Last updated on 01 January 12

Old Thatch Garden

4.0/5 (1 ratings)

Photograph © Old Thatch
Photograph © Old Thatch
Photograph © Old Thatch

Gardenvisit Editorial

A seventeenth century cottage with a 2 acre garden designed by Jacky Hawthorne. There is a cottage garden, water garden and rose walk.

Head Gardener's Comment

Recognised internationally as a garden of exceptional design and planting, awarded a star in "The Good Gardens Guide", featured in "The Most Amazing Gardens in England and Wales" and appeared on BBC Gardeners World.

Formal, contemporary and naturalistic, the gardens are alive with the sights and sounds of wildlife.

History

Dating back to the 17 century when the property was an inn, and the home of Enid Blyton in the 1920s and 30s

Plants of Note

Many unusual plants

Address - Old Thatch Gardens, Coldmoorholme Lane, Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England, SL8 5PS
Opening times - 2012 May 12th to end of August: Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays 2pm to 5:30pm.
Admission - 2012 adult £4.00 children (5 - 13 incl) £1 under 5 free
Website - Visit the Old Thatch Garden website

Local Hotels

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

The Bull (9km away)
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The Ethorpe Hotel (9km away)
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A Lakeside Town Farm B & B (17km away)
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The Wheatsheaf Hotel (20km away)
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The Royal Standard Guest House (21km away)
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Days Inn Hotel Oxford (27km away)
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The Casa Hotel Camberley - Frimley (28km away)
From £60.00 to £120.00
Ely Hotel (29km away)
From £29.00 to £84.00

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Nearby Garden Nurseries

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Yaffles (2km away)
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Penstemons by Colour (11km away)
The Plant Specialist (12km away)
Coblands Nurseries (12km away)
Jacques Amand International (22km away)
Henry Street Nursery (23km away)
Little Heath Farm (23km away)

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Recent Reviews

3 months ago Linda Laurance said
I have been visiting Old Thatch Garden frequently over the years and it never fails to delight me with its peace and beauty. There is always a warm welcome from Jacky and David Hawthorne, and they are endlessly patient with visitors' questions. The hedges block out the outside world and one can wander gently through a rose and clematis arbour, or sit by one of the ponds with its tinkling water feature, or, even on a wet day, relax outside the kitchen with a slice of delicious home made cake and a cup of tea or coffee looking at the varied colours of herbaceous and potted plants. It's a garden for reflection, for smiling at a witty display, for being amazed by the imagination of the designer, and being inspired to do more creative things with one's own garden.

(4.0/5)

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