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The Walled Garden, Wormsley

The Walled Garden at Wormsley Estate is a 2 acre garden providing flowers, vegetables and tranquil contemplative space for the family. For many yrs the garden was neglected until Sir Paul Getty purchased the estate in the mid 1980s. In 1991 the garden was redesigned and has changed over the yrs, but remains true to the original brief.

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The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley
The Walled Garden, Wormsley

About The Walled Garden, Wormsley

The Walled Garden dates from the mid-1700s and was originally designed for the former owners of Wormsley, the Fane family, by Richard Woods, a contemporary of the famous Capability Brown. The garden was positioned a mile from the main house to take advantage of the two underground springs and the better source of natural light than surrounds Wormsley House. A carriageway from the house to the garden was planned but never materialised.

For many years the garden was neglected until Sir Paul Getty purchased the Estate in the mid-1980s and in time made the garden a priority project.

In 1991 the garden was redesigned. The wall itself was the only existing feature so the whole plot had to be excavated and remodelled. During the many years of neglect, the garden had succumbed to ash, sycamore, docks, thistles, bindweed and ground elder.

Over the years since the redesign, the layout of the garden has remained substantially the same, although we have just completed a project to re-site the pergola in the vegetable garden so that it sits symmetrically on the axis of the garden. Over the last few years, the garden has enjoyed many events, parties, opera visits and weddings.

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The Walled Garden, Wormsley features

Location details

The Walled Garden,
Wormsley,
High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire,
HP14 3YE

Directions to The Walled Garden, Wormsley
Leave M40 at J5. Turn towards Ibstone. Entrance to estate is ¼m on R. NB: 20mph speed limit on estate. Please do not drive on grass verges.

The Walled Garden, Wormsley openings

This garden has now completed its National Garden Scheme openings for this year.

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair access to grounds, but no WC facilities.
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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 Walled Garden, Wormsley 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 The Walled Garden, Wormsley are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. The Walled Garden, Wormsley 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.