Kentchurch Court and Llanover House

PGG visit to Kentchurch Court, Herefordshire and Llanover House, Monmouthshire

Kentchurch Court, Herefordshire

This is a 25 acre garden set in the Herefordshire country side and owned by the same family for almost 1000 years. It is currently run by Mrs Jan Lucas-Scudamore and the Head Gardener is Tristan Gregory. Some of you may be familiar with Tristan’s work as a garden critic on the Thinking Garden’s website.
There is a recently redeveloped walled garden, herbaceous borders, a vegetable garden, orchards, rhododendron wood and a deer park.

Visit www.kentchurchcourt.co.uk for more information and pictures.

LLanover House, Monmouthshire

This is a 15 acre garden in the Monmouthshire countryside, created in the late 1700’s and continued and improved ever since. Many of the trees and shrubs were planted by Robin Herbert VMH, a former President of the RHS. The garden is now run by his daughter, Elizabeth Murray, and Peter Hall, PGG member and former Head gardener of Powis Castle. There is also an unusual round walled garden which has excellent late season interest.

Visit www.llanovergarden.co.uk for more information and pictures.

Programme

10.00am: Meet at Kentchurch Court for coffee.
10.45am: Tour of the garden, either with the owner or head gardener
12.15pm: Ploughman’s lunch and coffee
1.30pm: Depart for Llanover House. 30mins drive but straight forward.
2.00pm: Arrive at Llanover House for tour either with owner or Peter Hall.
3.30pm: Tea and cake
4.30ish: finish

Directions

Kentchurch Court
The postcode is HR2 0DB.

• From Hereford take the A465(T) road towards Abergavenny.
• After ten miles, at Pontrilas turn left and follow signpost to Kentchurch.
• After two miles, just after the Bridge Inn, fork left.
• After a further half-mile the road bends sharp right down a short hill.
• Opposite Church, turn left through white gates and up drive.

LLanover House
The postcode is NP7 9EF.

Llanover Garden School is set in the grounds of Llanover House, which is 40 minutes from the Severn Bridge, or 50 minutes from junction 8 of the M5.

Llanover can be approached from the North via the M50, A449, A40(T) and A4042. From the South-east, exit the M4 at junction 25a on to the A4042. From the South-west leave the M4 at junction 26, following signs to Cwmbran then Abergavenny.

The entrance to Llanover House is signposted off the A4042 in the village of Llanover, opposite the bus stop with the telephone box. Ignore Satnav which takes you down the lane alongside the garden.

Cost

The cost of the day will be £20.00 to include entrance to gardens, coffee on arrival, Ploughmans lunch and coffee at Kentchurch Court, tea and cake at LLanover House.

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