Imagine discovering a lost garden with
tunnels and underground grottoes buried under thousands of tons of
soil for over 50 years.
That’s what happened at Dewstow
gardens. Built around 1895 the gardens were buried just after ww11 and
rediscovered in 2000.
The gardens were created around the turn of the
century by "James Pulham & Sons" landscapers, Rock Builders and
Garden Designers.
The gardens had been buried around the 1940s and 50s and
after excavation, although some areas were in very poor condition,
other parts remained as good as the day the gardens were built.
Most of the repairs have now been completed during a massive
restoration operation which began in 2000.
The gardens contain many ponds
and rills but interestingly a labyrinth of underground grottoes,
tunnels and sunken ferneries.
The rock gardens are made up of a mixture of real stone and faced stone using various types of Pulhamite.
The site is approximately 7 acres and we hope to renovate as much as we possibly can and have landscaped
and replanted the gardens in the past 6 years.
The gardens are open to
pre-booked tours. Please go to latest updates for more information on
opening for visitors
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