Coach Trip 2022
Coach Trip 2022 - 12th June 2022
Longstock Park Water Gardens and Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Our Coach Trip this year on Sunday 12th June took us to two very different gardens - the Longstock Park Water Gardens near Stockbridge, Hampshire and the world famous Sir Harold Hillier Garden near Romsey.
More information about the two gardens is at the bottom of the page, but first, let us enjoy the magnificient photographs from the day...
Longstock Park Water Garden
Sir Harold Hillier Garden
More about the Gardens
Longstock Park Water Gardens
The Longstock Park Water Garden covers around six acres and was originally created by the Beddington family during the early 1900s. The water garden became part of the Leckford Estate in 1942 (part of the John Lewis Partnership, and home of its founder, John Spedan Lewis since 1929) and since then has been nurtured and developed to become one of the finest water gardens.
More information on Longstock Park Water Gardens can be found on their Website. A Map of the Gardens is also available.
More information on the gardens and arboretum at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens can be seen on their Website. A Map of the Gardens is also available.
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
The renowned plantsman, Sir Harold Hillier established the gardens and arboretum in 1953 and the 180 acre site was left to the sole trusteeship of Hampshire County Council in 1977. It is now run as a charity under the remit of horticulture, conservation, education and recreation, but Sir Harold's aim to bring together the most comprehensive and unrivalled collection of trees, shrubs and hardy plants in the UK still remains.
