The
following gardens have significant topiary and each are given a score:
= Topiary in the U. K. Rating.
1 is lowest. 5 is highest.
Gardens with linked titles have more
information and photographs.
ABERDEENSHIRE
Crathes Castle, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, AB31
3QJ, Scotland, Massive Specimens, 4
Pitmedden Garden, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, AB41
0PD, Scotland, Parterres/Specimens, 3
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ANGLESEY
Plas Newyd, Llainfairpwyll, Anglesey, LL61
6DQ, Wales, Specimens, 1
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AYRSHIRE
Dean Castle, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, KA3
1XB,Scotland, Small Hedges, 1
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BEDFORDSHIRE
Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, MK43 0TP, Hornbeam
Maze, 2
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BERKSHIRE
Dorney Court, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6QP,
Hedges and Specimens, 2
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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Ascott, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire,
LU7 0PS, Specimens, 1
Cliveden, Taplow, Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire,
SL6 0JA, Parterre/Specimens, 3
Waddeson Manor, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire,
HP18 0JH, Parterre, 2
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Hidcote Manor, Gloucestershire
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Anglesey Abbey, Lode, Cambridgeshire, CB5 9EJ,
Yew Hedges, 1
Hemingford Grey Manor, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdon,
PE18 9BN, 4
Peckover House, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13
1JR, Specimens, 1
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CHESHIRE
Arley Hall, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6NA, Yew
Specimens and Buttresses, 4
Little Moreton Hall, Congleton,
Cheshire, CW12 4SD, Knot Garden, 2
Peover Hall, Over Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire,
WA16 9HN, Hedges and Specimens, 4
Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6QN,
Specimens 1
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CLEVELAND
Ormesby Hall, Near Middlesbrough, Cleveland,
TS7 9AS, Specimens, 1
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CLWYD
Bodrhyddan, Rhuddlan, Clwyd, LL18 5SB, Wales,
Specimens/Parterres, 3
Chirk Castle,
Chirk, Clwyd, LL14 5AF, Wales, Large Specimens, 3
Erdigg, Wrexham, Clwyd, LL13 0YT, Wales, Specimens,
1
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CORNWALL
Antony House, Torpoint, Cornwall, PL11 2QA,
Formal Garden, 3
Cothele, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6TA, Specimens,
1
Glendurgan Garden, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11
5JZ, Laurel Maze, 3
Lanhydrock, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 5AD, Fastigiate
Yews/Parterre, 3
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CUMBRIA
Dalemain, Near Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 0HB,
Knot Garden, 2
Holker Hall, Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands,
Cumbria, LA11 7PI, Yew Hedges, 1
Hulton-in-the-Forest, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11
9TH, Specimens in Walled Garden, 1
Levens Hall,
Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0PD, Most important Topiary garden in the United
Kingdom laid out in 1694, Many old Yew Specimens, 5
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DERBYSHIRE
Chatsworth House, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45
1PP, Stilt Hedges, Yew Hedges, Yew Specimens and large Yew Maze, 3
Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44
5QJ, Specimens, 1
Melbourne Hall, Melbourne, Derbyshire, DE73
1EN, Yew Tunnel Hedge, 2
Renishaw Hall, Sheffield, Derbyshire, S31 9WB,
Shaped Yew Hedges, 3
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Drummond Castle, Perthshire
DEVON
Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6EY,
Specimens, 1
Knightshayes,
Bolham, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 7RQ, Hedges, 5
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DORSET
Athelhampton, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7LG,
Yew Pyramids/Hedges, 4
Cranbourne Manor Garden, Wimborne, Dorset,
BH21 5PP, Yew Hedges, 4
Deans Court, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1EE, Yew
Specimens, 2
Hardy's Cottage, Higher Bockhampton, Dorchester,
Dorset, DT2 8QJ, 1
Mapperton House, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3NR,
Yew Avenue, 4
Parnham House, Beaminster, Dorset, DT8 3NA,
50 Yew Specimens, 4
Sherbourne Old Castle, Castleton, Sherbourne,
Dorset, DT9 3SA, Specimens, 3
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ESSEX
Saling Hall, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5DT, Box
Pyramids, 1
Warwick House, Easton Lodge, Little Easton,
Great Dunmow, Essex, CM6 2BB, Hedges, 2
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Barnsley House, Cirencester, Gloucestershire,
GL7 5EE, Knot Garden, 2
Bourton House,
Bourton-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire, GL59 9AE, Hedges/Specimens/Parterres,
4
Chastleton House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire,
GL56 0SU, Hedges, 1
Hidcote Manor,
Mickleton, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6LR, Hedged rooms/Box
and Yew specimens , 5
