{"id":22808,"date":"2023-05-31T17:20:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T15:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2023-06-01T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:34:56","slug":"the-best-gardens-to-visit-for-culture","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/the-best-gardens-to-visit-for-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"The best gardens to visit for culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> We select some of our favourite gardens in which you can immerse yourself in cultural delights such as art, literature, science, politics and music <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Sorrel Everton\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 31 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Many of the UK\u2019s most famous gardens, although celebrated for their planting and garden design, have much more to offer in terms of cultural interest. <a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/garden-equipment\/gardening-books\/planting-oudolf-gardens-hauser-and-wirth-book-review\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">The Oudolf Field at Hauser &amp; Wirth<\/a>, for example is a draw to those who love considered design and art in all its forms, as the gallery poses as an inviting backdrop to the inspiring planting beyond. Literature and music are also covered, as are gardens tied-up in history as political or creative influences. Here is our list of gardens to visit for culture.<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <p><strong>You may also like<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/gardens\/25-of-the-best-english-gardens-to-visit\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">25 of the best English gardens to visit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/gardens\/gardens-to-visit\/25-gardens-visit-public-transport\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">25 gardens to visit with public transport<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/gardens\/gardens-to-visit\/places-to-visit-for-spectacular-snowdrops\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">Snowdrop gardens to visit for a spectacular display<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;highlight__image-container&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;highlight__image&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;img-container\" img-container--highlight-image=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2020\/01\/1330426-fc89db7.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=556,556&quot;\" srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2020\/01\/1330426-fc89db7.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=615,615\" https:=\"\" sizes=\"&quot;(min-width:\" calc=\"\" width=\"&quot;556&quot;\" height=\"&quot;556&quot;\" class=\"&quot;img-container__image\" img-fluid=\"\" wp-image-15095=\"\" alignnone=\"\" size-highlight_image=\"\" img-container__image=\"\" alt=\"&quot;Irises\" at=\"\" sissinghurst=\"\" castle=\"\" garden=\"\" kent=\"\" title=\"&quot;Irises\" data-source-name=\"&quot;\u00a9National\" trust=\"\" images=\"\" butler=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\">\u00a9National Trust Images\/Andrew Butler<\/figcaption><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/section><h2>Art &amp; literature<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hauser &amp; Wirth<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=404%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-5794\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2018\/08\/Learning-With-Experts-copy-31c9613.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;HAUSER\" wirth=\"\" somerset:=\"\" the=\"\" oudolf=\"\" field=\"\" durslade=\"\" farm=\"\" new=\"\" perennial=\"\" border=\"\" at=\"\" sunrise=\"\" by=\"\" piet=\"\" liatris=\"\" spicata=\"\" helenium=\"\" moerheim=\"\" beauty=\"\" title=\"&quot;Learning\" with=\"\" experts=\"\" copy=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> One of Piet Oudolf\u2019s stunning border combinations at Hauser &amp; Wirth in Somerset<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>International gallery owners <a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/gardens\/making-and-managing-prairies\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">Hauser &amp; Wirth<\/a> invited eminent Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf to create a garden in the field beyond their gallery. Oudolf\u2019s drift-planted, perennial meadow allows for a softness of planting that loosens the formality of the gallery. 2017\u2019s first major exhibition is Djordje Ozbolt\u2019s Brave New World, a collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures and landscape interventions.<br\/><strong>Address:<\/strong> Durslade Farm, Dropping Lane, Bruton, Somerset BA10 0NL.\u00a0Tel 01749 814060,\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.hauserwirthsomerset.com\/&quot;\">hauserwirthsomerset.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rousham<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C400,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C400,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C473,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C473,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C540,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C540,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C738,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C738,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C826,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C826,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C544,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C544,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C741,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C741,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-7946\" align=\"\" size-large=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-467113094-153fd02-e1547030956777.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=1024%2C1365&quot;\" width=\"&quot;1024&quot;\" height=\"&quot;1024&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Rousham\" house=\"\" and=\"\" garden=\"\" oxfordshire=\"\" uk=\"\" title=\"&quot;Orangery\" at=\"\" rousham=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> The orangery at Rousham with a rose garden enclosed by topiary hedges. Photo: Getty Images.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Created in the 18th century by William Kent,<a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/gardens\/why-is-rousham-englands-most-influential-garden\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\"> Rousham continues to influence designers<\/a> and visitors today with its classical narrative, structure, skilful sense of place, and clever use of light and shade to draw you on a journey through the garden. A lesson in masterful restraint. Read more about Rousham here.<br\/><strong>Address:<\/strong> Steeple Aston, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX25 4QU.\u00a0Tel 01869 347110,\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.rousham.org\/&quot;\">rousham.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Compton Verney<\/strong><br\/>\nArt gallery housed in a restored Georgian mansion and set within a \u2018Capability\u2019 Brown landscape. Brown\u2019s carefully managed viewpoints are used to display works of art and set up eye catchers. Designer <a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/gardens\/dan-pearson-juergen-teller-garden-studio\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">Dan Pearson<\/a> has created a parterre of native meadow plants, mown in a pattern based on William Morris designs.<br\/><strong>Address:<\/strong> Compton Verney,\u00a0Warwickshire CV35 9HZ.\u00a0Tel 01926 645500,\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.comptonverny.org.uk\/&quot;\">comptonverney.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dartington\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/02-0310_DartingtonHall-121_JasonIngram-c0bd66b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/02-0310_DartingtonHall-121_JasonIngram-c0bd66b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/02-0310_DartingtonHall-121_JasonIngram-c0bd66b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=407%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/02-0310_DartingtonHall-121_JasonIngram-c0bd66b.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/02-0310_DartingtonHall-121_JasonIngram-c0bd66b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-7947\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/02-0310_DartingtonHall-121_JasonIngram-c0bd66b.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;Photo:\" jason=\"\" ingram=\"\" title=\"&quot;Dartington\" hall=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Photo: Jason Ingram<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>\u00a9 Jason Ingram<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>In 1925 Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst opened the doors of Dartington Hall to artists, economists, horticulturists and social reformers who would stimulate new thinking. That ethos continues today with a programme of events, courses and festivals, much of it focused on the arts. Dartington\u2019s cultural brief is complemented by the gardens, which include tiered earthworks, swathes of bulbs, extensive borders and a Henry Moore sculpture.<br\/><strong>Address:<\/strong> Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL.\u00a0Tel 01803 847000,\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.dartington.org\/&quot;\">dartington.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Little Sparta<\/strong><br\/>\nScottish poet, philosopher, writer and artist Ian Hamilton Finley moved to Little Sparta in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh in 1967. A garden was developed over the years as Ian collaborated with stonemasons and letter cutters to create permanent \u2018poem objects\u2019, carefully placed so that language is made to inhabit the landscape.<br\/><strong>Address:<\/strong> Stonypath, Dunsyre ML11 8NG.\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.littlesparta.org.uk\/&quot;\">littlesparta.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Charleston<\/strong><br\/>\nThe country home and garden for artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, who created a bohemian retreat for themselves and their numerous Bloomsbury Group guests. The garden features mosaics, box hedging, gravel pathways, ponds and quirky sculpture, while the intense use of colour reflects the painting, textiles and decoration in the house. Together, the garden and house convey a sense of characterful creativity and prolific productivity.<br\/><strong>Address:<\/strong> Firle, Lewes, East Sussex BN8 6LL.\u00a0Tel 01323 811626,\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.charleston.org.uk\/&quot;\">charleston.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sissinghurst<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-932657596-d26b0ea.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C195,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-932657596-d26b0ea.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C195,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-932657596-d26b0ea.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C362,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-7942\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-932657596-d26b0ea.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C404&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;The\" elizabethan=\"\" tower=\"\" sissinghurst=\"\" castle=\"\" garden=\"\" designed=\"\" by=\"\" vita=\"\" sackville-west=\"\" and=\"\" harold=\"\" nicolson=\"\" kent=\"\" england=\"\" united=\"\" kingdom.=\"\" title=\"&quot;The\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> The Elizabethan tower at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Renowned as a writer and poet, Vita Sackville-West is also highly regarded for the garden she made at <a href=\"\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/plants\/15-roses-from-sissinghurst-castle\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">Sissinghurst Castle<\/a>. Created with her husband Harold Nicolson, the garden is considered the embodiment of British gardening tradition. The National Trust is completing a project to conserve all the books in Vita\u2019s writing room \u2013 including plant catalogues \u2013 giving us an insight into her vision for the garden.<br\/><strong>Address:<\/strong> Cranbrook, Kent TN17 2AB.\u00a0Tel 01580 710700,\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/&quot;\">nationaltrust.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hill Top Farm<\/strong><br\/>\nThe 17th-century Cumbrian farmhouse is a time-capsule of writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter\u2019s life. Potter bought the property in 1909 as an escape from London and the house and garden were to feature regularly in her stories and illustrations. Now owned by the National Trust.<br\/><strong>Address:<\/strong> Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0LF.\u00a0Tel 015394 36269,\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/&quot;\">nationaltrust.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Power &amp; Symbolism<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Plaz Metaxu<\/strong><br\/>\nHere is a contemporary garden that continues the 18th-century landscape garden tradition so ably demonstrated at Stowe. Owner Alasdair Forbes has been developing the 32-acre valley site near Tiverton in Devon since 1992 to include references to the music, art, poetry, classical myth and psychology that have inspired his intellectual life. Open by appointment only. Email\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;mailto:arroble@btinternet.com&quot;\">arroble@btinternet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Music<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Glyndebourne<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=553%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=553%2C369,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-7943\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-117582764-758ebdc.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;UNITED\" kingdom=\"\" july=\"\" opera-lovers=\"\" attend=\"\" annual=\"\" glyndebourne=\"\" opera=\"\" festival=\"\" and=\"\" picnic=\"\" in=\"\" the=\"\" grounds=\"\" east=\"\" sussex=\"\" uk=\"\" by=\"\" tim=\"\" graham=\"\" images=\"\" title=\"&quot;Glyndebourne\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Opera lovers picnic in the grounds during Glyndbourne\u2019s annual opera festival in July. Photo: Tim Graham\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Considered the definitive garden opera location, Glyndebourne is tucked beneath the Sussex Downs and offers a refined marriage of music, architecture and gardening. Herbaceous borders, a kitchen garden, lake and new rose garden all provide an intimate foreground to sweeping views of the Sussex countryside. Highlights for 2017 include the world premier of a new opera based on Hamlet.<br\/><strong>Address:<\/strong> Lewes, East Sussex BN8 5UU.\u00a0Tel 01273 815000,\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.glyndebourne.com\/&quot;\">glyndebourne.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Garsington Opera at Wormsley<\/strong><br\/>\nThe renowned opera season moved to\u00a0the Wormsley Estate in 2011, where performances are held in a pavilion set within the landscape of the Chiltern Hills. Pre performance, visitors can stroll the Opera Garden flower borders and 18th-century walled garden designed\u00a0by Penelope Hobhouse.<br\/><strong>Address:<\/strong> Wormsley Estate, Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire HP14 3YG.\u00a0Tel 01865 368201,\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.garsingtonopera.org\/&quot;\">garsingtonopera.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Sculpture<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-140653731-b613a02-e1651826400241.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C188,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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march=\"\" the=\"\" sun=\"\" shines=\"\" on=\"\" sculptures=\"\" in=\"\" garden=\"\" of=\"\" barbara=\"\" hepworth=\"\" museum=\"\" centre=\"\" st=\"\" cornwall=\"\" england.=\"\" with=\"\" only=\"\" a=\"\" few=\"\" months=\"\" to=\"\" go=\"\" until=\"\" opening=\"\" ceremony=\"\" london=\"\" olympic=\"\" games=\"\" britain=\"\" tourist=\"\" industry=\"\" and=\"\" attractions=\"\" are=\"\" hoping=\"\" benefit=\"\" from=\"\" influx=\"\" athletes=\"\" officials=\"\" visitors.=\"\" by=\"\" matt=\"\" cardy=\"\" images=\"\" title=\"&quot;Barbara\" gallery=\"\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Sculptures in the Barbara Hepworth Gallery in St.Ives in Cornwall. Matt Cardy\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>\u00a9 Getty <\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Tucked beyond the crowded streets of St Ives, Hepworth\u2019s compact workshop remains full of tools and unfinished pieces. Step through into the secluded garden where she displayed some of her favourite works. The intimacy of space and careful placement of sculptures ensure the garden\u2019s enduring appeal.<br\/><strong>Address:<\/strong> St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1AD.\u00a0Tel 01736 796226,\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/www.barbarahepworth.org.uk\/&quot;\">barbarahepworth.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yorkshire Sculpture Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-141293314-8d6e7fb.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/18\/2017\/01\/GettyImages-141293314-8d6e7fb.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source 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