The Garden
Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa is approached by a magnificent mile long avenue of four hundred lime and beech trees planted in 1827. The gardens of the hotel spread over 5 acres and are set within an impressive estate of 500 acres of listed parkland.
Using classical design guidelines for a traditional formal garden, Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa is slowly rebuilding its gardens with careful planning to ensure they complement the Palladian style and architecture of the main house.
Of all the gardens, the Walled Garden, set next to the Rose Garden and The Spa, is the oldest dating back to the 1830's. The layout contains several 'rooms' all leading into one another and not immediately visible. Within the shelter of the stone walling lies a very traditional English garden with tall, sculpted Yew hedges and low Box hedging framing the herbaceous borders. Dominating the garden is the Dovecote, a listed building dating from the late 18th century.
The Rose Garden was planted in spring 1996. The symmetrical design is based around that of a French courtyard with espalier fruit trees laddering the old converted stable building walls and a small formal pool in its centre. Each border has been planted with old traditional roses grown partly for their exquisite scent; Gallica, Bourbon, and Portlands such as Boule de Neige, Jacques Cartiers and Charles de Mills.
The herb garden is influenced in design by the Victorian kitchen garden with Yew and Box hedging and planted with a variety of culinary herbs. Lavender is very evident throughout the garden schemes and there is an old, formal circular Lavender garden on the west lawn.
Between the The Spa and the courtyard lies a miniature tropical garden planted with Yuccas, Palms, Bamboo and other exotic vegetation around two formal pools.
For further information and reservations please call Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa
on 01225 742 777
For press information please contact Lucy Forsyth at Ann Scott Associates
on 020 7823 9988 or Lucy@annscott.co.uk
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