The garden is gradually being restored to its 17th-century splendour.

The 1671 plan by Slezer and Wyck, on display in the Library Closet, shows proposals for the garden which were largely executed. This plan formed the basis for the reconstruction of the garden initiated in 1975.

Parterres and plats
At the east side of the house, lavender, box and yew hedges, flanked by hornbeam arbours, have been introduced into the Cherry Garden.

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The South Terrace border has been replanted in a formal 17th-century style. Cones of yew alternate with clipped flowering shrubs, including such exotics as hibiscus and pomegranates. Three rows of herbaceous plantings complete the effect. Below the terrace are eight grass plats surrounded by gravel walks.

Beyond this is the Wilderness, a formal maze-like planting of hedges of hornbeam, concealing compartments containing four circular summerhouses.

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The Orangery
The Orangery Kitchen Garden lies beyond the west wall. At its north end stands the Orangery, one of the oldest free standing examples in England. It now serves as the café.

At the south end of the garden is an avenue of Quercus Ilex, evergreen oak. The avenue represented at one time the centre pathway of the original kitchen garden.