Making a welcome return in 2022, join us a a trip to Wisley Gardens. Wisley is now a large and diverse garden covering 240 acres. In addition to numerous formal and informal decorative gardens, several glasshouses and an extensive arboretum, it includes small scale “model gardens” which are intended to show visitors what they can achieve in their own gardens, and a trials field where new cultivars are assessed.
The Bicentenary Glasshouse is major new feature which covers three quarters of an acre and overlooks a new lake built at the same time. It is divided into three main planting zones representing desert, tropical and temperate climates.
Expected return time 1700hrs
Approximate time at location 5hrs
Join us on our tour of the beautiful Cotswolds. We will be taking in some of the most beautiful parts of this stunning area known as the “capital” of the Cotswolds, Bourton-on-the-Water. There will be plenty of time to enjoy a relaxing lunch before we embark on our afternoon tour of some of the other wonderful villages in the area.
Expected return time 1900hrs
Approximate time at locations 4.5hours
Rochester Sweeps’ Festival is a celebration of the coming of spring, and as May Day was also the traditional holiday for chimney sweeps or Climbing Boys as they were officially known, the two aspects have combined to produce a unique event. Expect lots of music, merrymaking and morris dancing alongside a Jack in the Green fertility figure personified and of course plenty of sweeps. Dancing takes place in the High Street over the whole weekend, and the Castle Gardens have a funfair, real ale and marquees for musicians.
Expected return time: 17:45
Approximate time at location 5hrs
