Guy’s Cliffe Walled Garden Trust : Email: info@guyscliffewalledgarden.org.uk
The Walled Garden was originally part of the kitchen garden for Guy’s Cliffe House from at least the 1770s to the late 1940s. In recent years the garden had become totally overgrown & derelict. Clearance work on the site started in January 2014. Since then volunteers have contributed over 17,500 hours of work to bring the garden back to life.
The aim of the volunteer project is to restore the walls and glasshouses and return the site to a working Georgian/
Victorian kitchen garden for the enjoyment and educational benefit of the community, and to give an insight into how the garden supported an important country house. The garden is listed as a Grade II site by English Heritage on the Register of Parks & Gardens of Special Historic Interest.
This year from April to October we are open to the public from 10am to 3.30pm on every Wednesday, Friday & Sunday, as well as Bank Holidays in April, May & August. Then through November & December we shall be open Fridays and Sundays. Special Event Days in 2018, with catering, activities & information boards, will be:
Easter Monday 2nd April
Sunday 17th June
Saturday 21st July (National Garden Scheme day)
Sat & Sun 15th & 16th September (Heritage weekend)
Entry is free (except on the charity NGS Day 21 July when
there is a £3 charge for adults).
Donations are always very welcome to help keep the restoration project running.
If you are interested in
helping to restore the
garden, please come to
one of our volunteer days.
You can follow our progress and receive updates by
signing up to our email list.
Click on the link below:
The Walled Garden before restoration
work began in January 2014
The Walled Garden is behind Hintons
Nursery.
Access & parking via Hintons Nursery, Coventry Road,
Guy’s Cliffe,
Warwick CV34 5FJ
Visitor & Volunteer Dates 2018
10am-3.30pm
Visitors are welcome on all these dates when volunteers will be working in the garden.
From April to end of October:
Every Wednesday, Friday & Sunday
Plus Bank Holiday Mondays:
2 April, 7 May, 28 May, 27 August
Special Event days:
Easter Monday 2 April
Sunday 17 June
Saturday 21 July (NGS)
Sat & Sun 15 & 16 September (Heritage Weekend)
New volunteers are always welcome,
even if staying only for an hour or two.
* Tea & coffee are available for volunteers
but please bring your own lunch if you
are staying all day.
*Tools and gloves provided.
Latest News
We have experienced very bad flooding this winter. Half the garden became waterlogged, which has put our planting plans rather behind.
The Walled Garden is now showing signs of life, the bulbs are flowering and the fruit trees along the walls are coming into blossom.
Some of our visitors, however, rather enjoyed the floods.
The Walled Garden |
The Families at Guy's Cliffe |
The Gardeners |
Projects |
2014 Our First Year |
2015 Our Second Year |
2016 Picture Gallery |
Heritage Weekend 2016 pictures |
2017 Picture Gallery |