The Manor - Hemingford Grey
12th Century house and cottage-style gardens by the River Ouse.
4.7
from 156 Google reviews
About the garden
Opening times
GARDEN Every Day 11AM - 5PM (or dusk in winter) HOUSE By appointment only (tickets not available)
Useful details
Garden area
3.5 Acres
Dog walking
Yes - Dogs on leads. Please bring poo bags.
Cafe or restaurant
No cafe or restaurant on site
Family
Yes - Children of all ages.
Wheelchair access
Mostly inaccessible (some paths moderately flat and paved). Paths on lawn and gravel.
Shops
Yes - There is a plant shop.
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Google reviews
4.7
from 156 Google reviews
Toby robson
7 months ago
4
A great day out! A very interesting tour, which you'd love if you like History and very old houses. Was a bit expensive. The gardens were beautiful with loads of flowers.
Emma
a year ago
5
This is a magical place- particularly if you have read the book as a child. We were lucky to have glorious autumn sunshine. Wandering around the garden after putting our £5 in the honesty box was an absolute pleasure. So much still in flower. We weren't able to tour the house but that's something to save for another day.
Debbie Hall
5 months ago
5
A truly amazing place. Visit by appointment only, but well worth it. The manor is full of history and the gardens are fabulous.
Emily Qylafi
4 months ago
5
Visited yesterday, as I was in the area. Was really looking forward to seeing the gardens at the very least, as we had not booked onto the house tour. However, as another couple had made a mistake with their booking and not turned up, we were very kindly allowed a tour of the house! My sister and I were thrilled to bits! We were shown around by a lovely, and extremely knowledgeable local lady. The Manor has so much history, and it came to life with the knowledge and enthusiasm of our tour guide. Lucy Boston’s patchworks were out of this world, and if you’re familiar with the Green Knowe books, this place is simply magical. The gardens are beautiful, jam packed with an array of flowers, and lots of secret areas, with plenty of seating to sit back and enjoy. At the end of tour, we got to meet the owner, Diana, which was a treat. Thank you for such a wonderful day!
Christine Hocking
a year ago
5
Gardener, quilter, author and a woman so early to university (Oxford...her brothers were at Cambridge and didn't want her at 'their' university) that she was only allowed to attend lectures with no hope of acquiring a degree...Lucy Boston...and it is her beautiful garden, quilts and literary, artistic and social legacy that live on in the competent hands of her remarkble daughter-in-law...who will probably be the one to show you around the house. Another aspect of this refreshing experience is real contact with the 12th C origins of the manor house...it's there in plain sight...loads of it...as are examples of building alterations and 'renovations' over the centuries!! Our tour leader was appropriately scathing of some of the, "...dreadfully untidy work of the Elizabethan builders"...ours is not the only era that can mindlessly damage. The quilts are outstanding. Lovely to access the river through the garden gate...the stuff of dreams...but all enough to wake up even the most somnolent of visitors.