Wildflower banks and sea views
High wildflower banks border the orchard. In spring a carpet of narcissi and bluebells cover the slopes and in summer ox eye daisies dance and bob in the breeze.
From the lower gardens, paths meander up through these shrub-filled banks and grassy terraces to the garden's higher levels. If you sit on one of the benches here, you’ll see views of the gardens, village and sea beyond and spy butterflies flitting between the flowers and grasses.
In summer, the gully provides a welcome spot of shade to escape to and in early spring it comes alive with colour as the vivid pink azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias and hellebores flower.
If you’d like to know more about the gardens and how we look after them, you can pick up a guide book for a small fee from Visitor Reception.