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Orchard Cottage

The Orchards is a nature friendly cottage garden. The mixture of native wildflowers, cottage style planting, beneficial weeds, fruit bushes, shrubs and trees attract wildlife and insects. Visitors can go through a rose arch to a small orchard and onto a vegetable and fruit garden. Traditional and unusual produce are grown with an emphasis on eco-friendly methods and upcycling.

Owner Info

  • Chrissy and Steve Skinner
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage
Orchard Cottage

About Orchard Cottage

The Orchards has nature friendly cottage style areas at the front and rear of the house. The mixture of native wildflowers, cottage style planting, beneficial weeds, fruit bushes, shrubs and trees attract wildlife and insects.
A path leads from the rear garden through a rose arch to a small orchard. Behind the outbuildings there is a vegetable and fruit garden. Here, a mixture of traditional and more unusual types are grown with an emphasis on eco-friendly methods and upcycling, and there is also an example of a traditional Durham wall.

Orchard Cottage features

  • Cottage Garden
  • Dog friendly
  • Historical Garden
  • Newly Opened This Year
  • Vegetable Area
  • Wheelchair access
  • Wildlife Garden

Location details

Orchard Cottage,
Durham,
County Durham,
DH6 5NW

Directions to Orchard Cottage
All vehicle access via Bowburn - satnav may be misleading.

Orchard Cottage openings

A group opening is when a number of gardens open together on the same day.

Refreshments Home-made teas at The Stables - also picnics and WC. Refreshments in aid of local Mountain Rescue Team.
Admission Adult: £6.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:00-16:00

Accessibility

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

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

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Orchard Cottage at this time.

Yes, dogs are welcome at  Orchard Cottage. 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.

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Yes, one or more routes at Orchard Cottage are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. Orchard Cottage 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.