Description:Open for NGS since 1927. Spectacular formal woodland garden, Grade 1 listed, laid out 1720. Long rides lined with clipped beech hedges lead to temples, statues, lake and a green terraced theatre. Seasonal displays of snowdrops, daffodils, cowslips, irises, magnolias, rhododendrons, lilies. Wild flowers are encouraged. Birthplace and childhood home of the late Queen Mother. Though ephemeral plantings grow and decline the architecture of the garden remains unchanged
Open Garden combined with Open Farm Sunday 9 June

Disability information:Suitable for wheel chairs in part of the garden. Steep grass slopes in places

Further details:The spectacular garden at St Paul’s Walden Bury, Grade 1 listed, was laid out between 1720 and 1730, when the house was built. The same family has lived here since then. It was the birthplace and childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The formal woodland garden, covering about 60 acres, was much influenced by French tastes, and is one of the few surviving examples of gardens of this genre, based on a patte d’oie (goose foot) design. Long rides lined with clipped beech hedges lead to temples, statues, lake and ponds, and to a terraced outdoor theatre. The temple by the lake was designed by William Chambers. At the far end of the long ride opposite is another temple influenced by a design of Wyatt's.There are seasonal displays of snowdrops, daffodils, irises, magnolias, rhododendrons, woodland paeonies and lilies, shrub roses. Many of the rhododendron species from the Himalayas and SW China make an impressive sight in a good flowering year. Wild flowers are encouraged: banks of cowslips above the lake and bluebells in the woods make a beautiful show, and spotted orchids thrive. They are allowed to seed before the grass in which they grow is cut, so there is a natural look in some parts of the garden in early summer