Glorious Gardens

Buckinghamshire is blessed with some of the finest gardens in England. Ranging from spectacular landscape gardens with astounding vistas to enchanting country cottages best enjoyed with a cream tea in hand.

Did you know that Buckinghamshire is blessed with more National Trust properties than any county in England or that the National Gardens Scheme has over 120 properties in Buckinghamshire to explore through the year - from the emergence of the first snowdrops to the fall of the last leaf.

No visit to the Gardens of Bucks would be complete without a visit to the world famous Stowe Landscape Gardens near Buckingham. Described as the finest outdoor work of art in Europe, Stowe is a breathtaking beauty and one of the first and foremost great English landscape gardens. A new interactive interpretation centre opened for 2010. Coach parking on site. Allow 3 hours. Tel: 01280 822850 / Info Line: 01494 755568 or E-mail.

Quainton Gardens - Like many villages in Bucks, Quainton an attractive village in the Vale of Aylesbury, overlooked by a spectacular windmill has a number gardens open as part of the National Gardens Scheme. Quainton Gardens are open on Sunday February 28th & June 13th, enjoy a couple of hours wandering around the open gardens and take time to visit the George & Dragon award winning country pub located on the village green. Allow 1½ hours

Before heading home enjoy a spot of horticultural retail therapy to break up your journey at some of Buckinghamshire's finest garden centres. Try Wyevale Garden Centres at Wendover and Bicester, Waterperry Gardens Nr Thame and/or Waddesdon Plant Centre. All centres have excellent café and toilet facilities, ample coach parking and a fine selection of garden related merchandise. The Wendover Centre is ideally located on a return journey to London via the A41 or A413 whilst Waterperry Gardens and the Bicester Garden Centre are both conveniently located en-route to the M40.