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Best of South West England

The 20 best gardens in South West England

Our curated top 20 gardens in South West England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 113 gardens see the full gardens index for South West England.

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    Lost Gardens of Heligan

    Lost Gardens of Heligan, gardens in South West England

    The Lost Gardens of Heligan (Cornish: Lowarth Helygen, meaning willow tree garden) are located near Mevagissey in Cornwall, England and are considered to be amongst the most popular in the UK. The gar

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    The Eden Project

    The North Bio-dome at the Eden Project, Cornwall - geograph.org.uk - 5726310

    Cornish biomes housing the world's largest covered rainforest.

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    Stourhead

    Wiltshire , Stourhead - Footpath - geograph.org.uk - 5957067

    Wiltshire's 18th-century classical landscape garden — the original Pantheon-and-lake idyll.

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    Mount Edgcumbe Country Park

    Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, gardens in South West England

    Mount Edgcumbe Country Park — country park in Maker-with-Rame, Cornwall, England, UK.

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    Tregrehan House

    Tregrehan House, gardens in South West England

    Tregrehan House — country house in St Blazey Gate, Cornwall, England, UK.

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    Hestercombe Gardens

    Hestercombe Gardens, gardens in South West England

    Hestercombe Gardens — Garden in West Monkton, Somerset, England, UK.

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    Tresco Abbey Gardens

    Tresco Abbey Gardens, gardens in South West England

    Tresco Abbey Gardens — garden in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, UK.

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    Trewithen House

    Trewithen House, gardens in South West England

    Trewithen House — Grade I listed country house in Probus, Cornwall, England, UK.

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    Axminster Heritage Centre

    Devon

    Axminster Heritage Centre, gardens in Devon

    Axminster Heritage Centre — industrial museum in United Kingdom.

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    Gnome Reserve

    Devon

    Gnome Reserve, gardens in Devon

    Gnome Reserve — Garden and tourist attraction in England.

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    Prideaux Place

    Prideaux Place, gardens in South West England

    Prideaux Place — Grade I listed historic house museum in Padstow, United Kingdom.

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    Penjerrick Garden

    Penjerrick Garden, gardens in South West England

    Penjerrick Garden — garden in Budock, Cornwall, England, UK.

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    Forde House

    Devon

    Riverside path near Teignbridge District Council offices - geograph.org.uk - 8119200

    Forde House — a garden in england-south-west, United Kingdom.

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    RHS Garden Rosemoor

    Devon

    RHS Garden Rosemoor, gardens in Devon

    RHS Garden Rosemoor — Public garden in Devon, England.

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    Holbrook Garden

    Devon

    Holbrook Garden, gardens in Devon

    Holbrook Garden — garden in United Kingdom.

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    Blake Museum

    Blake Museum, gardens in South West England

    Blake Museum — museum in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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    Antony House

    Antony House, gardens in South West England

    Antony House — Grade I listed historic house museum in Cornwall, England, UK.

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    Hartland Abbey

    Devon

    Hartland Abbey, abbeys & priories in Devon

    Hartland Abbey is a former abbey and current family home to the Stucley family. It is located in Hartland, Devon. The current owner is Sir Hugh George Copplestone Bampfylde Stucley, 6th Baronet.

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    The Old Deanery

    Harry Patch's Memorial by Wells Cathedral - geograph.org.uk - 4202141

    The Old Deanery — a garden in england-south-west, United Kingdom.

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    St Aldhelm's Well

    Is it a well or a spring^ - geograph.org.uk - 6589232

    St Aldhelm's Well — a garden in england-south-west, United Kingdom.

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