Route: Newby Hall
Area: North Yorkshire
Date of walk: 19th August 2017
Walkers: Andrew
Distance: 2 miles
Weather: Mixed cloud and sun
I’ve visited Newby Hall and its award winning gardens many times over the years, and it’s one of my favourites. There are numerous attractions here for all ages. The house itself was closed today but that wasn’t the purpose of the visit – I was here to see the gardens
A garden plan is handed out at the entrance, but it’s hard to follow a particular route when there are so many areas which catch the eye, depending on the season. I first sought out the Autumn Garden, which was at its peak, and the display of dahlias in particular was a stunning sight
I then made a beeline for the double herbaceous border which at 172 metres is one of the longest in the country. The border has been overhauled in recent years and I’ve never seeing it looking so good. I could have walked up and down it all day
There are numerous gardens within the garden: to name a few, the Rose Garden, the Water Garden, the Rock Garden, the White Garden and my other personal favourite, Sylvia’s Garden, a place for quiet contemplation. I wandered around all of these in turn but the memory I took home with me was the riot of colour in the Autumn Garden and the herbaceous border. It was another wonderful visit to this special place
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On entering the gardens, I first made my way to the Autumn Garden, one of the highlights at this time of the year
Numerous species of dahlia were looking at their best...
A few close-ups...
I then made my way to the magnificent double herbaceous borders, here looking towards Newby Hall...
Statue in front of the hall
More photos of these wondrous borders...
The borders were completely overhauled in two phases between 2013 and 2015
The borders are a haven for butterflies - a comma
Peacock
Red Admiral
At the far end of the border lies the River Ure
I leave the herbaceous borders to wander around the rest of the garden
The Rock Garden
Sylvia's Garden...
A few more photos of my wanderings...
The Tropical Garden
And finally the stars of today's show - the dahlias...
