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Location: Ratley and Upton CP, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Battle of Edgehill Site – Upton House and Gardens loop from Hornton

6.05km

01:35

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Upton House – Upton House Gardens loop from Hornton

2.55km

00:41

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Sasha Taylor

September 17, 2022

Created from two spring-fed valleys on the Warwickshire/Oxfordshire border, the gardens have been in use since the 12th century, but were largely transformed by Kitty Lloyd-Jones for Lady Bearsted in the 1920s and 30s, with the creation of cascading terraces on the valley sides, extensive herbaceous borders, and a rare Bog Garden on the site of medieval fish ponds. There are large lawns, terraced borders, elegant stone staircases, rose garden, orchards, and a rare kitchen display garden as well as National Collections of Aster amellus, Aster cordifolius, and Aster ericoïdes. The surrounding estate (not open to the public) was redesigned in the 18th century in the manner of Sanderson Miller, including a Doric Temple at the end of an ornamental lake.At the heart of the site is the 17th century mansion, extended and remodelled in the 1920s for the 2nd Viscount Bearsted as a weekend retreat, and as a gallery for his notable art collection, regarded as one of the nation's most important private collections of the 20th century.

Stephen

October 25, 2022

Steep! Never seen a garden on such an incline.

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Location: Ratley and Upton CP, Cherwell, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

Upton House Gardens

1. Battle of Edgehill Site – Upton House and Gardens loop from Hornton

2. Upton House – Upton House Gardens loop from Hornton

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