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The Old Post Office - This surprisingly large garden, hidden behind the shopfront, leads you through a courtyard, a restful place to enjoy tea and cake, with its raised border and terraced corner bed, which then leads on to the main lawned area. This has a gravel path directing you down through a living Willow archway to ponds with a wooden bridge over the water. Further on from this section of the garden, it funnels down to the final area of vegetable and fruit beds with a wildlife patch at the very end of the garden.
Garden Open
Coffee Shop
Beckford Collective
Website
Old House - The Old House, dating back to the C16th century, has a garden at which is best described as “higgledy-piggledy”: the whole being bigger than might appear from street view. Entrance is via the large gated courtyard with the original pig pens and stable. There is a large and prolific Turkish fig tree in the corner. Entrance to the rear garden is via the old boot room. Here, two brick-paved areas are used for outdoor dining and entertaining. Beyond lies the kitchen garden with raised beds, leading to the rear garden proper, with lawn and Medlar tree surrounded by perennials. Picket fence and hedge separate the duck-pond and grazing area and a field gate opens into an orchard, replanted with apple, pear, plum and gages. The orchard and rear garden wrap around Windfall Cottage, which is run as a holiday let (please note that there will be guests in residence). A separate double-gated entrance from the street leads into the front garden, now remodelled in a Mediterranean style with mature Olive trees, fruit trees including a wall-trained pear, and underplanted into gravelled beds.
Garden Open
Classic Cars
Boxgrove House - Boxgrove House is set within the grounds of the 17th century Beckford Hall, on the site of a medieval priory. The garden has stunning views of the local church and the Hall. It backs onto an ancient avenue of box hedge, called the Monks’ Walk, which goes from Boxgrove House up to what was the 19th century chapel and can be viewed from the garden. Boxgrove House sits within a 360 degree garden set to lawn, surrounded by herbaceous perennials and shrubs, lots of container pots, plenty of seats for a quick rest, a tiny art studio and a listed yew tree, which is reputedly well over 100 years old.
Be sure to seek out the owners of Boxgrove and hear the fascinating history of the box hedge.
Garden Open
Adsett Cottage - Enter through the two stone pillars, past the old coach house. Through the gate in the brick wall you will find a hidden garden which once formed part of the walled garden of the large Victorian house now known as "The Grange" (but originally called “The Towers”) on the other side of the street. Subdivided in recent years when the neighbouring house was built, the result is a delightful private garden where interesting borders surround a large lawn and which provides a view to open countryside over the far wall. Perched on the ridge of the old outbuilding, a large and handsome terracotta owl surveys the scene and watches over the garden.
Leave by the other gate to take you straight to the next garden, Timbrills.
Garden Open
Baguettes and Cider
The Gables - There has been a building on the site of Beckford Hall for over a thousand years. The gardens of The Gables nestle directly beneath the original seven gabled house built in the Jacobean style by John Wakeman between 1600 and 1620, now surrounded by late Victorian improvements put in place by the Ashton-Case family between 1883 and 1887.
In 1936, Beckford Hall was acquired by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious congregation of Brothers and Priests. You will pass by seven Salesian graves as you walk along the drive leading to The Gables.
In 1975 Beckford Hall was acquired by developers and the Hall was divided into its current form of 5 separate dwellings.
The garden at The Gables was laid out by the current owner 25 years ago with the intention of creating a wildlife friendly cottage garden divided into “rooms”. We hope you like it.
Garden Open
Court House - Court House was originally the manorial court for Beckford and is immediately west of the church. The house, which is Grade 2 listed, dates from the 17th century and has a contemporary extension which was added in 2011.
The gardens of 1¼ acres comprise of a formal front garden with a fountain, an informal back garden, an orchard and a copse with a stream. The gardens had previously been badly neglected, and the current owners have spent over 10 years on a recovery programme. Open Village regulars will have noticed many changes since the garden was first opened in 2014 and this year will find a new courtyard “dining room” which we hope you like.
Garden Open
The Cot - A secluded cottage garden with lawn, surrounded by borders where old-fashioned roses and various clematis mingle with interesting herbaceous perennials and shrubs. Beyond the archway by the beech hedge there are various shrubs and shade-loving perennials in an informal and hidden setting.
Garden Open
Lake House - A one-acre parkland garden in a lakeside setting, home to mallards, moorhens and many other wetland species with a bog garden and surrounded by mature trees including alder, willow, silver birch and a London plane. Established shrub borders encompass the garden.
Garden Open
Stone Mason
The Stabling – The Stabling has 3 Gardens, the front garden which runs adjacent to the Beckford Nature Reserve is in the main lawn and drive with wild grass areas to the front and left side, the garden is left open for all wildlife to explore. Access to the kitchen garden is via the side path and through the big wooden gate; there are plotted plants and a small greenhouse frame in this area. Follow through under the archway and through the green gate, you will walk into the very private – and in some ways secret – garden; originally, the kitchen garden for Beckford Hall. The garden benefits from high walls that surround it: to one side Victorian red brick and to the other Cotswold stone. These walls are covered with beautiful climbing plants and fruit trees. Considerable work has gone into re-developing the house and garden and it now features a large patio area, a garden room, a large lawn, herbaceous borders and a wooden gazebo with seating.
Garden Open
Champagne Bar and Barbecue
Live Music
Village Green - We are not sure if it ever was a grassed area. Around 1910 there was a grassy area (much like it is now), but this was tarmac until about 20 years ago, when it was decided to re-plant the missing Oak Tree and return it to what some of the older residents can remember.
Beckford Nature Reserve - The Nature Reserve is accessible via Court Farm Lane or Ashton Road. Parking for the disabled is available at the Ashton Road entrance, but general parking should be at the Village Hall.
