European Garden Heritage Network
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The European Garden Heritage Network is a nonprofit organization
established in 2003 within the EU-Programme INTERREG IIIB NWE to foster transnational co-operation in regional development and cultural heritage. It brings together garden experts, government services, foundations, and tourism agencies to preserve, develop, and promote gardens of historic interest within northwestern Europe.
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established in 2003 within the EU-Programme INTERREG IIIB NWE to foster transnational co-operation in regional development and cultural heritage. It brings together garden experts, government services, foundations, and tourism agencies to preserve, develop, and promote gardens of historic interest within northwestern Europe.
Gardens
- Ada Hofman
- Adenauer-Garten
- Anholt, Wasserburg
- Arley HallArley HallArley Hall is a country house in the village of Arley, Cheshire, England, about south of Lymm and north of Northwich. It is home to the owner, Viscount Ashbrook and his family. The house is a Grade II* listed building, as is its adjacent chapel. Formal gardens to the southwest of the hall...
- Bad Driburg, Kurpark
- Bad Oeynhausen, Kurpark
- Begijnhof, Brugge
- Benrath, SchlossSchloss BenrathSchloss Benrath is a Rococo maison de plaisance near Düsseldorf, Germany, erected for the Elector Palatine Charles Theodore by his garden and building director and garden supervisor, Nicolas de Pigage...
- Biddulph GrangeBiddulph GrangeBiddulph Grange is a National Trust landscaped gardens, in Biddulph near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.-Description:"Behind a gloomy Victorian shrubbery there's a gloomy Victorian mansion, but behind that lurks one of the most extraordinary gardens in Britain...it contains whole...
- Birkenhead ParkBirkenhead ParkBirkenhead Park is a public park in the centre of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. It was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on 5 April 1847...
- Bishop's Palace, WellsBishop's Palace, WellsThe Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset, England, is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the home of the Bishops of the Diocese of Bath and Wells for 800 years....
- Blenheim Gardens
- Bochum, Stadtpark
- Böckel, Gutspark
- Bodnant GardenBodnant GardenBodnant Garden is a National Trust property near Tal-y-Cafn, in the county borough of Conwy, Wales. Bodnant Garden is situated above the River Conwy and overlooks the Conwy valley towards the Carneddau range of mountains.- History :...
- Bretons, Auberge de la Fontaine aux
- Bridgemere Garden World
- Brühl, Schlosspark
- Buckland AbbeyBuckland AbbeyBuckland Abbey is a 700-year-old house in Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, England, noted for its connection with Sir Francis Drake and presently in the ownership of the National Trust.-History:...
- Bulskampveld
- Cholmondeley CastleCholmondeley CastleCholmondeley Castle is a country house in the civil parish of Cholmondeley, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It is surrounded by a estate.-House:...
- Claremont Landscape GardenClaremont Landscape GardenClaremont Landscape Garden, just outside Esher, Surrey, England, is one of the earliest surviving gardens of its kind of landscape design, the English Landscape Garden — still featuring its original 18th century layout...
- Dalheim, Kloster
- d'Aertrycke, Kasteelpark
- Detmold, Palaisgarten
- Drachenburg, Park
- Duisburg, Garten der Erinnerung
- Duisburg Nord Landschaftspark
- Dunham MasseyDunham MasseyDunham Massey is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The parish includes the villages of Sinderland Green, Dunham Woodhouse and Dunham Town, along with Dunham Massey Park, formerly the home of the last Earl of Stamford and owned by the National Trust...
- Dyck, Schloss
- East Lambrook
- Emscherbruch, Landschaftspark
- Esters / Lange, Haus
- Flora-Park und Botanischer Garten
- Forde AbbeyForde AbbeyForde Abbey is a privately owned former Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England. The house and gardens are run as a tourist attraction while the estate is farmed to provide additional revenue...
- GaasbeekGaasbeekGaasbeek is a village in the Belgian municipality of Lennik in Flemish Brabant. It is most known for Gaasbeek Castle, which is now a national museum.In 2007 it was chosen as one of the 15 most beautiful villages in Flanders....
