Good Gardens to Visit Nearby:

For gardens open under the National Gardens Scheme www.ngs.org.uk

Hanham Court, Hanham Abbots, east of Bristol www.hanhamcourt.co.uk

Ridleys Cheer, Mountain Bower, near us www.ridleyscheer.co.uk

Bolehyde Manor, Allington, near Chippenham, open for NGS and by appointment, email: amcairns@aol.com

Lacock Abbey, east of Bath www.nationaltrust.org

Lady Farm, south of Bristol www.ladyfarm.co.uk

Iford Manor, south of Bath www.ifordmanor.co.uk

Camers, Chipping Sodbury,

Goulters Mill, near Castle Combe, open for NGS

Castle Combe Village not a garden but a treat nonetheless

For good lectures and garden visits near Bath try Bath University Garden Club

For Bed and Breakfast Nearby - vaguely in order of distance

Laburnum Cottage, Monica Green, Cold Ashton, (01225) 891669 very close
Lynn Pike, (closest) Nimlet (01225) 891333
Old Swan Cottage, Pennsylvania (01225) 891419 www.old-swan-cottage.co.uk
Toghill Farm, Jackie Bishop (01225) 891261
Chestnut Farm, Ms Cadei, Tormarton, Badminton, GL9 1HS 01454 218563 www.chestnut-farm.co.uk
Noades House, Jane Hossack, Tormarton GL91JA 01454 218278,
...................email: jane.hossack@btinternet.com
Keitha Dinham, Abson, 01179 372381
The Coach House, Helga Venables, Upper Wraxall, 01225 891 026
Ridleys Cheer, Sue Young, Mountain Bower 01225 891 204, www.ridleyscheer.co.uk, good garden
Carolyn Madley, Biddestone,Tel. 01249 712831
Home Farm, Harts Lane Biddestone SN14 7DQ (01249) 714475
Fosse Farmhouse, Nettleton (01249) 782286, Fax: (01249) 783066,
................... email: caroncooper@compuserve.com, www.fossefarmhouse.8m.com
Goulters Mill, Nettleton (01249) 7892555 romantic lost valley, nice garden
The Garden House, Grittleton 01249 782507
In Bath: Anne Bulman (01225) 312644 (middle of Bath in 18thC house)
Grey Lodge, Jane Stickland (01225) 832069 (6 miles very nice house & garden)
......................email: greylodge@onebillnet.co.uk

Nettleton is very rural, Biddestone is a pretty stone village around duckpond.
Nimlet and Pennsylvania are on the main road, but very close. Cold Ashton close and pretty, more of a hamlet than a village

Good Pubs for Lunch

The Catherine Wheel, Marshfield