Lewis Cottage

About Lewis Cottage

At the bottom of a winding unmade Devon farm track lies Lewis Cottage. Buried in the glorious Mid Devon countryside, surrounded by four acres of wild, informal but beautiful gardens and woods, Lewis Cottage is a hidden gem of a garden, a wonderful combination of relaxed planting schemes & formal borders, with woodland areas dedicated to attracting wildlife. It’s winding walkways, woods & interesting selection of unusual trees & plants, make it a garden rich in variety.. Built in the 16th century by French Huguenot refugees, the current owners took over an established but overgrown one acre woodland garden that has expanded over the last 30 years to its current size. Working mostly on heavy clay, the garden displays a large range of plants that can be grown in these conditions in both sun and shade.
The garden featured on BBC Gardeners World in 2017 & West Country TV in 2015. Several editorials in Devon Life, an article in The RHS Garden magazine & Country Life & an extended feature in Country Living May 2019 as well as many appearances on Radio Devon. We are delighted to be included in the Yellow book once again and look forward to welcoming both new and regular visitors in 2024.

Spring camassia cricket pitch, rose garden, large natural dew pond, woodland walks, bog garden, hornbeam rondel, winter garden, hot and cool herbaceous borders, fruit and vegetable garden, outdoor poetry reading room and plant nursery selling plants mostly propagated from the garden.