Castor House Gardens
2024 The Garden is closed for the year.
History
- The C17 house was built for the Bishop of Peterborough. The specimen trees in the woodland and the cedars were planted c.1850.
- The main gardens were extensively redesigned in 2010.
Features
- Rose Garden planted with over 40 different varieties of roses, mainly ‘Roses of the year’ & ‘Gold Standard’ roses
- Spring fed stream garden with three interlinked ponds
- Potager together with greenhouse and tropical borders
- Cottage garden
- Peony and prunus walk
- Willow arbour and hydrangea 'Annabel' walk
- Stumpery
- Attractive C17 house (not open)
- Tea room seating 30
- 1 acre walled kitchen garden, now an orchard with 25 named apple varieties.
- Winter border
- 8 acres of woodland planted c1850, including pets' graveyard
- Wildlife pond
Last Updated 23/02/23