Lower Bowden Manor

A 7 acre designer's garden with stunning views and where structure predominates. Specimen trees show contrasting bark and foliage. A marble ‘Pan’ plays to a pond with boulders and boulder shaped evergreens. Versailles planters with standard topiaries line a rill. A stumpery leads to the orchard’s carpet of daffodils and later a wave of white hydrangeas.

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Owner Info

Juliette & Robert Cox-Nicol
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07552 217872

About Lower Bowden Manor

The 7 acre garden at Lower Bowden Manor (LBM), in the Parish of Pangbourne, was created at the same time as the house in the early XXth century, which accounts for its mature setting of trees. After many years of neglect, it is being revived by Juliette Cox-Nicol, who exercised her landscaping skills in the Paris area prior to retiring at LBM in 2016. It lies on a plateau, sloping to views of the Thames valley and the Chilterns beyond. It is loosely divided into eight rooms.

Structure is privileged over flower borders, thus creating a garden for all seasons. Form, bark colour and leaf shape prevail among newly planted trees and shrubs such as varied birch and cornus. A rill, tightly enclosed in a pair of tall yew hedges, has been partly opened up to show alignments of painted Versailles planters containing standard gold-tinted topiaries.

At the bottom of the garden a pond was created, featuring boulders and boulder-like shrubs. The orchard with its venerable fruit-trees now includes a wave of white hydrangeas. A newcomer is the Folly, a neo-gothic designed conservatory. And a statue of Pan plays to a collection of cornus.

Teas with cake are £5 pre-bookable.

Lower Bowden Manor features

Location details

Lower Bowden Manor,
Pangbourne,
Berkshire,
RG8 8JL

Directions to Lower Bowden Manor
Directions provided on booking.

Lower Bowden Manor openings

Visit by Arrangement

from 9 January to 19 December

This garden opens for By Arrangement visits from 9 January to 19 December for groups of between 6 and 50.

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

Refreshments Tea with cake by prior request.

Admission Adult: £9.00
Child: Free

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Accessibility

Steps and gravel, but most areas accessible. Dogs welcome on leads.

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FAQs

Are payment cards accepted at Lower Bowden Manor?

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

Are coaches allowed at Lower Bowden Manor?

Yes, coaches are accepted at Lower Bowden Manor. Please get in touch with the owners for details.

Is Lower Bowden Manor a dog friendly garden?

Yes, dogs are welcome at Lower Bowden Manor. 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.

Are there plants available for sale?

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Is there wheelchair access at Lower Bowden Manor?

Yes, one or more routes at Lower Bowden Manor are accessible to wheelchair users.

Is this a wildlife garden?

Lower Bowden Manor is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.

Lower Bowden Manor

Owner Info

About Lower Bowden Manor

Lower Bowden Manor features

Location details

Lower Bowden Manor openings

Visit by Arrangement

Refreshments Tea with cake by prior request.

Admission Adult: £9.00 Child: Free

Accessibility

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Admission Adult: £9.00
Child: Free