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The gardens around the medieval moated manor feature a wide variety of plants, trees and shrubs in different settings. Throughout the gardens are many roses, especially classic varieties.

The renowned Heritage Rose Garden was created in the 1980s and has over 1,000 varieties of roses arranged in their date of origin. Along with the formal gardens there is also a wildflower meadow which has over 150 species of flora, with boardwalks and bird hides. You can also visit the ruins of Mannington church: believed to have Saxon origins, enlarged in the 13th century and abandoned by the start of the nineteenth when the 4th Earl created his folly garden. There are numerous native and foreign tree species. The gardens mainly accessible by wheelchairs. Dogs on leads are welcome in the gardens.

A wide variety of habitats may be accessed by following an extensive network of way-marked public and permissive footpaths. These trails take you into ancient and coppice woodland, wet wildflower meadows, unimproved grassland, and green lanes and reveal many historic buildings. There is an arboretum of native trees only a short walk from the visitor centre.

Our walks and Car Park are open every day from 9am – dusk with a charge of £4.00 for parking. There is an Honesty Box by the Visitor’s Centre.