Due to the current Covid-19 lockdown restrictions we have cancelled the garden open weekend planned for May. Please keep an eye on our facebook page and here for details of future openings. Please stay home and safe. Best wishes from all at Hornby Castle
SNOWDROP SUNDAY GOES AHEAD
We are opening today as planned 11-4, there will be pottery from Wyn Abbot and history talks, 12 and 3pm but sadly no plants or crafts for sale. The paths are muddy and slippery and so please dress appropriately and take care around the garden if you do visit.
Snowdrop Saturday CANCELLED
After much consideration we have decided to shut the gardens this Saturday. We are planning to open on Sunday, but will review this decision tomorrow morning. We are sorry if you were planning to come on Saturday and any inconvenience this may cause but visitor safety is paramount. The garden and especially the river walk took a battering from storm…
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Putting the garden to bed
I love this time of year, whilst we all can’t resist the first flutters of snow, the new signs of life in the spring or the joy of the heat in the summer, Autumn is wonderful with the changing colours which we know represents the garden dying back, but can’t help marvelling in the majesty of it all. I get…
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Open weekend dates for 2020
We are open for Snowdrop weekend 15 & 16th February 2020 11-4pm each day We have hundreds of named varieties of snowdrops here in the borders, whilst there are also displays in the woodland and riverside walks. Hemerocallis and hellebores also provide some interest at this time of year. Please see our information page for more details. We are open…
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