Gresgarth Hall
Garden created by Lady Arabella Lennox-Boyd and winner of Historic Houses Garden of the Year: Judges' Choice Award 2020.
Caton, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 9NB
Facilities
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Cafe / restaurant
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Easily accessible without car
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Free parking
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Garden only
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Mostly wheelchair accessible
- Accessible toilets
A garden of 12 acres. The setting is in a valley cut of the surrounding fields over millennia by a tributary of the river Lune called Artle Beck.
The sound of water is ever-present. The terraces descend from the house to the lake, and are planted with roses, clementis and more tender plants in season, and the predominating pinks, purples and silver-whites compliment the rugged grey stone of the Gothic house.
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Gresgarth Hall Garden is open to visitors on specific Sundays throughout the year. Below is a detailed schedule of the opening days and times:
- February 11, 2023: Open from 11am to 3pm. Tickets are £12.50 per adult, including a mug of hot chocolate.
- March 12, 2023: Open from 11am to 3pm. Tickets are £12.50 per adult, including a mug of hot chocolate.
- April 9, 2023: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £12.00 per adult.
- May 14, 2023: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £12.00 per adult.
- June 11, 2023: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £12.00 per adult.
- July 9, 2023: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £12.00 per adult.
- August 13, 2023: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £12.00 per adult.
- September 10, 2023: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £12.00 per adult.
- October 8, 2023: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £12.00 per adult.
- November 12, 2023: Open from 11am to 3pm. Tickets are £12.50 per adult, including a mug of hot chocolate.
- February 9, 2025: Open from 11am to 3pm. Tickets are £15.50 per adult, including a mug of hot chocolate.
- March 9, 2025: Open from 11am to 3pm. Tickets are £15.50 per adult, including a mug of hot chocolate.
- April 13, 2025: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £15.00 per adult.
- May 11, 2025: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £15.00 per adult.
- June 8, 2025: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £15.00 per adult.
- July 13, 2025: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £15.00 per adult.
- August 10, 2025: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £15.00 per adult.
- September 14, 2025: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £15.00 per adult.
- October 12, 2025: Open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are £15.00 per adult.
- November 9, 2025: Open from 11am to 3pm. Tickets are £15.50 per adult, including a mug of hot chocolate.
Additional Information:
- Accompanied children under 16 enter for free.
- Dogs are not allowed in the garden, except for guide dogs.
- No food or drinks are allowed in the garden. Picnics are permitted only in the park.
- Most of the garden is wheelchair accessible.
- Refreshments are available for purchase from the Coffee Bug.
- Interesting trees and shrubs grown by Arabella Lennox-Boyd are available for sale.
Historic Houses members visit for free. Members do not need to book – they should just present their membership card on arrival.
£15.00 per adult – April to October, £15.50 per adult and includes a mug of hot chocolate – February, March and November
For more details, see the house’s own website.
- Accessible toilets
Getting here
Caton, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA2 9NB
4 miles east of Lancaster. From M6 junction 34 take A683 towards Kirkby Lonsdale, then turn right in Caton village, signed to Quernmore.
Gresgarth Hall & Gardens: In Pictures
A gallery tour around the gardens
Pebble mosaics by Maggie Howarth are set in the pavement of one small garden: the four family zodiacs are linked by the Milky Way, with an olive tree for the Italian-born Lady Arabella, a temple for architecture and meteorological elements.
The kitchen garden is a short walk away and contains an elaborate potager. The valley is planted on both sides with a collection of rare and interesting trees, some of them grown from seed collected in Japan.
There are new pathways on the south-west slope of the valley and a new river viewing deck on the house side. A Chinese-style bridge that crosses the fast running beck draws the visitors to see the sculptures, classical and modern, including a folly and tufa obelisk set amongst birch trees; a serpentine walk is nearby. There are colour-themed borders, a pleached lime walk and a circular lawn beside the lake.
An award winning garden
In 2020, Gresgarth Hall in Cumbria became the first historic garden to win the newly created Judge’s Choice Award in the annual Historic Houses Garden of the Year competition.
Meet Arabella
A garden built on love
In 1989 Arabella formed ‘Arabella Lennox-Boyd Landscape and Architectural Design’ where she heads a team of designers that have designed and developed the glorious gardens that you will see today.
Looking to visit Gresgarth Hall & Gardens?
Gresgarth Hall Gardens are open to the general public on the second Sunday of the month between February and November, with free entry offered to Historic Houses members.
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Other houses members can visit nearby
Browsholme Hall
Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 3DE
Levens Hall
Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0PD
Holker Hall & Gardens
Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7PL
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