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Wolsey Farmhouse

A large country garden with recently created wildflower meadow and prairie garden. Discover an established walled garden with shrub borders and rose beds surrounded by box hedging. Explore an orchard, a pond planted with marginal plants for wildlife and a moat with two bridges. The pond and moat are unfenced - children take care.

Owner Info

  • Mrs Marion Anthony
Wolsey Farmhouse
Wolsey Farmhouse
Wolsey Farmhouse
Wolsey Farmhouse
Wolsey Farmhouse
Wolsey Farmhouse
Wolsey Farmhouse
Wolsey Farmhouse
Wolsey Farmhouse
Wolsey Farmhouse

About Wolsey Farmhouse

We have lived at Wolsey House Farm since 2008 and have slowly renovated some of the barns for holiday cottages and created the lawn areas around the buildings from the old farm yard. Not much has changed in the walled garden except for the box hedging around the rose borders and the planting of the beech hedge to separate this formal area from the orchard. Over the years we have looked after goats, sheep and hens for which we fenced the paddock. The hedges around the perimeter of the property were quite new when we moved here so we have cut them yearly and also selected some hedging plants to grow into trees and are currrently nurturing three Horse Chestnut trees found in the hedges.

Work to create the prairie garden started early in 2021 with a design by Sue Townsend; landscaping commenced in August 2021 and the first four borders planted in September 2021 – in a very hot and dry spell of weather. The second tranche of planting occurred in April 2022 after which the moat was nearly drained dry in order to water all the new plants during another hot and dry summer that year.

Sadly, the vegetable garden is a bit neglected as we are consumed by other work in the garden but we do try to grow a few good veggies each year.

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Wolsey Farmhouse features

Location details

Wolsey Farmhouse,
Saxmundham,
Suffolk,
IP17 3JF

Directions to Wolsey Farmhouse
In the village, turn into Strickland Manor Hill & continue to the fork in the road. Take the L fork and continue to Wolsey Farm House. What3words app: workroom.cattle.swanky.

Wolsey Farmhouse 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 Tea, coffee & cake.
Admission Adult: £6.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:00-16:00

Accessibility

  • The garden is generally level with areas of mown grass. There are some steps close to the house. The WC is not adapted for wheelchairs.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Wolsey Farmhouse at this time.

Yes, dogs are welcome at Wolsey Farmhouse. 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 Wolsey Farmhouse are accessible to wheelchair users.

Wolsey Farmhouse is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.