Carriage Rides - Use the carriage rides to reach Court Farm House, to save your legs and be able to enjoy the attractions available in the garden.
Free Parking - Free parking is available at the village hall. It is well signposted with marshals to direct you to your parking space. Please do not try to park in the village.
Vanilla House - A large garden with herbaceous borders, flowering shrubs (really good last week) ornamental and fruit trees, a small circular rose bed, bog garden, woody area, rockery and fish pond with very shy fish (those not taken by the heron).
The small wild meadow area underneath the Bramley, started two years ago, is struggling. It takes more work than when it was simply grass. A stream divides the garden into separate areas, which are accessed through a badly-behaved rose arch or over small bridges. In the fruit cage, raised beds contain salad plants, various vegetables, rhubarb and blueberries.
Garden Open
Vintage Radios
Mulberry House - Mulberry House features a peaceful garden of 2.5 acres with a stream-fed lake and a small woodland enclave. The grounds include mature trees with the namesake mulberry tree at the heart. The garden is home to bantam chickens, as well as geese and ducks, and a heron is occasionally seen visiting the lake.
Garden Open
Live Music
Carrant House - Carrant Brook House is set in what was once a thriving orchard and is bordered by the Carrant Brook. The rear garden still retains a collection of old English apple trees, such as Newton Wonder, Anne Elizabeth and Laxton Superb, as well as a variety of other fruit bearing trees. To the sides and front of the house are four flower beds planted to show something different each season; for example during the summer months a variety of perennials including delphiniums, fuchsia, peonies and rudbeckia fill the beds and in springtime the garden is full of daffodils, grape hyacinth, crocuses and bluebells.
Garden Open
Local Crafts
Court Farm House - Court Farmhouse sits within a plot of a little over one acre, comprising lawns, a vegetable garden and a small paddock, on the south-eastern edge of the Overbury Estate which occupies much of the southern side of Bredon Hill. Formerly the farmhouse serving the now disused adjacent dairy building and barn, the garden is largely laid to lawn and is very much a work in progress. Several fruit trees are dotted around the garden, which is dominated by a fine, tall robinia tree, known for its fragrant, pea-like flowers and feathery foliage that provides welcome shade on warm summer days.
Timbrills - Just the front garden of Timbrills is open. It is planted with ornamental trees including a Magnolia, Amelanchiers and Acers. Here you can find the Plant Stall and the Preserves Stall. This is your chance to pick up some bargain plants and some delicious home-made jams and chutneys. The house name derives from Robert Timbrill and his father, Rev. John Timbrill who was the vicar in Beckford for 67 years until his death in 1864. Robert owned a large part of Beckford in Victorian times and built "The Grange" in 1865 (on the other side of the street – he called it "The Towers") and a number of other houses and cottages in the Village. The walled kitchen garden, in which Timbrills was built in 2019, and the coach house and stables (now Adsett Cottage) served "The Towers".
Rose Villa - The front garden is open for you to buy delicious Bennets Local Ice Creams and where you can also pause foir a rest
Village Hall - The hall and its surrounding land enjoy a well appointed kitchen, a stage, an outdoor children’s play area, a committee/meeting room, and a large field which can host the biggest of events. There is an active and thriving Tennis Club with 4 hard courts and a very popular croquet club with 2 immaculate lawns.
Pickleball - If you would like to try your hand at Pickleball, we have 2 courts and all equipment available for children and adults to play. Courts will be open from 2pm until 4pm on both days. Entry via the croquet lawns or the children's playground. Soft flat shoes or trainers will be needed.
Croquet - During the open village one lawn will be dedicated to fun and games, while the second lawn will be reserved for demonstrations and for visitors to have a go at playing the game and perhaps learning the rules of croquet. Next to the club house is a small area where some croquet hoops have been placed for children to have a go - we will provide special mallets for the children.
Airstream Caravan - Admission programmes, wrist bands and Treasure Trail information
St John the Baptist Church - A flower display inside the church. Don't miss the scale model of the church in the nave, complete with opening roof and sounds.
While the bells are being rung, the tower is open to watch bellringing and view the bells.
The Beckford Inn - Why not have lunch here before you venture out to visit the gardens. The pub is open all day on both garden open days. Join the ‘Party At The Beckford’ after the closing service at the church - with live music.
The Eatery at Beckford Silk - Snacks, drinks and light lunches - open on Saturday only, 10am to 5pm.. Visit the website for more information....
Old House - The Old House, with references dating back to the C 16th, has a garden which, rather like the house Itself, is best described as “higgledy-piggledy” with a number of rooms or separated areas: the whole being bigger than might appear from street view. Entrance is via the courtyard (where once stood a thatched cow shed) which is now home to a 3-bay oak-framed garage, the original pig pens and stable. There is a large and prolific Turkish fig tree in the corner.
Double gates open from the street to the front garden through a trellis of scented roses and small lawned areas with shrubs and a wall-trained pear tree. The path leads to the front and kitchen doors and the barns and on to the rear garden. Here two brick-paved areas are secluded between barns and the neighbouring coach house and are used for outdoor dining and entertaining. Beyond lies the kitchen garden with raised beds, leading to the rear garden proper which is laid to lawn, surrounded by perennials and grasses. A Medlar tree sits In the lawn and a semi-circular purple beech hedge shelters the dining area.
A picket fence and hedge separates the duck-pond and grazing area and a field gate gives on to an orchard, replanted with apple, pear, plum and gages. The orchard and rear garden wrap around Windfall Cottage which we run as a holiday let (please note that there will be guests in residence)
In addition to all this, the owner’s classic cars will be on view in the courtyard.