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The Manor House, Sutton Courtenay

Oxfordshire,  OX14 4AD

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Refreshments:Home-made teas served in & outside beautiful listed barn in gardens overlooking Thames

Contact:Mr & Mrs Anthony Warne

Postcode:OX14 4AD

Location:4m S of Abingdon. 
Out of Abingdon on the A415. Turn off to Culham -Sutton Courtenay. From A34 going N come into Milton Village take last rd on R to Sutton Courtenay
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Description:Grade II listed gardens greatly influenced by two famous lady gardeners – Norah Lindsey who lived at the Manor House 1895 – 1940 and Brenda Colvin who remodelled the gardens which are regarded as her finest formal and wild divided gardens. Formal and kitchen gardens, river walks and woodlands. Please note: There are streams and a river in the garden - care required
Featured in Norah Lindsey, 'The Life and Art of a Garden Designer' by Allyson Hayward & Brenda Colvin; 'A Career in Landscape' by Trish Gibson

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