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Dip-on-the-Hill

Approx an acre in a dip on a south facing hill based on a wide range of architectural/sculptural evergreen trees, shrubs and groundcover: pines; grove of Phillyrea latifolia; 'cloud pruned' hedges; palms; large bamboo; ferns; range of Kniphofia and Croscosmia.

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Dip-on-the-Hill
Dip-on-the-Hill
Dip-on-the-Hill
Dip-on-the-Hill
Dip-on-the-Hill
Dip-on-the-Hill
Dip-on-the-Hill
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Dip-on-the-Hill
Dip-on-the-Hill

About Dip-on-the-Hill

About one acre in a dip on a south facing hill based on a wide range of densely planted architectural/sculptural evergreen trees, shrubs and ground cover: pines; grove of Phillyrea latifolia; extensive ‘cloud pruned’ hedges of Lonicera nitida, box and Viburnum tinus; Maytenus boaria; Viburnum cinnamomifolium; 6 metre Phyllostachys vivax and other large bamboo; range of Mahonia; ferns; grove of Trachycarpus wagnerianus; range of Kniphofia ‘Prince Igor, and Crocosmia. Featured in Country Living (August 2015); The English Garden (Winter 2015/16); Homes and Gardens, August 2021. Winner Telegraph/Yorkshire Gold Tea ‘Britain’s Best Garden, 2018; Gardeners’ World, 11 March, 2022.

Dip-on-the-Hill features

Location details

Dip-on-the-Hill,
Newmarket,
Suffolk,
CB8 8TW

Directions to Dip-on-the-Hill
From Newmarket: 1m from junc of B1063 & B1085. From Bury St Edmunds follow signs for Hargrave. Parking at village hall. Follow yellow NGS sign at the end of the lane.

Dip-on-the-Hill openings

This garden has now completed its National Garden Scheme openings for this year.

Accessibility

  • No wheelchair access. No dogs.
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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 Dip-on-the-Hill 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, Dip-on-the-Hill does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

Dip-on-the-Hill is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.