Tour Itineraries

All tours presented here offer a wide invitation to many private and great gardens, we would also be pleased to design a tailor made tour for any groups of four to six  with a discount available, please contact us with your requirements.

What's included?
En-suite accommodation,Dinner B&B
Pickup and return from accommodation
All admissions to gardens
Fully escorted throughout
Introduction on first night
Cream tea.
Transfers from local bus & rail stations.

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 Please Note, there is a single supplement levied by the Hotel of £30.00 p.p. per night.Please give us a ring for alternative accommodation if you wish.

            Programme for         Year 2008

Now Fully Booked

Tour A -             5 Nights                 £645.00,per person

Arrive Sunday April 20th tour starts Monday to Thursday, depart Friday morning April 25th.

We capure the beautilful start of spring visiting many private gardens bursting into life, great Camellias in the famous garden of the late Dr Jimmy Smart at Marwood Hill,  Docton Mill set in a stunning coastal valley Nr Hartland good show of spring bulbs,  also R.H.S. Rosemoor  our Wisley of the West.

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Tour B -             5 Nights                  £645.00 per person 

Arrive; Sunday May 11th  tour starts on Monday to Thursday,depart Friday 16th May.

A good tour to visit a blend of private and famous gardens for Azalea's, Rhododendrons, and spring flowers  We shall visit a plantsmans garden full of many rare and unusual plants set in its own mirco climate.

A three acre south facing garden lime tree avenue, small Japanese style garden rock pool, waterfall, rare trees and herbaceous plants.

Two acre plantsmans paradise set in lovely rural setting, unique iron and granite architectural features.

This is more of a flexible tour so we will visit small and large gardens at their best at this time of year.

 One space remaining

Tour C -  7 nights £903.00pp  or  4 nights £525.00pp   

Six day or Three day tour,(three day tour you may join us on the first three days).

Arrive; Sunday 1st June, tour starts Monday to Saturday, depart Sunday morning 8th June.

This tour is an introduction to private gardens through both Devon & Somerset, travel across the Exmoor National Park with its amazing scenery visiting a lovely garden set on the edge of the moor with some old fashion annuals, perennials enhanced with stream and waterfalls.

Visit the pictureque villages of Lynton & Lynmouth ,drive through the wooded Doone valley stopping at the little church at Oare where Lorna Doone met her destiny, then onto Porlock Bay with its breathtaking scenery to see a privately owned woodland garden.

Travel inland to other small private little gems of gardens taking time to meet the gardeners,we also take in some larger gardens RHS Rosemoor, Knighthayes Court,(now famous for its large walled in kitchen garden) Docton Mill , Marwood Hill.

A great relaxing and scenic tour with a variety of private and grand gardens plus nurseries. 

Tour D -             5 nights                £645.00  per person

Arrive; Sunday 20th,July  tour starts Monday to Thursday,depart Friday morning  25th July.

Visiting at this time of year for herbaceous borders at their best, with private gardens tucked away off the beaten track ,and the chance to meet their owners and to pick up some gardening tips .

Other great gardens for their National Collections, Marwood Hill for the Astilbe, Iris ensata, and Tulbaghia,
a plantswomans garden, for Rodgersia collection in a coastal setting, RHS Rosemoor with their amzing colourful borders.

A colourful tour and range of small and large gardens.

Two spaces available

Tour E        5 Nights            £645.00  per person

Arrive ; Sunday September 21st tour starts Monday to Thursday depart Friday morning 26th September.

A favourite tour with great gardens and magic unspoiled scenery.