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 . Great Britain - England - United Kingdom - English Cottage Garden Tours - Hampton Court Palace Flower Show - July 8-14, 2008 - SOLD OUT GUARANTEED SMALL TOUR - THIS TOUR IS LIMITED TO 15 PERSONS .jpg) The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Enjoy a full
day exploring the stunning RHS Flower Show with its numerous display gardens
and floral marquees, set in the expansive parkland surrounding Hampton Court
Palace. On the remaining days of our English garden tours we visit some of
the best public and private gardens in Kent, Surrey and the Cotswolds. History
and music abound, as we visit some of Henry VIII's castles, and the home
of Sir William Gilbert of Gilbert & Sullivan fame.The Cotswolds, with its enchanting villages and traditions, provides many gardening highlights. We include Bourton House Garden, an intensively planted three acre garden with fine examples of topiary, knot garden, water features and a 16th century Tithe Barn. We have also scheduled Hidcote Gardens, Chipping Campden (National Trust); one of the Trust's most popular gardens. BOOK NOW! THESE TOURS SELL OUT EARLY! HAMPTON COURT GARDEN TOUR WITH VISITS TO TUDOR PALACES, AND COTSWOLDS GARDENS July 8-14, 2008 SOLD OUT We will attend the Flower Show on Thursday July 10. GUARANTEED SMALL TOUR .jpg) Tuesday -Arrive London. Meet at
Gatwick Airport at 10AM. This afternoon, we visit to the world-renowned Kew
Botanic Gardens - the Royal Botanic Gardens. Kew is one of the world's
leading botanic gardens. Holding over 1 in 8 of known plant species, the
gardens at Kew contain three hundred acres of over 40,000 varieties of plants,
as well as seven glasshouses, two art galleries, Japanese and rock gardens and
much more. A tram ride around Kew's 300 acres will give you the opportunity to
see much of the gardens. Don't miss the golden pheasants! Kew is one of the
world's leading botanic gardens. Later, we will walk along Thames in nearby
Richmond town - home to some of England's most famous - Mick Jagger and others
live here. .jpg) Wednesday Hever Castle &
Gardens Bring Hollywood and history to life in Kent, the real-life location
for new movie 'The Other Boleyn Girl', a romantic portrayal of the two Boleyn
sisters and their love for Henry VIII. Discover why Henry was drawn to Kent for
its charm and beauty - and visit the castle where Anne Boleyn and her sister
Mary lived. It is easy to imagine how the picturesque stone castle, moat and
magnificent gardens would have formed a perfect backdrop for the courtship
between Anne and Henry. There is a permanent exhibition in the Tudor Long
Gallery on the life of Anne while other features include the bedroom where
Henry is believed to have slept.(B) The spectacular Edwardian gardens at Hever Castle include the Italian Garden, which was designed to display William Waldorf Astor´s collection of Italian sculpture. The garden includes the colourful walled Rose Garden which contains over 3000 roses. There are many water features around the gardens, including Half Moon Pond, the Cascade Rockery, the cool and shady grottoes, the formal loggia fountain based on the Trevi fountain in Rome, and the more informal Two Sisters Pond. (B) Thursday Hampton Court Palacegardens are the  setting for one of the
world´s finest royal palaces. 60 acres of beautiful gardens, and home to
some of Britain´s most famous kings and queens. One of the greatest
pleasures of visiting the palace is strolling through the magnificent riverside
gardens. The vast semicircular Fountain Garden mixes large clipped yews with
slabs of bedding, and beyond is an avenue of 544 lime trees. Wander through the
restored Privy Garden, admire the world´s oldest vine and get lost in the
world´s oldest hedge maze. Beyond the East Front gardens is Home Park with
its great canal, or Long Water, dug for Charles II in the 1660s. .jpg) Hampton Court Flower Show The world's
largest and most vibrant annual flower show welcomes you with an explosion of
color and fragrance. The idyllic setting in the parkland of Henry VIII's
favourite palace is transformed for six sumptuous summer days. The spacious
grounds showcase an exciting range of flowers, plants and gardening
accessories, giving you the opportunity to both browse and buy. Show and Water
Gardens, Floral Marquees and demonstrations guarantee a lively summer's day out
for everyone. (B, D)Friday Cotswolds We travel to the idyllic Cotswolds, and glimpse many English cottage gardens. An English cottage garden's very nature suggests random, carefree beauty. The English Cottage Garden is an illustrated celebration of that quintessentially English garden: the cottage garden and its intricate mix of beauty, utility, wildness, and domestication. From its medieval beginnings as a yard for livestock and vegetables, the cottage garden became a retreat for the gentry of seventeenth-century and took on a new dimension of sophistication as well as retaining its traditional functional roots. At Moreton in Marsh, visit Bourton House garden. Bourton House is a modern, medium-sized but truly opulent garden made around a glorious old house, and maintained very crisply indeed. Originally planted in the 1960s by Lanning Roper. Most of the garden is formal, delineated by walls, banks and hedges. Shrubs and perennials are used generously, a raised pond, knot garden, small potager, topiary walk, trellis work and a croquet lawn show a great eye for colour. The shade-house contains novel shade-loving plants. (B, D) Saturday Hidcote Manor, one of England's greatest gardens, an Arts & Crafts masterpiece, was created in the 20th century by the great horticulturalist, Major Lawrence Johnston. The garden consisted of little more than two fields but over a period of 40 years Johnston transformed this into the garden that has played an influential role in the development of British garden design. Inspired by historic Italian gardens, Hidcote is a combination of formal design with seemly haphazard or informal planting. The design of the garden was influenced by the tenets of Gertrude Jekyll but it was also based on the traditional cottage garden. The bones of the garden are the hedges, a variety of yew, holly, beech and hornbeam to provide many shades of green, and these contain and connect the outdoor rooms into which the garden is divided. The hedges vary in height - some are low and act as borders for the plants while others are solid walls and too tall to see over. Many are clipped into topiary shapes such as peacocks, hens and doves. (B) Sunday - Grim's Dyke at HarrowMorning free to explore .jpg) on your own. Late in the day, travel
northwest of London. The magnificent former country residence of Sir William
Gilbert is set in over 40 acres of beautiful gardens and woodlands. A
shrine for Gilbert & Sullivan enthusiasts from all over the world. Sir
William Schwenck Gilbert, the writing half of the Gilbert & Sullivan
partnership, who lived in the house from 1890 to his death in 1911. Enjoy a
Cream Tea which is like a little slice of Victorian England, combining elegance
with luxury, style with substance. Work up an appetite exploring the fabulous
grounds, including the famous boating lake and rose garden, then sit back and
indulge in a full cream tea with finger sandwiches, scones, cream, jam and ice
cream in the finest surroundings of the Music Room. Following this, you will be
regaled with light-hearted musical entertainment. (B, T)Monday -Homeward or extend your stay. We suggest the Gatwick Express or Heathrow Express for your homeward transfer (not included in the price). Extra nights are available. Prices shown below are for individuals. YOUR COACH TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:
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