F L O R A Garden Tours take you to the finest gardens in Britain. As well as the famous gardens the tours visit lesser known but lovely ones, some rarely open to the public. The tour director and leader is Dr Barbara Sommerville, a biologist of international repute who has a deep interest in the history of gardening, landscape and architecture.
F L O R A Cotswold Tour
There are three places left for the four day Cotswold tour which runs from Wednesday 14th to Saturday 17th of May 2008 inclusively.
It is based at The Old Stocks Hotel in the delightful old town of Stow-on-the-Wold and we visit many classical gardens like Hidcote, Kiftsgate Court, Sezingcote and Waterperry as well as lesser known smaller but exquisite gardens like Bourton House.
Please e-mail FLORA as soon as possible if you are interested in joining us and we shall send you the full itinerary.
Scheduled Garden Tours
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The green giant may be met on the Spring in Spring in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall tour. The garden tours are limited to a maximum of twelve people and stay in comfortable and charming guest houses. There is a slide-talk each evening that sets the scene for the next day’s tour. The small group size allows flexibility to suit different tastes and the tours last from three to seven days, according to demand. Click on the section heading for tour dates.
We experienced the gardens and houses of the Cotswolds at all levels: the grand, the intimate and the fun’s fancy. This was all made possible by Barbara’s flexibility and wonderful connections with the locals from drivers to land owners.
– A.L. from Cambridge Massachusetts USA
Special Tours
In addition to the scheduled tours mentioned above F L O R A Garden Tours offers two special services:- Any of the scheduled tours may be run on other dates for groups
of seven or more people;
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Tours to other parts of the British Isles, or tours
centred on special interest themes can be arranged on
a tailor-made basis. Such tours can incorporate castles
and stately homes, as well as gardens: see, for example,
the North of England
(Gardens of Yorkshire and Northumberland).
Special interest themes include National Garden Shows in 2008, Garden Design and Garden History, Tours for Gardeners, Flower Arrangers and Artists, Mediaeval Architecture and English History and Prehistoric and Archaeological sites.
Please make your requests: F L O R A Garden Tours will be happy to oblige.
Your guidance was inspirational! Gardens, gardens, gardens is your motto. I loved the small cottage gardens and have wonderful visual memories!
– D.C. from Alaska USA on a special tour of Yorkshire and Cumbria
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For printed information, please contact
Dr B Sommerville
F L O R A Garden Tours
Hythe Cottage,
Ferry Road,
Oxborough,
Norfolk, PE33 9PT
United Kingdom
e-mail: enquiries@flora-garden-tours.co.uk
Tel: International +44 1366 328 946 (with answering machine outside office hours)
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