Kifstgate Court, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire,
GL55 6LW, Hedges, 2
Mill Dene, Blockley, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire,
GL56 9HU, Hedges, 1
Misarden Park Gardens, Stroud, Gloucestershire,
GL6 7JA, Hedges/Specimens, 4
Owlpen Manor, Uley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5BZ,
Hedges/Specimens, 2
Painswick Rococo Gardens, Painswick, Gloucestershire,
GL6 6TH, New Yew Maze, 2
Rodmarton Manor, Cirencester, Gloucestershire,
GL7 6PF, Hedges/Specimens, 3
Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire,
GL54 5JD, Hedges/Specimens, 3
Westbury Court Garden,
Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, GL14 1PD, Hedges/Specimens, 4
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GREATER MANCHESTER
Bramhall Hall, Bramhall, Stockport, Greater
Manchester, SK7 3NX, Hedges, 1
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GWYNEDD
Plas Brondanw, Llanfrothen, Penrhyndeudraeth,
Gwynedd, LL48 6SW, Large Yew Specimens. 4
Plas Yn Rhiw, Rhiw, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, LL53
8AB, Wales, Box Hedges, 1
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HAMPSHIRE
Bramdean House, Alresford, Hampshire, SO24
0JV, Small Box Specimens, 1
Hinton Ampner, Bramdean, Alresford, Hampshire
SO24 0LA, Hedges/Specimens, 3
Houghton Lodge, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20
6LQ, Knot garden, 2
Mottisfont Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0LP,
Specimen Trees, 3
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HERTFORDSHIRE
Chenies Manor, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire,
WD3 6ER, Specimens and Mazes, 3
Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9
5NQ, Parterre and Specimens, 3
Knebworth, Knebworth, Stevenage, Hertfordshire,
SG3 6PY, Maze, 2
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ISLE OF WIGHT
Osborn House, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32
6JY, Large Trees, 1
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KENT
Godinton House, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3BP, Yew
Hedge, 2
Hever Castle,
Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NG, Specimens and Maze, 5
Ightham Mote, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0NT, Hedges/Specimens,
3
Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0RP, Specimens,
1
Leeds Castle, Maidstone. Kent, ME17 1Pl, Herb
Garden/Maze, 4
Mount Ephraim, Faversham, Kent, ME13 9TX, Specimens,
2
Penshurst Place, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 8DG,
Yew Hedges, 2
Port Lympne Gardens, Lympne, Kent, CT21 4PD,
Massive Yew Hedges, 3
Sissinghurst Castle,
Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2AB, Yew Hedges, 1
Squerryes Court, Westerham, Kent, TN16 1SJ,
Parterre/Obelisks, 3
Stonacre, Otham, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8RS,
Obelisk, 2
Walmer Castle, Walmer, Deal, Kent, CT14 7IJ,
Obelisks, 3
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LANCASHIRE
Leighton Hall, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9ST,
Maze, 2
Rufford Old Hall, Rufford, Ormskirk, Lancashire,
L40 1SG, Small Specimens, 1
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LINCOLNSHIRE
Ayscoughfee Hall, Churchgate, Spalding, Lincolnshire,
PE11 2RA, Specimens, 1
Belton House, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32
2LS, Specimens, 1
Clipsham Hall, Bourne, Lincolnshire Yew Hedges,
3
Doddington Hall, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6
4RU, Specimens, 2
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LONDON
Chiswick House, London W4 2RP, Parterres, 3
Fenton House, Windmill Hill, Hampstead, London,
NW3 6RT, Hedges, 1
Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road,
London, SE1 7LB, Parterre/Specimens, 4
Syon Park, Brentford, London, TW8 8JF, Cones,
2
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MERSEYSIDE
Speke Hall, The Walk, Speke, Liverpool, Merseyside,
L24 1XD, Specimens, 1
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NORFOLK
Blickling Hall, Blickling, Norwich, Norfolk,
NR11 6NF, Specimens and Yew Hedges, 2
Houghton, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 6UE, Large
Specimens, 2
Oxburgh Hall, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9PS,
Specimens, 1
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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Canons Ashby,
Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 3SD, Specimens, 3
Coton Manor Garden, Guilsborough, NN6 8RQ,
Yew and Holly Hedges, 2
Cottesbrooke Hall, Cottesbrooke, Northamptonshire,
NN6 8PF, Yew Specimens, 1
Holdenby House, Holdenby, Northamptonshire,
NN6 8OJ, Yew Summerhouse, Box Specimens, 1
Lamport Hall, Northampton, Northamptonshire,
NN6 9HD, Box Trees, 1
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NORTHUMBERLAND
Chillingham Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland,
NE66 5NJ, Parterres, 3
Hereton House, Hartington, Cambo, Morpeth,
Northumberland, NE61 4BN, Small Topiary Garden, 3
Howick Hall, Northumberland, Yew Hedges, 1
Seaton Deleval Hall,
Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, NE26 4QR, Parterre and Hedges,
3
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OXFORDSHIRE
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20
1PX, Parterres, 2
Broughton Castle, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15
5EB, Box Fleur de Lys Parterre, 1
Kingston Bagpuize House, Abingdon, Oxfordshire,
