Visit: Mapperton House
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at Mapperton House
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Caroline Montagu, Countess of Sandwich, has invited members of the Dorset Gardens Trust and their friends to be her guests at a special day at Mapperton House.
Mapperton is one of the most important and distinctive gardens in the country and winner of the 2020 Historic Houses Garden of the Year award.. Registered Grade II*, it is among a handful of the top gardens in the south west. Its gardens are famous for their romantic setting, their varied planting and their sense of tranquillity. Tucked into a steep north-south combe, the gardens descend from the very formal Italianate topiary gardens, pools, and Orangery to the north to an arboretum, beyond which the land unfolds in small, steep valleys and headlands down to the sea five miles away.
11am arrival and coffee
11.30am - 12.30pm guided walk around the gardens
12.30pm - 1.30pm Lunch (sandwiches, quiches, etc)
1.45pm - 2.30pm Talk by Caroline Montagu followed by questions
2.45pm tea/coffee/cake and disperse,
You may look around the gardens further if you wish
We are a conservation charity working to protect the county's many historic parks and gardens for future generations.
We work with garden owners and local and national bodies to highlight, protect and encourage the conservation and restoration of designed landscapes, ranging from stately homes to public parks, cottage gardens to cemeteries. Principally funded by over 500 members, we run visits, lectures and events where members can share their interest and knowledge in a sociable atmosphere.
Through its research and recording programme, the Trust undertakes and supports research on sites of historic interest, including sites that the Trust has rediscovered, as well as on other related topics. We share knowledge through our Journal and also seek to inspire the gardeners of the future through imaginative projects with schools.