Chatsworth, with its 105 acre garden, is a magical landscape, beautiful in all seasons. It has evolved over more than 450 years resulting in five miles of walks past rare trees, a rose garden, kitchen garden, temples, sculptures, streams and ponds. Famous waterworks include the twenty four steps of the 300 year old Cascade.

Open: Daily from 11 March to 23 December, 11am to 6pm

Admission: Adult £10, child £6

Find out more: www.chatsworth.org

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The grounds at Belvoir Castle, built in 1799, have been lovingly restored in recent years with paths leading through magical woodland gardens. Set in a natural amphitheatre with fresh water springs, the gardens have been carefully planned to ensure plants bloom all summer.

Open: On selected dates from May to August. 11am to 5pm, check website for details

Admission: Adult £8, child £5

Find out more: www.belvoircastle.com

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Enjoy variety at Grimsthorpe from a formal lawn with topiary squares and ornamental pools, past colourful herbaceous borders to semi-wild woodland filled with spring bulbs. You can also visit the Head Gardener's own garden including his mini arboretum.

Open: April to September, Sunday to Thursday. 11am to 6pm

Admission: Adult £5, child £4

Find out more: www.grimsthorpe.co.uk

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Set in delightful rural Northamptonshire there is always plenty to enjoy in these award winning gardens, reputed to be the inspiration for Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park. Stroll past lily ponds, double herbaceous borders, pergolas and rose gardens while enjoying captivating views over the park with its 300 year old cedars.

Open: May to September, Thursdays 2pm to 5.30pm

Admission: Adult £5.50, child £3

Find out more: www.cottesbrooke.co.uk

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The gardens at this 12th-century Priory are comparatively new. Created in 1890 and updated in 1976, this is a garden for all seasons with a carpet of daffodils in spring, herbaceous borders a highlight of the summer months, wonderful autumn colour and dramatic topiary to be enjoyed in the snow.

Open: All year, Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 4pm

Admission: Adult £4, child free

Find out more: www.felleypriory.co.uk

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Guaranteed to inspire, Barnsdale is a fascinating place to visit at any time of year. With Britain’s largest collection of individually designed gardens it is teeming with great ideas. There are 39 gardens on this eight acre site ranging from a wild garden to a Japanese garden, cottage garden to winter border.

Open: Daily except Christmas. Times vary

Admission: Adult £6.50, child £2.50

Find out more: www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk

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This garden is set around a 16th-century Hall House. The planting style is best described as controlled exuberance with a definite emphasis on colour, form and scale.  There is much in the garden for the plant enthusiast and the garden is bursting with design ideas. The range of plants is very wide resulting in significant collections of clematis, salvias, phlox and roses.

Open: April to August, 12am to 5pm Fridays, Sundays and bank holidays

Admission: Adult £6, Child £1

Find out more: www.wollertonoldhallgarden.com

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This amazing Victorian garden was created by James Bateman for his collection of plants from around the world. A visit takes you on a global journey from Italy to the pyramids of Egypt, a Victorian vision of China and a re-creation of a Himalayan glen. The garden includes collections of rhododendrons, summer bedding displays, a stunning dahlia walk in late summer and the oldest surviving golden larch in Britain, brought from China in the 1850s.

Open: Times and days vary, check website

Admission: Adult £6.68, Child £3.36

Find out more: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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Coughton’s award-winning gardens are a sight to be seen and smelt, year round. Voted No.2 in the Independent’s Best Gardens to Visit, the gardens complement the Tudor house. There are a variety of rooms, both formal and informal, including an orchard, lime walk, walled garden and rose labyrinth.

Open: Times and days vary, check website

Admission: Adult £6.50, child £3.25

Find out more: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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This is a beautiful 30 acre Victorian garden surrounded by glorious countryside and boasting an enviable collection of worldwide plant treasures. April and May produce a vibrant display of daffodils and other bulbs, flowering trees and shrubs, followed by a wonderful display of roses in June and colourful herbaceous borders into September

Open: 21 March to 30 September, Wednesday to Sunday and bank holiday Mondays, 11am to 6pm

Admission: Adult £6, under 16 free

Find out more: www.spetchleygardens.co.uk

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