Goathurst Gardens

About Goathurst Gardens

Old Orchard is ¼ acre garden planted to suit the cottage and boasts over 100 viticella clematis interplanted with a range of shrubs, herbaceous perennials, annuals and summer bulbs. The Lodge is a 1/3 acre garden surrounding a thatched cottage comprising flower borders packed with shrubs and perennials. Fruit and vegetable beds are also a feature. At Halswell House, we start at the formal and structured knot garden, laid out in front of the Elizabethan Manor House, with views out to the pre-Georgian parkland beyond. The Baroque-faced wing of the house is set within a classic Georgian pastoral idyll, overlooked by classical temples. While the Georgian pleasure gardens in Mill Wood, with its follies, bridges, and ponds set in a rolling valley, are filled with newly-planted trees. The walled Dovecote garden is a new garden planted out in 2023. The Temple of Pan is situated in a shallow coombe and made up of 4 acres of lawns, borders, woodland walks and a large pond. There are fine views of the surrounding countryside and distant views of the Bristol Channel Nand the Brecon Beacons. Please note there is limited parking at The Temple of Pan and the garden is steep in places.