Route: Scampston Walled Garden
Area: North Yorkshire
Date of walk: 13th July 2018
Walkers: Andrew and Gilly
Distance: 2.0 miles
Weather: Bright, some sunshine
Scampston Hall is home to two wonderful and completely different gardens – the unique contemporary Walled Garden designed by Piet Oudolf, which opened in 2005, and The Park, designed by Capability Brown in 1782. We first entered into the Walled Garden, which is set within the 18C walls of the original kitchen garden. Click here for more information about this stunning space
We spent an enjoyable couple of hours wandering around the various garden rooms, each of which has its own character. The planting, which has been much imitated, was looking superb
We then made our way to the parkland and set out on the Cascade Walk, which leads to various points of interest in the surrounding parkland. I’ve not included a maps page as a garden guide is handed out at the entrance which contains a plan and other information. The recent drought (it hasn’t rained here for around six weeks), meant that the parkland was bone dry and that water levels in the lakes were very low and as a result the water gardens weren’t looking at their best. Click here for a visit two years ago to see how beautiful this area can be in normal weather conditions
This didn’t spoil the visit in any way and we were pleased to have seen the Walled Garden at its stunning best
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The day before the walk, Lavender Hidcote in our garden
The next day, we enter the Walled Garden at Scampston Hall, set within the 18th century walls of the original kitchen garden
The old walls provide shelter and an attractive backdrop for the planting...
We enter the centre of the garden, here looking across the Perennial Meadow to the conservatory...
The Perennial Meadow, thriving in the present drought conditions...
Some close ups of the planting....
Pool in the Silent Garden
Drifts of grass in one of the other garden rooms....
The cut flower garden
We leave the Walled Garden and walk across to the parkland
View of Scampston Hall as we walk across the park, home to many ancient trees
Looking along the lake, which is dammed at this point
Beyond the dam, the water level is very low on account of an absence of rain for many weeks
The Palladian Bridge, currently undergoing restoration work
View across the parkland from Scampston Hall at the end of another visit to this wonderful place
