Broughton Grange - Banbury, Oxfordshire

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One thing I've noticed with time and memory is that over time my mind tends to become increasingly nostalgic when recalling an actual place I once visited. I think part of the nostalgia is a certain wistfulness I sometimes feel and a longing while thinking that I may not ever get back there again. 
  These photos were actually taken just over a year ago in April last year. On this particular day the weather was mild and nice enough to venture outdoors and to leave behind London if just for the day, which is what I did. During that weekend Broughton Grange were having an 'Open Days' through the National Garden Scheme, and given that it was early Spring their collection of Tulips were in full bloom.
  For those who haven't yet visited Broughton Grange it is situated in Banbury, north Oxfordshire - about 70 minutes by train from Marylebone station. The gardens are set on 350 acres of parkland, farmland and open meadow. Its original planting definitely owes its origins to the Victorian era and recently has become one of the most significant private gardens in Britain today. In 2001, leading British landscape designer, Tom Stuart-Smith was commissioned to redesign a six acre south facing field walled garden featuring three individually themed terraced gardens that relate to their surrounding rural landscape
  Looking back it really was great day out if I'm honest. Where do I begin?

                                                                            Paddock Walk




Yew Terrace 



Parterre





Walled Garden













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