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BROADLEAS HOUSE GARDENS & Duck Pond Barn open for NGS

August 1, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

A special opening – The garden is opening as a pop-up and as part of the
Radio 2 Big Bee Challenge on Sunday 1st August. Broadleas’ professional
beekeeper, Graham Davison, will be on hand – he has 8 hives in the garden and
visitors are welcome to ask questions as well as buy Broadleas Honey and honey
from the local area.
Devizes, SN10 5JQ. Mr & Mrs Cardiff, 07584 119362, robwaller76@gmail.com. 1m S
of Devizes. Turn L from Hartmoor Road onto Broadleas Park. Follow the road until
you reach grassed area on R with red brick wall, stone pillars, grey gates, cattle grid.
That is the entrance. Home-made teas
6 acre garden of hedges, perennial borders, walled rose garden, secret garden, bee
garden and orchard stuffed with good plants. Well stocked kitchen and herb
garden. Mature collection of specimen trees incl oaks, magnolia, handkerchief,
redwood, dogwood. Overlooked by the house and arranged above the valley
garden crowded with magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas, cornus,
hydrangeas etc. Wheelchair access to upper garden only, some gravel and narrow
specimen trees incl oaks, magnolia, handkerchief, redwood, dogwood. Wheelchair
access to upper garden only, some gravel and narrow.

 

Duck Pond Barn
Church Lane, Wingfield, Trowbridge, BA14 9LW. Janet & Marc Berlin,
01225 777764, janet@berlinfamily.co.uk.
On B3109 from Frome to Bradford on Avon,
turn opp Poplars PH into Church Lane. Duck
Pond Barn is at end of lane. Big field for
parking. Sun 27 June, Sun 1 Aug (10-6). Adm
£5, chd free. Visits also by arrangement May
to Aug.
Garden of 1.6 acres with large duck pond,
lawns, ericaceous beds, orchard, vegetable
garden, big greenhouse, spinney and wild
area of grass and trees with many wildflowers. Large dry stone wall topped
with flower beds with rose arbour. 3 ponds linked by a rill in flower garden and
large pergola in orchard. Set in farmland and mainly flat. Coach parties please
ring in advance for catering purposes.

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Date:
August 1, 2021
Time:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm