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Every month, Mrs Hudson along with her three children and Dinky the Irish Wolfhound investigate the best family and dog friendly heritage attractions that the UK has to offer.
Did you know that May 12th is World Topiary Day? Well, what better excuse do we need to head out and enjoy the British weather while looking at some artistically designed foliage? Here are a couple of the places you can enjoy World Topiary Day celebrations around the UK.
World Topiary Day was founded in 2021 at Levens Hall and Gardens in Cumbria, which is home to one of the world’s oldest collections of Topiary. Since then, gardens and stately homes around the UK have followed suit and are celebrating their own fabulously sculptured plants.
Penshurst Place and Gardens
Kent TN11 8DG
Assistance dogs only | other dogs restricted to parkland only | Accessible toilets | onsite restaurant/café.
Home to some of the oldest trees in the country, Penshurst is privately owned and has links to Henry VIII, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Winston Churchill. It is also a great option for anyone who wants to learn more about Elizabethan garden design.
Nymans (National Trust)
West Sussex RH17 6EB
Assistance dogs only | kiosk for refreshments | toilet | car parking | Accessible route maps | Changing Places facility | hearing induction loops.
Though managed by the National Trust, Nymans is a RHS partner, and this year, RHS Gardens and their partners are making a big deal of this year’s World Topiary Day.
Deene Park
Northamptonshire NN17 3EG
Assistance dogs only | parking | refreshments | toilets | baby changing facilities | accessible garden
The gardens here are only open on select days, with free entry for RHS and Historic Houses members. There are select open days in May, so get out there and enjoy the topiary.
Elton Hall
Cambridgeshire PE8 6SH
Assistance dogs only | accessible garden | baby changing facilities | parking | toilets | refreshments
Elton Hall always join in with the World Topiary Day and this year is no exception, in celebration of the day, they will be opening their Wilderness Garden for one afternoon only on 9th May – this garden is usually off limits to visitors, so don’t miss out! While you’re there, look out for Bertie the Dog!
We’ll certainly be looking to visit at least one of these gardens in May to enjoy the Topiary, though we’ll have to leave Dinky at home.
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