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Butler's Cottage

There are some interesting plants in the front garden, such as the tree peony and Peace roses, while the back garden is laid to lawn with deep borders of peonies, hellebores, heucheras, acers, roses, and delphiniums. The rear section features a vegetable plot with six raised beds and a small greenhouse. Julie describes the garden as a work in progress, having only moved into the house in Aug 2025.

Owner Info

  • Mrs Julie Steele
Butler's Cottage
Butler's Cottage
Butler’s Cottage
Butler’s Cottage

About Butler's Cottage

Julie has inherited a beautiful cottage garden which she intends to develop in sympathy with the Edwardian cottage. She hopes to create a white garden in the central section and to develop an early 20th century style vegetable patch making use of the mature apple and pear trees. She is bringing 25 roses from her old garden in Oxford and hopes to blend them into the mature borders that run up either side of the lawn. This is a new project and Julie is happy to discuss her plans and ideas with garden visitors. The paved area close to the cottage kitchen will be filled with pots and troughs of herbs and brightly coloured flowers to make it cheerful and a scented corner to sit and enjoy the evening sun.

Butler's Cottage features

Location details

Butler's Cottage,
Main Street,
Northampton,
Northamptonshire,
NN6 8BU

Butler's Cottage openings

A group opening is when a number of gardens open together on the same day.

Refreshments Tea, coffee & cake at St Mary's Church. Refreshments in aid of St Mary's Church.
Admission Adult: £9.00
Child: £0.00
Opening times 13:00-17:00

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair access through the gate at the far end of the garden via the public footpath. Please note, the garden is sloped and uneven.
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FAQs

Payment is by cash only. Please get in touch with the owners for more details.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Butler's Cottage at this time.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Sorry, Butler's Cottage does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

Butler's Cottage is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.