Whalton Manor Gardens

About Whalton Manor Gardens

Parts of Whalton Manor date from the 17th Century, although the magnificent house and grounds you see today are the result of substantial alterations by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Gertude Jekyll in 1908. Around the central archway, Lutyens combined the medieval harshness of neighbouring Northumbrian castles with a delicate classicism more familiar in his southern works to create a single imaginative and fascinating country house. Three acres of beautiful walled garden spread about the house and contain a number of Lutyens’ architectural gems. Visitors can stroll across a vast stone courtyard and ascend the carefully designed circular stone staircase to enjoy the tranquillity and shade of the hexagonal pan-tiled summer house or the Italianate pavilion. The densely planted herbaceous borders, which flower from May until the end of September, will delight the garden enthusiast. The extensive walls and pergolas provide a backdrop for the borders which are festooned with many varieties of climbing roses, clematis and wisteria. The intense acid yellow of the stunning laburnum orchard is the highlight of the late spring and is followed by the wonderful 30m peony border coming into flower towards the end of June.
The gardens are currently managed to encourage its insect and bird populations and consequently have a zero herbicide, pesticide and artificial fertiliser policy.
Also open, not for NGS, on Wednesdays at 2pm, 13th April to 26th October, with proceeds going towards the upkeep of the garden. See website for further information about dates and times of opening. Tours and weddings can be arranged privately. Please contact [email protected].