Take a unique and luxurious
route along the plant-lovers’ trail, visiting the
paradise gardens scattered from the tip to the toe of
the West County. Unique Home Stays presents a
tantalising array of garden tours that include secret
gardens, horticultural gems, exquisite accommodation and
sumptuous cuisine.
Choose from:
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Informal garden visits staying at
your choice of unique home stays
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A formal, guided garden tour
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Informal garden tours and
aristocratic accommodation for small
groups
1. Informal garden visits
staying at your choice of unique home
stays:
Stay in unique country houses and
take a tour of some of the most beautiful gardens in the
West Country. From secluded valleys to enchanting
acreage of sub-tropical jungle, the gardens of Cornwall
are a spectacular profusion of colour in bloom. Through
the ages, plants from all over the world have found
their way back to the region and thrived in the mild,
maritime climate.
Explore paradise from the most
beautiful houses in the region and open the doors to a
handful of private plots hidden off the beaten gardens
trail. Your hosts will invite you into their exquisite
lodgings, treat you to intimate hospitality and welcome
you to wander in their paradise settings. From our
special selection of Unique Home Stays – luxurious,
private house accommodation in stunning locations – you
can indulge in the beauty of Cornwall’s gardens at your
leisure.
Explore the treasures of Bonython,
Bosahan and Poldowrian gardens, basing yourself at the
stunning Landewednack House (www.landewednack.uniquehomestays.com)
– a former rectory boasting dazzling sea views from its
location just a stone’s throw from the UK’s most
southerly point. Its private garden flaunts an array of
exotic trees and plants in a radiant, secluded plot that
could rival some of Cornwall’s most beautifully
manicured gardens. Here you can curl-up in the cradle of
the sub-tropical atmosphere and enjoy the heated
swimming pool, summerhouse, walled garden, water
features and secluded corners.
Make yourself at home in Drym
Farm (www.drymfarm.uniquehomestays.com),
Helston, a stylish 18th Century farmhouse
from where you can easily access the historical gardens
of St Michael’s Mount, that spiral from the foot of
their private island up to the walls of a grand
12th Century fortress.
If you want to visit the
mind-blowing domes of the Eden Project, choose to rest
your head in the charming Gardens Cottage (www.gardenscottage.uniquehomestays.com),
nestled in the secluded Luxulyan Valley just a mile
away. Or opt for the luxury of Anchorage House
(www.anchoragehouse.uniquehomestays.com),
extravagant lodgings, twice awarded Britain’s Best
B&B award by Les Routiers, for its huge beds, warm
hospitality and wood-panelled interior clad with
antiques and Persian carpets.
For an exclusive stay for two,
treat yourself to a four-poster bed in the exquisite
Elizabethan and gothic splendour of Prideaux
Place (www.prideaux.uniquehomestays.com),
Padstow. Savour extensive views over the Camel Estuary
and Bodmin Moor and explore beautiful gardens that were
refashioned the in the style of Capability Brown. As
well as an 80-tree lined avenue and woodland walks,
features include a classical temple, a grotto, a
stunning knot garden, and large areas are now rife with
camellias, magnolias, rhododendrons, field maples,
beech, oak and cherry trees.
From any of the Unique Home Stays
you will be accessible to a vast array of Cornwall’s
horticultural gems – whether you choose to explore The
Lost Gardens of Heligan, Glendurgan, Trebah, Trelissick,
Pencarrow or any of the range of over 70 gardens. We
also have a handful of unique houses in Devon, including
Kingston House (www.kingston.uniquehomestays.com),
Higher Beneknowle (www.beneknowle.uniquehomestays.com)
and Winsford Walled Garden (www.winsford.uniquehomestays.com) from
which to explore the gems of Rosemoor, Cotehele and
Abbey House and Gardens.
2: Unique Home Stays has teamed
up with The English Manner to create a formal, guided
garden tour of the West Country’s horticultural
gems:
You will
depart from London by private minibus, accompanied by
gardens expert Franki McCabe and Blue Badge Guide Laurie
Prideaux. En route to your luxury homestay accommodation
in the heart of historic Dartmoor, you will witness
thousands of roses and tulips erupting from the paradise
gardens of Abbey House, and take afternoon tea at a
medieval manor in Somerset.
On day two you will visit the world
famous gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society at
Rosemoor, and the magnificent 18th Century Palladian
House, Castle Hill, home of Lady Arran, and known as the
‘most beautiful house in Devon’. On subsequent days you
will visit the likes of the stunning gardens at Cotehele
estate and Hestercombe, and a rare plant nursery at
Curry Mallet.
Informal lectures, guided tours and
informative discussions throughout the trip will quench
your green-fingered passions and leave you brimming with
horticultural information. For those who may enjoy a
slightly longer stay, there is the opportunity to enjoy
a privately guided tour of some of the finest gardens
Cornwall has to offer.
3: Informal garden tours and
aristocratic accommodation for small groups
For small groups who fancy a taste
of aristocracy whilst visiting Devon’s Rosemoor and
Cotehele, we have two extraordinary properties boasting
their own stunning gardens. Stay in an exclusive
ancestral stately home featuring Capability Brown
designed parkland, a Victorian Conservatory and 18th
Century Orangery (http://chudleigh.uniquehomestays.com),
or an 18th Century Palladian Castle in north Devon, set
in rolling parkland with beautiful formal and woodland
gardens (http://barnstaple.uniquehomestays.com)
Private parties of between 10-18 people will be looked
after by a butler and private chef, as your gardens tour
allows you to indulge in the life of a true aristocrat.
For an informal and flexible garden
tour, or a glitzy, guided tour with all the trimmings,
Unique Home Stays offers the perfect way to see the
beautiful blooms of the West Country.
ENDS
1. Details of all of the Unique
Home Stays can be found on www.uniquehomestays.com.
Prices range from £40pp - £450pp per night.
2. Booking information for the
guided tour with UHS and The English
Manner: Unique Home Stays can organise
accommodation and informal visits to the West Country
gardens from March to October. Dates for guided
tours in 2006 are 30th April, 1st June and 23rd June
(for a minimum of 2 couples, single supplement on
request). Prices start from £1,750 for 3 days.
3. Aristocratic accommodation for
small groups costs from £350 pp per night inclusive of
all hospitality.
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