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Chideock Manor

12 acres of formal and informal gardens. Bog garden beside stream and series of ponds. Yew hedges and mature trees. Lime and crab apple walks, herbaceous borders, colourful rose and clematis arches, fernery and nuttery. Walled vegetable garden and orchard. Woodland and lakeside walks. Fine views and much variety.

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Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor
Chideock Manor

About Chideock Manor

The garden around the regency house at Chideock has been totally restored and replanted since 1996, and is divided into four parts. In front of the house is a formal broad grass terrace decorated with box and a santolina parterre, with views of the lake and hills. Behind the 1880s Venetian-Byzantine style chapel, a spectacular stand of gunnera introduces the informal woodland and stream gardens. Zantedeschia flourish in the water and banks are awash with rhododendrons, and hydrangeas. The stream runs under a bridge to a newly dug pond, with some existing woodland thinned to create a pinetum. The Yew Walk, a feature of the original garden, leads to a young sequoiadendron giganteum and this is matched by a Lime Walk, planted in the last 20 years. On the other side of the house lies the old walled garden with lines of productive cider apples and formal box-hedged vegetable beds. Behind the house ,centred on a spectacular acer is an informal contemporary garden; perennials spill onto generous terraces, Magnolia sieboldiae frame a croquet lawn, a shaded place has become a Gothic fernery and roses flower in profusion.

Website:

https://www.chideockmanorgarden.co.uk

Chideock Manor features

Location details

Chideock Manor,
Bridport,
Dorset,
DT6 6LF

Directions to Chideock Manor
In centre of village turn N at church. The Manor is ¼m along this road on R.

Chideock Manor openings

You can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Home-made teas. Refreshments in aid of Marie Curie.
Admission Adult: £10.00
Child: Free
Opening times 14:00-17:00

You can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Home-made teas. Refreshments in aid of Marie Curie.
Admission Adult: £10.00
Child: Free
Opening times 14:00-17:00

You can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Home-made teas. Refreshments in aid of Marie Curie.
Admission Adult: £10.00
Child: Free
Opening times 14:00-17:00

You can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Home-made teas. Refreshments in aid of Marie Curie.
Admission Adult: £10.00
Child: Free
Opening times 14:00-17:00

Accessibility

  • Partial wheelchair access.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Yes, coaches are accepted at Chideock Manor. Please get in touch with the owners for details.

Yes, dogs are welcome at Chideock Manor. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Yes, one or more routes at Chideock Manor are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. Chideock Manor seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.