Ilmington Gardens

Ilmington is an ancient hillside Cotswold village 2m from the Fosse Way with 2 good pubs. Start at Ilmington Manor (next to the Red Lion Pub); wander the 3 acre gardens with fish pond and then walk to the upper green to see the Old Fox House gardens and on to Grump Cottage. Next go up Grump St to Ravenscroft’s large, sculpture filled, sloping vistas commanding the hilltop. Walk to nearby Frog Lane to view the garden of Frog Orchard. Then go on to the Bevingtons many-chambered cottage garden at the bottom of Valanders Lane, by the church and manor ponds, and finally visit the Dower House and Meadow View in Back Street.

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About Ilmington Gardens

In 1685 Dr Sam Derham of Oxford wrote a book ‘Ilmington Waters’ praising the pure chalybeate spring that flows from Ilmington Downs. Instead of developing into a spa, as it could well have done in the 18th century, Ilmington happily remains a very peaceful place centred on a Cotswold stone Norman church and Elizabethan Manor surrounded by clusters of houses and cottages dotted about the slopes of Ilmington Downs, the highest hill in Warwickshire and the northernmost hill in the Cotswolds. Many Saxon and Roman artefacts have been excavated in the village together with the remains of an Iron Age fort and a Roman villa nearby. The Medieval manor that once stood by the large village ponds was home to the de Montfort family for two centuries; now an oak grows in its place with Jacob sheep grazing in its shade. The village is laced with narrow stone walled walkways leading out to the surrounding hillside fields. There are two good public houses in the village.

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Location details

Ilmington Gardens,
Ilmington,
Warwickshire,
CV36 4LA

Directions to Ilmington Gardens
4m NW of Shipston-on-Stour off A3400. 3m NE of Chipping Campden.

Ilmington Gardens openings

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

Accessibility

No information available at this time, please get in touch with the owners for details.

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Are payment cards accepted at Ilmington Gardens?

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

Are coaches allowed at Ilmington Gardens?

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Ilmington Gardens at this time.

Is Ilmington Gardens a dog friendly garden?

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

Are there plants available for sale?

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Is there wheelchair access at Ilmington Gardens?

Sorry, Ilmington Gardens does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

Is this a wildlife garden?

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

Ilmington Gardens

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About Ilmington Gardens

Ilmington Gardens features

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Ilmington Gardens openings

Accessibility

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