Properties with exceptional gardens

From the naked gardeners Garden of Eden in Wiltshire to a former medieval hospital with Grade II-listed gardens in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

Abbey House, Malmesbury, Wiltshire. A Grade I-listed Tudor house with a garden created by the famous couple dubbed the naked gardeners after they created their own Garden of Eden naked. The garden is open to the public. 14 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, kitchen, secondary kitchen, library, studio, 4.5 acres. 3.5m Savills 01285-653101. Denham Lodge, Buckland Monachorum, Devon. A remodelled, extended 19th-century property set in the River Tavy valley. The gardens have a series of terraces stocked with mature specimen trees descending to the river, with single-bank fishing rights. 5 beds, 2 baths, 2 receps, study, breakfast kitchen, conservatory, indoor pool, garage, 2 acres. 1.1m Jackson-Stops & Staff 01392-214222. Duck Hill, North Salem, New York, US. An 1830s house surrounded by gardens created by expert gardener Page Dickey, including herb gardens, a rose garden, pool, guest house and wildflower meadow. 4 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, kitchen, garage with flat above, greenhouse, 2.7 acres. 1.54m Houlihan Lawrence +1 914 610 6206. Latchetts, Danehill, West Sussex. A country house surrounded by grounds including eight acres of themed gardens that are part of the National Gardens Scheme. 6 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, kitchen, conservatory, garage with studio and 1-bed flat above, farm buildings, greenhouses, lake, 32 acres. 2.75m Savills 01444-446000. The Old Rectory, Dorsington, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire. A Grade II-listed, 18th-century house with 19th-century additions. The gardens include kitchen gardens framed by boxed hedges open to the public once a year as part of the National Gardens Scheme. 6 beds, 4 baths, 3 receps, study, tennis court, paddock, 3.5 acres. 1.35m Knight Frank 01789-297735. St Nicholas, Richmond, North Yorkshire. A Grade II-listed house originally founded as a hospital in 1172 with gardens that are Grade II-listed by English Heritage. 5 beds, dressing room, 5 baths, 3 receps, library, kitchen, vaulted cellars, 2-bed flat, 2-bed cottage, greenhouses, parkland, paddocks, woodland, 49 acres. 1.95m Knight Frank 01423-530088. Temperance Works, London SE11. A restored warehouse with a garden in excess of 6,000 square feet. The house has wood floors, floor-to-ceiling windows and glass roofs. 4 beds, 5 baths, 4 receps, guest house, parking. 4.25m Sothebys International Realty 020-7495 9580. Vine Cottage and Pear Tree Cottage, Owston, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. A pair of Grade II-listed restored houses in grounds that include a former coach house. Vine Cottage: 4 beds, 2 baths, 3 receps, kitchen. Pear Tree Cottage: 3 beds, 2 baths, kitchen, dining room with vaulted ceiling. 2.5 acres. 1m Carter Jonas 0113-203 1090.

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