Coughton Court has been shortlisted for the Historic Houses Garden of the Year competition
Coughton Court(Image: Coughton Court)
A gorgeous Tudor house only 50 minutes from Birmingham city centre is in the running for the prestigious Garden of the Year Award.
Coughton Court, located near Alcester, in Warwickshire, has been shortlisted in the Historic Houses competition.
Also shortlisted is Burghley House in Lincolnshire; Kelmarsh Hall in Northampton; Monteviot House on the Scottish Borders; Plas Cadnant in Anglesey; and Slemere House in East Yorkshire.
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For more than 600 years, Coughton Court has been home to the Throckmorton family.
The National Trust owned the property since 1946 but the Throckmortons still reside there, and manage the gardens they have created. The family took back ownership of the property this year.
Now visitors can see the formal gardens, rose gardens, herbaceous borders, pool gardens, bog gardens, fruit orchards, spring borders, bluebell woods and riverside walks.
Recent visitors to Coughton Court have described the gardens as ‘beautifully cared-for’ and ‘gorgeous’.
While others have described Coughton Court as ‘an absolute jewel on our doorstep’ on Tripadvisor.
Coughton Court’s gardens are open 10am to 4.30pm Wednesday through to Sunday.
The gardens at Coughton Court in Warwickshire(Image: Clive Nichols)
Entry costs £15.50 for adults, £14 for concessions and students, £6.50 for children aged five to 15, while under four’s go free. A family ticket for two adults and two children costs £40.
The public vote for Garden of the Year is open until the end of August, to allow visitors to make their choices through the Historic Houses’ website.
Ben Cowell, director general at Historic Houses, said: “Now that spring is finally here, we are thrilled to offer a truly exceptional shortlist for our annual Garden of the Year competition. Each of these six gardens is reflective of the horticultural excellence that can be seen across our member properties at Historic Houses.
“We look forward to seeing which emerges with the most votes by the end of a busy summer of garden tourism.”
Ursula Cholmeley, chair of the Historic Houses Gardens and Parklands Committee, added: “We are grateful to Historic House members for a strong list of entries this year and the shortlist features six small and large gardens all open to the public and all worth visiting before you cast your vote.
“There are two awards available to the gardens that entered this year including The Judges’ Choice Award that represents a lifetime’s work. Both awards acknowledge the dedication that owners and gardening teams put into making historic gardens some of the best in the world.”
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