Knowle Places has an incredibly beautiful nine-acre garden dating back over 60 years. The garden includes areas of mature rhododendron and magnolia woodland, a box parterre, rose garden, vegetable garden and a formal garden. The formal garden has been recently planted and was designed by Dan Combes.
Other ideas: Why not bring a picnic to have next to the windmill on the common (with benches available) and take in the amazing views, or alternatively eat in the near pub The Fox and Hounds in East Knowle, The Beckford Arms in Fonthill, Pythouse Kitchen Gardens restaurant or Compton Macrae delicatessen in Semley.
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.