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Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock

4 acre wildlife friendly garden with views borrowed from open countryside. Mature native and specimen trees together with ornamental borders, rose garden and cottage gardens can all be explored from the large connecting lawns. Year-round interest: ponds, productive apple orchard, woodland, wildflower meadows, ancient horse chestnut. Seasonal floral interest from annual and perennial planting.

Owner Info

  • Ros Flook
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock

About Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock

There has been a garden here at Little Orchard since 1868, originally belonging to the Victorian vicarage next door. Over 150 years of planting has produced a garden with many structural and mature trees, both native and ornamental. Added to these are a wide range of colourful shrubs, perennials and bulbs. The year starts with masses of snowdrops and yellow aconites, with something in flower right through until December.
As current custodians of this land, we recognise the need to plant for biodiversity and sustainability. Climate change and extreme weather patterns are particularly challenging for the garden, and it will be interesting to see which plants are able to adapt and survive. We do not use any pesticides, and the abundance of bees, butterflies and other pollinators is a joy throughout the summer months.
Working with nature to achieve our aim inevitably means we cannot always have neat, manicured lawns and Chelsea perfect flower beds! Wildlife friendly features can be found throughout the garden, such as seed heads which are left to provide new plants and a welcome winter food source for birds. Long grass and log piles in the orchard provide shelter for insects, amphibians and small mammals, while the ponds are a breeding ground for amphibians, dragonflies, ducks and moorhens.
Each year brings new surprises, as we discover native plants and animals we hadn’t seen here previously. We are particularly proud to be the custodian of a very rare species of Earthstar Fungus.
With few set paths, visitors are free to wander around Little Orchard and enjoy new vistas blending into the undulating landscape of the surrounding open fields and woodlands.

Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock features

Location details

Little Orchard,
Kempley Dymock,
Kempley,
Dymock,
Gloucestershire,
GL18 2BU

Directions to Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock
From Ross M50, J3. L B4221, then R for Kempley. After 2½m, follow NGS signs for parking & garden. From Ledbury B4126, 5m turn R B4125, after120 metres turn L onto Kempley Rd for 2m, follow NGS signs.

Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock openings

For this open day you can book your tickets in advance. Click on the yellow button below to book or you can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Tea, coffee & cake.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: £0.00
Opening times 13:00-17:00

Accessibility

  • Limited disabled parking at house. Wheelchair access restricted to garden areas nearest the house, regret WC not wheelchair accessible.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock at this time.

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

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Yes, one or more routes at Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. Little Orchard, Kempley Dymock seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.