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Wayford Manor

Wayford,  Crewkerne,  Somerset, Bristol & South Gloucestershire,  TA18 8QG

Opening dates and times:Sun 14 Apr, Sun 19 May (2-5)

Admission:Adm £5, chd free

Facilities:

Refreshments:Light refreshments

Contact:n/a

Postcode:TA18 8QG

Location:3m SW of Crewkerne. 
Turning N off B3165 at Clapton; or S off A30 Chard to Crewkerne Rd
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Description:The mainly Elizabethan manor (not open) mentioned in C17 for its 'fair and pleasant' garden was redesigned by Harold Peto in 1902. Formal terraces with yew hedges and topiary have fine views over W Dorset. Steps down between spring-fed ponds past mature and new plantings of magnolia, rhododendron, maples, cornus and, in season, spring bulbs, cyclamen, giant echium. Primula candelabra, arum lily, gunnera around lower ponds

In the press:Featured in Somerset Country Gardener

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