Mannington

The gardens around the medieval moated manor feature a wide variety of plants, trees and shrubs in different settings. Throughout the gardens there are many roses, especially classic varieties. In the Heritage and Modern Rose Gardens are roses in designs reflecting their date and origin. On the South Lawn is a classic temple and the Sensory Garden with water feature and plants selected for touch, sound and taste, scent and colour.

Wildflowers are everywhere but especially around the lakes and ruined church. Unusual trees and shrubs are featured throughout.

The varied habitats and over 40 years of countryside management mean that this area is home to a diverse selection of wildlife. Not only the more spectacular, such as the orchids or the owls, buzzards and otters but also bats, moths, fungi, lichens and tiny wildflowers.

The Roses
The renowned Heritage Rose Garden was created in the 1980s and has over 1,000 varieties of roses arranged in their date of origin. Along with the formal gardens there is also a wildflower meadow which has over 150 species of flora, with boardwalks and bird hides. You can also visit the ruins of Mannington church: believed to have Saxon origins, enlarged in the 13th century and abandoned by the start of the nineteenth when the 4th Earl created his folly garden. There are numerous native and foreign tree species. The gardens are mainly accessible by wheelchairs.

Visits to the gardens are free to Historic Houses members..