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The Old Vicarage

Glorious garden with mixed flowering borders and mature trees in gentle valley with fantastic views to Black Rocks. All-season interest. Acid loving plants such as camellias and rhododendrons are grown in pots in courtyard garden. Tender ferns and exotic plants grown in fernery. Beyond is the orchard, fruit garden, vegetable patch and greenhouse, the home of honey bees, doves and hens.

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The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage
The Old Vicarage

About The Old Vicarage

Mixed borders include interest from early spring to autumn with some unusual plants and plant combinations. Spring border under huge lime tree with snowdrops, pulmonaria, hellebores and ferns. Summer borders combining flowering shrubs, with roses and perennials. Banks planted for autumn colour including grasses, helenium, helianthus and eupatorium.
Courtyard garden spectacular in spring with rhododendrons and tulips in large pots, and lilies, bamboo and hostas in summer. To one side of the courtyard is the fernery where exotic plants and tender ferns are grown. Kitchen garden with soft fruit, orchard, vegetable garden and greenhouse. Various creatures live in the kitchen garden, a flock of white doves, three hens and a hive or two of honey bees.
Fantastic views overlooking the valley leading to Blackrocks.
Teas can be taken on the front terrace, the courtyard or the fernery if the weather is inclement.

The Old Vicarage features

Location details

The Old Vicarage,
Matlock,
Derbyshire,
DE4 4NH

Directions to The Old Vicarage
Travelling N on A6 from Derby turn L at Cromford, at top of hill turn R onto Porter Ln, at T-lights, turn R onto Main St. Park on Main St near DWT. Walk through churchyard. No parking at house.

The Old Vicarage 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 Home-made teas at the house.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:00-15:30

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 Home-made teas at the house.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:00-15:30

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 Home-made teas at the house.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:00-15:30

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 Home-made teas at the house.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:00-15:30

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 Home-made teas at the house.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:00-16:00

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 Home-made teas at the house.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:00-16:00

Visit by Arrangement

This garden opens for By Arrangement visits from March to 14 September for groups of between 5 and 20.

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

Refreshments Tea, coffee & cake.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: Free

Accessibility

  • Path through Churchyard ends in some steep steps leading onto the lane and into the garden gate. Once in the garden much can be seen from the terrace.
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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 The Old Vicarage at this time.

Yes, dogs are welcome at The Old Vicarage. 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.

Sorry, The Old Vicarage does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

The Old Vicarage is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.