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Last updated on 23 December 09

Coombe Country Park

  5.0/5 (1 ratings)
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Gardenvisit Editorial

A house (now a hotel), on the remains of a Cistercian Abbey, with park and garden. Lancelot Brown designed the parks landscape and lake whilst W A Nesfield designed the terrace garden. The lake and garden were restored by Paul Edwards, who wrote a book on English Garden Ornament. Work is currently underway to restore Brown's historic site lines and recreate the fantastic views of his serpentine lake. Coombe Country Park also has a fantastic wildflower meadow, which is open March to September every year.

History

The origins of the park date back over 750 years when Cistercian monks began buying land to build their abbey. Over the years the estate has changed many hands and the once wooden abbey has been converted into the stone structure you can see today.

The estate has historical links with the infamous gunpowder plot, royalty and even Britain's most famous landscape architect Capability Brown. The abbey is currently used as an exclusive hotel but provides a striking scenic background to the beautiful formal gardens and arboretum. You can find out more about the parks history by visiting the history room in the Visitor Centre.

Address - Brinklow Road, Binley, nr Coventry, Warwickshire, England, CV3 2AB
Opening times - All year, Daily, Open 7.30am to dusk
Admission - Entrance is free to the park. A pay and display car park is in operation.
Website - Visit the Coombe Country Park website

Designers and Influences

This garden has been designed and influenced by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, William Andrews Nesfield

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Recent Reviews

  • 10 months ago Anonymous said

    i think that coombe abbey is a great place Ive been going there since i was very tiny and i have lots of great memories of me, my family and our friends although i haven't been in the hotel that is something that i am looking forward to in the future. if there was a rating 10/10 then i would be more than happy to rate it 10 because it has car park space changing facilities parks for the children and when you get hungry there's always somewhere nearby that you can grab a snack or something to eat.

    (5.0/5)

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