Walton Hall Gardens

Head Gardener's Comment

Walton Hall Gardens attract an estimated 500,000 visitors per year including local visitors and dog walkers,families visiting for a day, horticultural enthusiasts (some seasonal for Rhododendron/Azalea shows in spring etc.), relaxation and those wishing to have exercise in fresh air, quietness and beautiful surroundings.Visitors including casual and organised groups are drawn to the children’s zoo (0.8 Ha with the Red Squirrel breeding programme), crazy golf and other outdoor games.

History

Walton Hall Gardens and Estate is a remnant of a much larger country estate, purchased in 1812 by the Greenall Family, famous for their brewing industry. The Hall itself was built in Elizabethan style during the 1830’s, and designed by Edmund Sharpe of Lancaster.

Plants of Note

Davidia involurata

Catalpa bignonioides (Indian bean tree)

Eucalyptus dalrympleana

Cedrus deodara

Brilliant show of Acer palmatum

Large mature native trees as individuals and small woodland groups

Renowned Azalea & Rhododendron displays

Blooming naturalised daffodil shows in the Sale paddock

The herbaceous boarders are a mass of Hosta’s, Anemone, Asphodeline, Dierama, Penstemon, Aconitum, Bergina, Heuchera, Anthemis, Cimcifuga, Tradescantia and many many more.

Yew & beech hedges are plenty, and there are formal and informal summer & spring beds.