tour £10 Castle tour £14 Combined £20 Magnolia Tea Room serves light lunches, cakes, tea and coffee. Beach café open daily, weather permitting. Car parking £7 all day/refund at garden entrance. Car parking booked online does not require ticket.
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Ben Purser |
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Thursday 13 April 2pm to 4pm |
Botallick
St Veep |
Private garden near St Veep Pat Bucknall and her daughter Jo have an exclusive collection of camelias, magnolias and rhododendrons. They exhibit at CGS and RHS and win many prizes, often beating exhibitors from well-known large gardens.
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£6 including tea/coffee and cake. Proceeds in aid of St Veep Church |
Annie Singer |
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Wedesday 3rd May pm |
Enys
Penryn |
The gardens at Enys offer a unique, tranquil and unspoilt experience, presenting a variety of peaceful garden vistas, It features a number of distinct but linked areas, each with its own individual character, flowing from one theme to another. Within the 30-acre gardens lie the open meadow known as Parc Lye where the spring show of bluebells is breath-taking |
Season runs from 1 April to 30 September Sundays and Mondays 10am to 5pm plus school holidays Adults £8/Seniors (65+) £6
Facilities: parking/WC |
Annie Singer |
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Sunday 4 June |
Lethytep
Lanreath |
Secluded haven for wildlife. 52 acres of meadow, lakes and ancient woodland transformed into habitats managed for wildlife. |
Independent Groups welcome (min 12 to max 25) £8 donation per person when booked as a group. Donations given to charity, usually Cancer Research Reasonably level access
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Carol Williams |
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Sunday 23 July |
Treglyn Gardens
St Austell |
Small family run garden and woodland in hart of picturesque Gover valley |
£5 entry Bookings can be taken for afternoons or evenings. Plenty of car parking Refreshments available
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Judy Dixon |
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Monday 14th August |
The Garden House and |
10-acre garden with a romantic ruin as its centre. Run by Fortescue Garden Trust. Visit to see the snowdrops. The garden has been extended to include a meadow, a grove of acres and many other trees |
Admission £12 Tea rooms
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Pat Beasley
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Wildside Nursery |
Flat 4-acre site created in harmony with nature |
Open 11am to 5pm (see note for dates) Admission £10 adults Pre-booked guided tours available No tearoom Narrow paths not accessible for wheelchairs No dogs
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Thursday 21st September |
Trenarth Gardens,
Constantine |
4 Acre Garden with emphasis on unusual plants, set around a 17th century farmhouse. Abundant wildlife with water and bog features. There is a plethora of common seasonal wildflowers merging the borders of the garden with the surrounding countryside. A circular walk leads from the garden to Trenarth Bridge on one of the creeks of the Helford River.
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In 2022 the garden was open in June for the NGS and Sept Cornwall wildlife Trust. Also open by prior appointment in aid of the NGS or Cornwall hospice Care.
Entrance £5 per person. Dogs on leads welcome. Normally some plants for sale Tea and refreshments available Tours can be arranged for group bookings. |
Annie Singer |
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October TBA |
Knighthayes Tiverton |
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Denise Freeman |
