East of England - Norfolk
RAVENINGHAM GARDENS
Raveningham
Norwich
NR14 6NS
t: 01508 548480
e: sonya@raveningham.com
w: www.raveningham.com
Home of Sir Nicholas & Lady Susan Bacon, Raveningham Gardens, like many other great gardens, began with the work of one person - the current owner’s late mother Priscilla Bacon.
Since then much love and imagination has gone in to creating the ever changing, living garden. A place of peace and quietness, where one can reflect on how a modern garden can evolve yet still maintain traditions.
Situated just 10miles South of Norwich, the classic country house Gardens are a mix of the formal and informal, from the Victorian working walled kitchen garden with glasshouse and melon pits to and herb garden to the modern Stumpery. From rose gardens and colourful herb beds, to modern garden sculptures and lakeside walks– visit 10 acres of garden in a glorious parkland setting.
The walled kitchen garden was brought back to full working order in the last 20 years and is now producing fruit and vegetables for the House. There is a fine late 19th century Boulton and Paul range of glasshouses, stocked conservatory and melon pits, all in working order.
A Millennium project by Nicholas Bacon to build a lake on the North side of the House is now firmly established as is an Arboretum that was planted after the destruction of a wood in the 1987 gale; this gave an opportunity to plant a large variety of trees and shrubs under a plan designed by the eminent plantsman Roy Lancaster. Recently a stumpery with tree ferns has been added to the Arboretum.
New additions to the garden include a Herb Garden and a Garden designed around Francis Bacon’s essays based on the passage of Time. Sculptures by Susan Bacon add to the landscape which is surrounded by an 18th century Park with grand oaks of great age.
The main specialities of the garden are Galanthus followed by spring flowering bulbs, trees and shrubs. Later in the summer Priscilla Bacon’s collection of Agapanthus are a main feature.
Opening times:
The gardens are open in February and again in April through to August
for both individual & tailored group visits & tours – please see our website for opening times or contact:
T: 01508 548480
