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Durmast House

Designed by Gertrude Jekyll, Durmast has contrasting hot and cool colour borders, formal rose garden edged with lavender and a long herbaceous border. Many old trees, Victorian rockery and orchard with beautiful spring bulbs. Rare azaleas; Fama, Princeps and Gloria Mundi from Ghent.

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Durmast House
Durmast House
Durmast House
Durmast House
Durmast House
Durmast House
Durmast House
Durmast House
Durmast House
Durmast House
Durmast House
Durmast House

About Durmast House

Durmast House was originally built in 1840 and eventually acquired by Miss Nelly Baring, who engaged her cousin, Gertrude Jekyll, to redesign the Victorian garden in 1907. The present owners, Mr & Mrs Daubeney have obtained copies of the original Gertrude Jekyll plans from the University of California, Berkeley USA and they are now in the process of restoring the garden according to the original scheme. The formal rose garden has been planted with old roses such as Comte de Chambord (1860), Rose de Meaux (1829) and the beds edged with lavender. Herbaceous borders have been planted following Miss Jekyll’s plans. The Azalea border has rare old Ghent Azaleas, Princeps, Gloria Mundi and Fama as well as Narcissiflora and Ponticum. Adjoining borders have been planted near the Lutyens designed summer house with yellow tree lupins, Echinops Ritro, white broom, Cistus Cyprius and Lusitanicus, edged in Munstead lavenders, santolina and white dianthus. Rose bowers with rare French roses, Eleanor Berkeley, Psyche and Euphrosyne. The Jekyll designed Aster border has been replanted. A woodland walk leads to a Victorian wooden coach house. Group openings include a talk on the history and planting in the garden, a conducted tour and excellent home-made scones and cream teas and a plant sale. Featured on Gardeners’ World and Radio Solent interview.

Website:

https://www.durmasthouse.co.uk

Durmast House features

Location details

Durmast House,
Burley,
Hampshire,
BH24 4AT

Directions to Durmast House
Off Burley to Lyndhurst road, nr White Buck Hotel, C10 road.

Durmast House openings

Visit by Arrangement

This garden opens for By Arrangement visits from 31 March to August for groups of between 10 and 50.

Please contact the garden owner to discuss your requirements and arrange a date for a group or bespoke visit.

Admission Adult: £8.00
Child: Free

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair access on stone and gravel paths.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

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

Yes, dogs are welcome at Durmast House. 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.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Durmast House, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at Durmast House are accessible to wheelchair users.

Durmast House is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.