The restored gardens at Hill Close, Warwick, offer an extremely rare opportunity to visit sixteen hedged Victorian pleasure gardens, which capture the planting and personalities of their original owners. The plots are very varied and individual, as would have been the case more than a hundred years ago. Generally there is a mixture of flowers, …
Read MoreRare survivals of Victorian gardens once used by townsfolk living above their business to escape from the crowded town. Discover how owners came here after work or on Sundays to tend their plots or to relax.
Read MoreThis short film is an ideal introduction. Then to know more, do read on. Local people saved Hill Close Gardens from destruction. The massive clearance and restoration effort that followed has created a site of national importance. These gardens are the only surviving group of detached Victorian pleasure garden plots with public access in the …
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