OX13 5AX, Hedges, 1
Kingston Lisle Park, Wantage, Oxfordshire,
OX12 9QG, Fastigiate Specimens, 1
Sulgrave Manor, Sulgrave, Banbury, Oxfordshire,
OX17 2SD, Specimens, 3
Waterperry Gardens, Wheatley, Oxfordshire,
OX33 1JZ, Low Hedges, 2
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PERTHSHIRE
Drummond Castle,
Muthill, Crieff, Perthshire, PH5 2AA, Scotland, Specimens/Parterres,
4
Megginch Castle, Errol, Perthshire, PH2 7SW,
Scotland, 1,000 year old Yews/Specimens/Parterres, 3
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POWYS
Powis Castle and Garden, near Welshpool, Powys,
SY21 8RF, Wales, Enormous Clipped Yew Trees, 4
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RUTLAND
Clipsham
Yew Tree Avenue, Whitwell Road, Empingham, Oakham, Leicestershire,
LE15 8PX, Yew Specimens, 4
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SHROPSHIRE
Benthall Hall, Broseley, Shropshire, TF12 5RX,
Specimens, 1
Wenlock Priory, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TA3
6HS, Specimens, 2
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SOMERSET
Forde Abbey, Chard, Somerset, TA20 4LU, Specimens
and Yew Hedges, 1
Gatcombe Court, Flax Bourton, Somerset, BS48
3QT, Yew Specimens, 2
Lytes Carey Manor, Charlton Mackrell, Somerset,
TA11 7HU, Hedges, 2
Milton Lodge Gardens, Wells, Somerset, BA5
3AQ, Yew Hedges, 3
Montacute, Somerset, TA15 6XP, Specimens, 3
Tintinhull House,
Tintinhull, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 9PZ, Specimens, 1
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STAFFORDSHIRE
Alton Towers, Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DB,
Yew Avenue on terrace, 2
Biddulph Grange,
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST8 7SD, Specimens, 4
Shugborough, Milford, Stafford, Staffordshire,
ST17 0XB, Specimens, 1
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STRATHCLYDE
Greenbank, Clarkston, Glasgow, Strathclyde,
G76 8RB, Scotland, Small Parterres/Hedges, 1
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SUFFOLK
Helmingham Hall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14
6EF, Yew Hedges, 2
Melford Hall, Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk,C10
8AH, Specimens, 1
Somerleyton Hall, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR 32
5QQ, Yew Maze, 4
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SURREY
Ham House, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7RS, Specimens,
2
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton Court, Surrey,
KT8 9AU, Maze, 4
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SUSSEX
Brickwall House, Northiam, Rye, Sussex, TN31
6NL, Chess Garden, 3
Denmans Gardens, Fontwell, Arundel , Sussex,
BS18 0SU, Hedges, 2
Great Dixter,
Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, TN31 6PH, Yew Specimens/Hedges, 5
Nymans Garden, Handcross, Haywards Heath. Sussex,
RS17 6EB, Hedges, 3
Penns-in-the-Rocks, Groombridge, Tunbridge
Wells, East Sussex, TN3 9PA, Box Parterre, 1
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WARWICKSHIRE
Charlecote Park,
Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, CV35 9ER, Specimens, 1
Coughton Court,
Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 5JA, Specimens/Parterre, 3
Honington Hall, Shipston-upon-Stour, Warwickshire,
CV36 5AA, Hedges, 1
Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth, Warwickshire,
CV8 1NE, Parterre, 2
New Place,
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6QW,Yew Hedges, 4
Shakespeare Birthplace,
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6QW, Specimens/Parterre, 2
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Great DIxter, East Sussex
WEST MIDLANDS
Baddesley Clinton,
Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0DQ, Specimens, 2
Moseley Old Hall,
Fordhouses, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV10 7HY, Box Parterre, 4
Packwood House,
Lapworth, Solihull, West Midlands, B94 6AT, Massive Yews, 4
Wightwick Manor,
Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV6 8EE, Specimens, 1
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WILTSHIRE
Bowood House and Gardens, Calne, Wiltshire,
SN11 0LZ, Fastigiate Specimens, 1
The Courts, Holt, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14
6RR, Specimens, 2
Great Chalfield Manor, Melksham, Wiltshire,
SN2 8NJ, Specimens, 1
Hartham Park, Corsham, Wiltshire, SN13 0RP,
Specimens, 2
Heale Gardens, Middle Woodford, Wiltshire,
SP4 6NT, Yew Hedges, 1
Peto Garden, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA14
2BA, Specimens, 1
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WORCESTERSHIRE
Hanbury Hall,
Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 7EA, Parterre/Specimens, 3
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YORKSHIRE
Bramham Park, Wetherby, West, Yorkshire LS23
6ND, Beech Alley, 2
Broughton Hall, Skipton, West, Yorkshire BD23
3AE, Specimens, 1
Burton Agnes Hall, Driffield, Yorkshire, YO25
0ND, Yew Specimens, 2
Duncombe Park, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, YO6
5EB, Parterres, 1
Harewood House, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS17 9LQ,
Box Specimens, 1
Newby Hall, Ripon, North, Yorkshire HG4 5AE,
Yew Hedges, 2
Nunnington Hall, Nunnington, North, Yorkshire
YO62 5UY, Specimens, 1
Shibden Hall, Lister's Road, Halifax, West
Yorkshire, HX3 6XG, Specimens, 1
Sledmere House, Driffield, East Yorkshire,
YO25 3XG, New Knot Garden, 1
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