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Home to abbey ruins, houses, gardens and stretches of coast and countryside including the Dales and the North York Moors.
As the gardens start to wake up and spring flowers begin to bloom in Yorkshire, discover the new sights and smells of a National Trust garden near you.
Discover the formal gardens, walled kitchen garden, herbaceous borders and wildlife areas, each with its own style and beauty. Find out more about this RHS partner garden in Yorkshire.
Designed by John and William Aislabie in the 18th century and granted World Heritage Site status in 1986, the gardens at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal boast views, ponds and garden buildings as eye-catchers across the landscape.
Discover edible delights in the kitchen garden, unwind beside the orangery or escape to the menagerie garden before exploring the winding paths of the pleasure grounds.
Explore centuries of history in this spectacular south Yorkshire landscape, with formal gardens, inspiring monuments and a folly that isn’t quite what it seems.
Take a stroll through the gardens and experience spring at East Riddlesden Hall.
Take in the cheery welcome as you’re greeted by thousands of daffodils in early spring at Ormesby Hall. Come mid-April you'll be greeted by thousands of tulips of all colours, creating a bright, colourful spectacle set to lift to spirits of all who visit.
The garden at Nunnington Hall is the perfect place to enjoy some peace and quiet. Peaceful hidden spots, colourful peacocks and colourful flowers offer a great day out.
The garden at Goddards is now closed for winter. Check back here in spring for updates when it reopens.
Blossom is a welcome sign that spring has arrived. There are many varieties to spot, both on your doorstep and at a National Trust place. Share your pictures on social media using the hashtag #BlossomWatch to spread the joy of spring.
Beningbrough’s walled kitchen garden boasts over 50 varieties of apple and pear trees, which put on an impressive display of blossom in springtime, followed by the appearance of cherry blossom later in the season. The carpets of colour created by the fallen petals also make a beautiful sight.
As spring arrives, the fruit orchards at this Yorkshire manor house burst into life with clouds of pear, apple and cherry blossom. The gardens here are managed organically – sheep fleece is packed around young fruit trees to act as a mulch, and each year the gardeners install local bee hives to help pollinate the flowers. As well as doing an important job, these special insects also produce delicious honey, with a delicate taste that varies depending on the variety of plants in bloom at the time.
The apple, pear and cherry trees at East Riddlesden Hall are full of blossom in May, adding a flush of colour to the intimate gardens surrounding the historic manor house and rustic barn. There’s also a newly planted area, with cherry, plum, crab apple and blackthorn trees, which will blossom for the first time at East Riddlesden Hall this spring.
The orchard at Fountains Abbey features ancient varieties of trees that research has revealed would have been on the site in the past. The current trees were planted as part of a conservation project back in 1995. Throughout the grounds the flurry whites and pinks of mountain ash and cherry blossom can also be spotted.
At Ormesby Hall, the blossom on the crab-apple and cherry trees on the old tennis lawn helps to create a wonderful spring picnic spot in April and May. In autumn 2021, a new orchard was also planted, with apple and pear trees as well as plums, damsons and gages, which we hope will blossom in future.
Home to abbey ruins, houses, gardens and stretches of coast and countryside including the Dales and the North York Moors.