10 Avon Carrow

About 10 Avon Carrow

Avon Carrow is a beautiful, large hunting lodge built in 1896 after the style of an Oxford College. It is now divided into 16 privately owned properties, two of which are opening their own gardens for Avon Dassett Open Gardens – No 10, and East Wing

No 10 is a 60 metre long garden on two levels, designed in 2002 by Romy Rawlings, the owner’s daughter. We enter from the bottom of the garden and pass through a series of rooms, defined by strong hedging. On entering we pass by a cut-leaf red elder and an informal planting of bushes, plants and trees. Other areas include a low parterre of vegetables, a herb area and soft fruit. As we approach nearer the house prominent red shrubs include a smoke tree and a Physocarpus.

We pass through a gap in yew hedging down steps into the area immediately to the rear of the house, which is a conversion from the original stable area. A lawn conveys a sense of space, confirmed by gentle planting which includes lady’s mantle. Roses grow against the wall, and in the corner is a small seating area with clematis providing a splash of colour on the fencing.
Well-placed bird feeders attract a good following, including spotted woodpeckers.
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Visits by arrangement March to September can inc a viewing of the exterior of the main house with a brief history. Depending on time of day, tea and cake, or wine and light refreshments by arrangement.