- Gatton ParkGatton ParkGatton Park is a country estate set in parkland near Gatton in Surrey, England.Now owned by The Royal Alexandra and Albert school, Gatton Park constitutes of manor and parkland. The property is Grade II listed and is in part administered by the National Trust...
- Gawsworth HallGawsworth HallGawsworth Old Hall is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England. It is a timber-framed house in the Cheshire black-and-white style. The present house was built between 1480 and 1600, replacing an earlier Norman house...
- Gelsenkirchen, Nordsternpark
- GreenwayGreenway-People:* Barney Greenway , British death metal vocalist* Brian Greenway , Canadian guitarist and vocalist* Chad Greenway , American football player* Francis Greenway , Australian architect...
- Grugapark Essen
- Gütersloh, Stadtpark
- Hatchlands ParkHatchlands ParkHatchlands Park is a red-brick country house with surrounding gardens in East Clandon, Surrey, England covering 170 hectares . It is located near Guildford along the A246 between West Clandon and West Horsley.-History:...
- Hawkstone ParkHawkstone ParkHawkstone Park is an historic landscape park with pleasure grounds and gardens formerly belonging to Hawkstone Hall, near to Market Drayton, in Shropshire, England, UK, one mile east of the A49 road....
- Heerenhof
- Hepworth Sculpture GardenBarbara Hepworth MuseumThe Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden in St Ives, Cornwall preserves the 20th century sculptor Barbara Hepworth's studio and garden much as they were when she lived and worked there.-History:...
- Hespérides, Jardins des
- Hestercombe Gardens
- Het LooHet LooHet Loo Palace is a palace in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. The symmetrical Dutch Baroque building was designed by Jacob Roman and Johan van Swieten and was built between 1684 and 1686 for stadtholder-king William III and Mary II of England...
- HohenhofHohenhofHohenhof is a 1908-built Art Nouveau villa, located within Gartenstadt Hohenhagen in the city of Hagen, Germany. The villa was designed by Belgian architect Henry van de Velde as a Gesamtkunstwerk - incorporating shell, accessories, furnishings, landscape and all into the building's design.The...
- HohenlimburgHohenlimburgHohenlimburg may refer to either:*Hagen-Hohenlimburg, formerly known as Limburg an der Lenne, a present day borough of the city of Hagen, Germany, or*Limburg-Hohenlimburg, a county in medieval Germany....
- Hombroich, Insel
- Hovestadt, Schloss
- Huys de Dohm
- Iford ManorIford ManorIford Manor in Wiltshire sits on the steep slopes of the Frome valley, which itself has been occupied since Roman times. The house is mediaeval in origin, the classical façade having been added in the 18th century when the hanging woodlands above the garden were planted.-History and...
- Kamp, Terrassengarten Kloster
- Kerkrade Botanical Garden
- Kiftsgate
- Kijktuinen Nunspeet
- Klever Gartenland
- Kreislehrgarten Steinfurt
- La Roche Jagu
- Liebermann-Villa, Garten
- Linköping Trädgårdsföreningen
- Loseley ParkLoseley ParkLoseley Park is a historic manor house situated outside Guildford in Surrey, England near Compton. The estate was acquired by the direct ancestors of the current owners, the More-Molyneux, at the beginning of the 16th century....
- Loppem, Kasteelpark
- Lousberg, Waldpark
- Lude, Château duChâteau du LudeThe Château du Lude is one of the many great châteaux of the Loire Valley in France. The chateau is situated in the commune of Le Lude in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire and stands at the crossroads of Anjou, Maine and Touraine.-History:The original fortress was built...
- Lütetsburg, Schlosspark
- Lyme ParkLyme ParkLyme Park is a large estate located south of Disley, Cheshire, England. It consists of a mansion house surrounded by formal gardens, in a deer park in the Peak District National Park...
- Mapperton
- Maulévrier, Parc Oriental deParc Oriental de MaulévrierThe Parc Oriental de Maulévrier is a Japanese garden located in Maulévrier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. It is open daily except Monday in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged....
- Minack
- MontacuteMontacuteMontacute is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England, west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 680 . The name Montacute is thought by some to derive from the Latin "Mons Acutus", referring to the small but still quite acute hill dominating the village to the west.The village...
