Ascott

About Ascott

The 30 acre Gardens at Ascott depict Victorian gardening at its very best. It was originally laid out by Sir Harry Veitch and had been overlaid with designs and plantings by Arabella Lennox Boyd. The Gardens are noted for their collection of mature, specimen trees set in rolling lawns which give way to magnificent views across the Vale of Aylesbury.

The topiary includes an evergreen sundial with a yew gnomon and the inscription ‘Light and shade by turn but love always’ in golden yew. More topiary has been added to the Gardens in recent years in the form of the Planet Garden and new plantings of magnolias.

The fountain in the Dutch Garden is the focal point of the Garden and comprises two marble tiers surmounted by a bronze figure of Cupid. The Venus fountain forms the centrepoint of the Venus garden and depicts the birth of Venus or Aphrodite. Both fountains were designed by Thomas Waldo Story.

The Gardens at Ascott contain something to interest visitors throughout the year, from the massed display of daffodils in the spring, to the flowering of the magnolias, and the colour and spectacle of the bedding plants in the Dutch Garden. In addition, the Madeira Walk is filled with shades of blue and purple changing through the season and in the autumn, specimen trees create a magnificent display of colour as they change to their autumnal foliage.

The Pavilion Tearoom serves light lunches, cakes, snacks, and hot and cold drinks.

NT members are required to pay to enter the Gardens on NGS days. Ascott House is closed on NGS Days.

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