THE GARDEN PATH Secret gardens and enviable vegetable patches at some of the UK’s most luxurious hotels

GARDEN ESCAPES

Some of the UK’s most glorious hotel gardens are yours to experience this September

HOTEL ENDSLEIGH, DEVON

Hotel Endsleigh (above) has a picturesque garden featuring a long border, rose walk, shell house and parterre alongside a wilder dell garden with streams, cascades and waterfalls. The garden occupies a ‘sequestered’ spot overlooking the River Tamar and surrounding woodland. Secret tunnels and the ruins of old buildings add to the sense of adventure and exotic tree specimens line the paths. Endsleigh has 17 champion trees as well as numerous mature trees from across the world. The garden is free to guests and is open to the public. Room rates start at £240 per night. hotelendsleigh.com

LE MANOIR AUX QUAT’SAISONS, OXFORDSHIRE

The gardens at Le Manoir (above left) are an integral part of the hotel’s culinary experience, supplying chef Raymond Blanc’s famous restaurant with ingredients. The two-acre kitchen garden produces over 90 types of vegetables and 70 herbs. In the mushroom valley, find edible fungi in an earthy ravine. Cross the oak bridge and find sanctuary at the Japanese Tea Garden. The wildflower meadow recaptures memories of Blanc’s childhood, and the orchard is home to 800 trees. Room rates start at £795 per night. belmond.com

CLIVEDEN HOUSE, BERKSHIRE

Nestled within 376 acres of National Trust parkland, Cliveden boasts a series of impressive gardens, woodlands and paddocks. When millionaire William Waldorf Astor bought the estate in 1893, he created the long garden to display his Italian sculptures, made an oriental water garden with pagoda and designed a giant maze. Garden activities include archery, axe throwing and clay shooting. Room rates start at £445 per night. clivedenhouse.co.uk L

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