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Location: Taplow, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Cliveden Reach, River Thames – Cliveden House and Gardens loop from Taplow

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2. Cliveden Reach, River Thames – Cliveden House and Gardens loop from Hedsor

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3. Cliveden House and Gardens – Fountain of Love loop from Taplow

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June 11, 2018

The Water Garden is a far cry from the duck pond that formed the starting point for William Waldorf Astor’s ‘Japanese Garden’. Today, the oriental inspired garden has year-round interest with spring blossom and autumn colour providing particular highlights.

A place of contemplation and play

At the turn of the twentieth century there was huge interest in all things oriental. Inspired by the latest fashions William Waldorf Astor created a space for reflection that he paired with entertainments for his guests including ice-skating on the lake and the giant maze.

The centrepiece of the garden is a six-sided Chinese pagoda, originally made for the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle. It was brought here in 1900 by Lord Astor from the sale of Bagatelle, the Marquess of Hertford’s villa near Paris. When combined with the flowing water, rocks and planting, the pagoda completed Astor’s new oriental garden.

nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden/features/the-water-garden-at-cliveden

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Location: Taplow, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

The Water Garden at Cliveden

1. Cliveden Reach, River Thames – Cliveden House and Gardens loop from Taplow

2. Cliveden Reach, River Thames – Cliveden House and Gardens loop from Hedsor

3. Cliveden House and Gardens – Fountain of Love loop from Taplow

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