Win a luxury gardens break in Surrey

By Molly Blair

Published: Monday, 13 June 2022 at 12:00 am

Win a luxury gardens break in Surrey*

The Talbot Hotel in Surrey is offering one Gardens Illustrated competition winner the chance to relax and unwind in style with a luxury two-night stay that also includes tickets to the RHS flagship gardens at Wisley.

Located in the picturesque village of Ripley in heart of Surrey, The Talbot Hotel is renowned as a coaching inn with a 500-year history. Dating back to 1453, the inn originally served the needs of Newark Priory. By the mid 18th-century, it had become a staging post and post office for the Royal Mail, and boasts Lord Nelson among its illustrious 18th-century guests. Today, it retains much of its historic character, alongside comfortable rooms and a restaurant.

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Arrival at the Talbot Inn, Ripley

It is also less than two miles from RHS Garden Wisley, making it the ideal base for exploring these extensive gardens, with their richly planted borders, luscious rose gardens and state-of-the-art glasshouse. Find out more at rhs.org.uk

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Jellicoe Canal and the Laboratory, RHS Wisley gardens

Competition prize includes*

  • Two-night stay for two people at The Talbot Inn in a Deluxe room
  • Full English breakfast each morning and dinner each evening in the hotel’s superb restaurant
  • One pair of tickets to RHS Garden Wisley.

Enter the competition by answering the question below

Closing date 11.59pm, 12 July 2022.

Terms and conditions apply*

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The four-poster bed, The Talbot Inn

Special Reader Offer**

All readers can enjoy an RHS Wisley Gardens Break at The Talbot, paying from £250 per couple for two nights’ accommodation, full English breakfast each morning, dinner on one evening and one pair of tickets to RHS Garden Wisley.

Said to be the inn where Lord Nelson’s love affair with Lady Hamilton blossomed in 1798, The Talbot boasts 43 en-suite bedrooms, each one offering a blend of traditional and contemporary facilities. Rooms, some with four-poster beds, offer solid-oak furniture complementing many original features of the 15th-century building.

Dining is a pleasure in the hotel’s restaurant, where timeless classics are served under the ornate copper roof and lighter snacks, tea, coffee and sandwiches can be enjoyed in the cosy bar or sunny terrace area.

The large car park at the rear of the hotel includes four electric charging stations.

For more details or to book, call 01483 225188, quoting Gardens Illustrated, or visit thetalbotripley.com

**Offer (based on two sharing a double/twin room) is valid until 23 December 2022, subject to availability.