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Last updated on 03 February 09

Kirkley Hall Gardens

  2.3/5 (3 ratings)

Gardenvisit Editorial

A seventeenth century house and 9 acre garden, used as a college garden. It has terraces, a sunken garden, a walled garden and a range of demonstration beds.

Head Gardener's Comment

The gardens exceed 10 acres and include a large collection of unusual trees, shrubs, herbaceous and ornamental borders. The Victorian Walled Garden has something for everyone and contains a variety of mixed borders, fruit, vegetables and flowers for cutting.

Kirkley Hall offers guided tours of the beautiful gardens, during which experienced staff will be on hand to answer your questions and offer practical tips and advice.

The garden tours are available for groups (max 40)and can be tailored to meet your needs.

The gardens are also used by Northumberland College’s Horticulture students to enrich their learning experience.

Plants of Note

Among the gardens is also the National Fagus collection, an array of beeches, which is unique to Kirkley. The only other person who has such a collection is Prince Charles!

Address - Kirkley Hall, Ponteland, Northumberland, England, NE20 0AQ
Opening times - All year. Monday to Friday. Open 10am to 5pm (10 am to 3pm October to March).
Admission - Free
Website - Visit the Kirkley Hall Gardens website

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  • over 1 year ago Anonymous said

    very disappointing visit,food awful staff rude and on the whole not worth the drive there.A shame that more is not made of this historic building.You have been warned don,t bother.

    (1.0/5)
  • almost 2 years ago Anonymous said

    abolutley loved it and would recomend it to every one in the country !!!

    (5.0/5)
  • over 3 years ago Anonymous said

    I'm sorry to say this but I do find this garden very disappointing and am surprised this is on the website when there are much better gardens in Northumberland that are not included. I think it is because it is a teaching college and as such is managed not by a single person or couple with a vision but by staff and students.

    (1.0/5)

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