Open Gardens Saturday 11th June from 3pm to 6pm

Do come and bring your family and friends. We have a superb collection of gardens to be visited, all at the top of Bathwick Hill. Wine, tea and cakes will be served on the grass terrace at the back of Woodland Place, access via the drive to the side of Woodland Place. Please wear sensible shoes, as the ground in the wood and some of the gardens is uneven and damp, and if necessary bring a walking stick. If you cannot walk up the hill the residents parking finishes just below Oakwood so cars can be left there, and there is always the excellent bus service with a stop opposite Woodland Place. Any queries please ring Penny on 420973.

We are most grateful to all those who have so kindly agreed to open their gardens

Combe Royal. (Mr & Mrs Strelczak) A beautiful, large, mature garden with amazing views. There is an immaculate walled kitchen garden with vegetables and flowers grown together to act as natural pest controls. The green houses produces thousands of bedding plants that are used in the large beds in front of the house; these are changed three times a year. Other special features include the largest Japanese Cedar in Bath which dominates the front lawn, a woodland garden, and some large rockeries.

5 & 6 Woodland Place and Smallcombe Wood. (Mr & Mrs Pearsom, Mr & Mrs Elliot and the Residents of Woodland Place) Two beautiful terraced gardens backed by lovely Regency houses. The terraces at No 6 have been re-laid since the garden was last open to visitors. (The owners have asked us to point out that a new gravel path has just been laid that is still a little uneven). There is also the opportunity to see the magical remains of a wonderful 19th century woodland garden. This is situated in Smallcombe wood and owned by the residents of Woodland Place who have started to uncover its treasures.