- Münster, Botanischer GartenBotanischer Garten MünsterThe Botanischer Garten Münster is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Münster...
- Ness Botanic GardensNess Botanic GardensNess Botanic Gardens has evolved since Arthur Kilpin Bulley 1861-1942 began to create a garden in 1898. In 1948 his daughter Lois gave the Gardens to the University of Liverpool, parts of the garden are open to the public. The gardens are on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and...
- Neuhaus, Schloss- und Auenpark
- Neuland, Park
- Nordkirchen, Schlosspark
- Norton PrioryNorton PrioryNorton Priory is a historic site in Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, comprising the remains of an abbey complex dating from the 12th to 16th centuries, and an 18th-century country house; it is now a museum. The remains are a scheduled ancient monument and have been designated by English...
- Oelde, Vier-Jahreszeiten-Park
- Painshill ParkPainshill ParkPainshill Park , near Cobham, Surrey, England, is one of the finest remaining examples of an 18th century English landscape park. It was designed and created between 1738 and 1773 by the Hon. Charles Hamilton .Painshill Park is owned by Elmbridge Borough Council and managed by the Painshill Park...
- Polesden LaceyPolesden LaceyPolesden Lacey is an Edwardian house and estate. It is located on the North Downs at Great Bookham, near Dorking, Surrey, England. It is owned and run by the National Trust and is one of the Trust's most popular properties....
- Port Sunlight, Gartenstadt
- Potager Extraordinaire, Le
- Raesfeld, Tiergarten
- RamsterRamsterRamster Garden is an open garden, near Chiddingfold, Surrey, covering over . First landscaped and laid out in the 1890s by Gauntlett Nurseries and Sir Harry Waechter....
- Rheda, Schlossgarten
- Rheder, Landschaftspark
- Rheine, Salinenpark
- Rhulenhof
- Ripshorst, Haus
- Rombergpark
- Rubensgarten
- Rüschhaus/Hülshoff
- Salzuflen, Kurpark
- Savill GardenSavill GardenThe Savill Garden is an enclosed part of Windsor Great Park in England, created by Sir Eric Savill in the 1930s. It is managed by the Crown Estate and charges an entrance fee....
- Steinfurter BagnoSteinfurter BagnoThe Steinfurter Bagno is a park near the town of Burgsteinfurt in the German state of North Rhine-Westfalia.It was founded in 1765 by Count Karl Paul Ernst von Bentheim-Steinfurt with the intention to create a summer residence for his family. The initial design followed the tradition of the French...
- Tatton ParkTatton ParkTatton Park is a historic estate in Cheshire, England, to the north of the town of Knutsford. It contains a mansion, Tatton Hall, a manor house dating from medieval times, Tatton Old Hall, gardens, a farm and a deer park of . It is a popular visitor attraction and hosts over 100 events annually...
- Titsey Estate
- Trentham Estate
- Vestingen, Brugge
- Vivary ParkVivary ParkVivary Park is a public open space in Taunton, Somerset, England.The Sherford Stream, a tributary of the River Tone, flows through the park, which is located near the centre of the town...
- Vonderort, Revierpark
- Welbergen, Haus
- Wellington Park
- Wendlinghausen, Schloss
- Westonbirt ArboretumWestonbirt ArboretumWestonbirt, The National Arboretum is managed by the Forestry Commission. Westonbirt Arboretum is located near the historic market town of Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England, and is perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the United Kingdom.Planted in the heyday of Victorian plant...
- Winkworth ArboretumWinkworth ArboretumWinkworth Arboretum is a National Trust-owned arboretum located between Godalming and Hascombe, Surrey, England.Winkworth Arboretum exhibits large collections of azalea, rhododendron, and holly on slopes leading down to ornamental lakes. Gertrude Jekyll explored the woods in the early 20th century...
- Wijlre, Kasteeltuin
- Wisley RHS GardenRHS Garden, WisleyThe Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Wisley in the English county of Surrey south of London, is one four public gardens run by the Society, the others being Harlow Carr, Hyde Hall and Rosemoor...