Can't get enough old houses and gardens? Join the National Trust and you'll never be short of somewhere to go again. Don't forget - membership gets you free entrance to all their properties, making it great value for dedicated [more...]

Gardens across London (and the rest of the UK) open to the public in order to raise money for charity. Many of these are associated with historic houses and have regular opening hours. Others are private and visiting is by appointment [more...]

Beautiful Ham House in Surrey is a glorious 17th century mansion. In its day it was at the centre of court intrigue. Now you can explore both house and garden, or eat in the Orangery cafe where home grown food is served. There are free [more...]

Everything to inspire and inform the London garden, in the gorgeous surroundings of Hampton Court Palace.
Hampton Court Palace.

Kensington Roof Gardens is an acre and a half of gorgeous garden - a Spanish garden, a woodland garden and a Tudor garden - a hundred feet above Kensington High street.

The place is home to Sir Richard Branson's swanky restaurant [more...]

An astonishingly beautiful mansion and gardens next to Hampstead Heath. There are lots of seasonal events, too. Go to visit it, or make it a part of a day out on the Heath. The restaurant is fabby - apparently, they do a really good [more...]