Last updated on 09 October 08

Helmsley Walled Garden

4.0/5 (1 ratings)

Photograph © Helmsley Walled Garden
Photograph © Helmsley Walled Garden
Photograph © Helmsley Walled Garden

Gardenvisit Editorial

A 5 acre kitchen garden dating from 1758. It was abandoned during the 1970s and has been extensively restored since 1994. There are Victorian glasshouses, fruit trees, vines, a peony garden, dipping pond and over 250 varieties of clematis.

Head Gardener's Comment

Set against the backdrop of Helmsley Castle, the towering walls surround 5 acres of beautiful gardens with unusual varieties of flowers, vegetables, herbs and 70 varieties of Heritage apples. The restored Victorian glasshouses house a cafe set amidst award winning Victorian vines. Restored by volunteers, the garden is a charity which provides horticultural therapy in order to address the needs of the disadvantaged within the community. There is a plant nursery and a shop selling locally produced goods and garden artefacts.

History

The garden is 250 years old. Originally created in order to grow produce for the Castle and then Duncombe Park, including the exotica of the times. The garden was abandoned in the 1970s and lovingly restored by volunteers from 1994, led by Alison Ticehurst, a nurse whose vision was to help the disadvanted by providing horticultural therapy.

Plants of Note

Heriage apple collection

British Clematis Societies national collection

34 Victorian indoor vines

Modern outdoor vines

Peony garden

Address - Helmsley Walled Garden, Cleveland Way, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England, YO62 5AH
Opening times - April to October. Open 10:30am to 5pm daily. Open Mon-Fri for donations only Nov to March.
Admission - Adult £4.00 Concessions £3.00 Children free
Website - Visit the Helmsley Walled Garden website

Local Hotels

Hotels within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

Wainstones Hotel (23km away)
From £45.00 to £130.00
Church View B&B & Holiday Cottages (27km away)
From £35.00 to £145.00

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Gardens within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

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Castle Howard Garden (16km away)
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Sutton Park Garden (19km away)
The Walled Garden at Scampston (22km away)
(2.3/5)

Nearby Garden Nurseries

Garden Nurseries within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

Gilbey's Plants (15km away)
Fir Trees Pelargonium Nursery (24km away)
Drointon Nurseries (25km away)
Breezy Knees Nurseries (27km away)
Moor Monkton Nurseries (29km away)

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Reviews and Comments

Have you visited this garden?

over 1 year ago Landlord said
I've visited in Autumn. Good autumn herbaceous border. Large collection of top fruit. Reasonable standard of horticulture. Great cafe and friendly helpful staff.

(4.0/5)

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