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Weekend in Kent - Goodneston Park, near Sandwich, Kent - 16 May 2009

Written by Richard Ball. Posted in Events Past

front of house Goodnestone Park

Fourteen acres of woodlands, including a walled garden with many mature specimen trees. Jane Austen was a frequent visitor, her brother marrying a daughter of the house.

The mellow grandeur of the main house

front of house Goodnestone Park     Goodnestone house ‘relaxing’ in the sunshine     back of house and terrace

steps from lower terrace at Goodnestone Park     avenue in the parkland at Goodnestone Park     rear view of Goodnestone Park

mature sweet chestnut    walk in the woods     another romantic woodland walk

Cedar of Lebanon a direct offspring from the first imported trees in 17th century

Acer griseum     epimedium and trillium     spent azaleas flowers hanging like exotic lanterns

one of the many sweet chestnuts along the woodland walks     the splendid spiralling bark of a sweet chestnut tree     part of recently planted Golden Arboretum

part of the walled garden.     alliums gleaming against the light     bright colours in the troughs

part of flower border in blues mauves and whites     last remnants of spring colour     more alliums

borrowed view (to be reflected in the rill) which is still under construction

Goodneston Park, near Sandwich, Kent.  www.goodnestoneparkgardens.co.uk