Burnby Hall Gardens
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Burnby Hall Gardens, also known as Stewart’s Burnby Hall Gardens and Museum, are located close to the centre of Pocklington
, East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. They are home to the United Kingdom's national collection of hardy water lilies
, and contain the largest such collection to be found in a natural setting in Europe. The 8 acres (3.2 ha) of gardens with two lakes planted with naturalized water lilies were bequeathed to Pocklington by Major Percy Marlborough Stewart.
Both lakes are stocked with the most amazing goldfish that allow the visitor to literally hand feed fish pellets straight into their gaping mouths. Throw some pellets into the water and the water looks like it begins to boil as the fish start to feed.
Fishing is not permitted
and artefacts from Stewart's travels around the world.
Pocklington
Pocklington is a small market town and civil parish situated at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately east of York....
, East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. They are home to the United Kingdom's national collection of hardy water lilies
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaeaceae is a family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called water lilies and live in freshwater areas in temperate and tropical climates around the world. The family contains eight genera. There are about 70 species of water lilies around the world. The genus...
, and contain the largest such collection to be found in a natural setting in Europe. The 8 acres (3.2 ha) of gardens with two lakes planted with naturalized water lilies were bequeathed to Pocklington by Major Percy Marlborough Stewart.
Both lakes are stocked with the most amazing goldfish that allow the visitor to literally hand feed fish pellets straight into their gaping mouths. Throw some pellets into the water and the water looks like it begins to boil as the fish start to feed.
Fishing is not permitted
Stewart Museum
The estate's house contains the Stewart Museum, which features the personal collections of Major Percy Marlborough Stewart (1871–1962). The collections include sporting trophies of animal headsTrophy hunting
Trophy hunting is the selective hunting of wild game animals. Although parts of the slain animal may be kept as a hunting trophy or memorial , the carcass itself is sometimes used as food....
and artefacts from Stewart's travels around the world.