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In the May Edition of The Kettle

Thames Watermen Special Edition
City Bridges City Gates
To God & The Bridge
The London Christmas Cruise
Bawdy Bankside
With ideas to do with us or on your own

Ancient Oxfordshire

Ancient Oxfordshire

 

A super day in the ancient shires including visits to Dorchester Abbey, the beautiful village of Ewelme and Waterperry Gardens famous for their incredible herbaceous borders.

 

 

 

 

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An Artists Garden in Kent

An Artist's Garden in Kent

 

Includes Royal Tunbridge Wells and Marle Place.       

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Beth Chatto & the Ha'Penny Pier

Beth Chatto & The Ha’Penny Pier 

 

Exploring the beautiful Stour estuary where Essex meets Suffolk with a visit to the home garden of the twelve times Chelsea Gold Medal Winner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cotswolds Gold

Cotswold Gold

 

Explorer the beautiful countryside of the South Western Cotswolds and the Gloucestershire Golden Valleys with visits to Tetbury, Painswick and the Abbey House Gardens in Malmesbury, where tea and cake in the garden is included in the tour price.  

 

 

 

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Epping Forest

Epping Forest & Capel Manor Gardens

 

 

A day of forest glades & garden inspirations also includes a tour of Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Finest Water Garden in the World

The Finest Water Garden in the World

 

We combine a visit to this remarkable Longstock Water Garden, voted the finest water garden in the world, with a guided tour of the scenic Test Valley and an Abbey tour and free time for lunch in the handsome market town of Romsey.

 

 

 

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The Old Kent Coast

The Old Kent Coast

 

 

We visit Broadstairs and Deal, two survivors of a bygone agethe British seaside at its best. We also visit The Secret Gardens at ancient Sandwich – one of Monty Don’s top ten gardens

 

 

  

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Royal Landscape - Spring

The Royal Landscape - Spring

 

Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee this Spring by seeing the riotous colours of Kurume azaleas in the Valley Gardens Punch Bowl

 

 

 

 

 

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The Royal Landscape - Summer

The Royal Landscape - Summer

 

To Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee this summer we go inside the Savill Garden to enjoy astonishing ten-foot tall herbaceous boarders and the new Rose Garden

 

 

 

 

 

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Royal Landscape - Autumn

The Royal Landscape - Autumn

 

Celebrate the Diamond Jubilee this Autumn by visiting Windsor Castle when there are fewer tourists about and extra rooms are on show

 

 

 

 

 

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The Tarka Trail

The Tarka Trail

 

A North Devon day including Appledore, Bideford and RHS Rosemoor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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White Cliffs and Walmer Castle

White Cliffs and Walmer Castle

 

Enjoy exhilarating views from the White Cliffs of Dover without climbing any hills and visit Walmer – the prettiest of the Kent seaside castles – more like a little stately home and thankfully free of lots of steps! Plus start the day in style with morning coffee at The Grand Hotel at Folkestone looking out to sea (included in the tour fee) and drive through one of Kent’s beautiful hidden valleys.

 

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