Day-time in Bristol
Gardens & Landscapes
In and around Bristol, medieval castles and grand houses and gardens reveal a glimpse into a vanished age. In Bristol, The Red Lodge has an Elizabethan-style garden and the last surviving suite of 16th-century rooms and The Georgian House, home of a wealthy 18th century sugar merchant. Further out is Blaise Castle, a fine 18th-century house set in parklands and Berkeley Castle, a romantic medieval castle surrounded by Elizabethan terraced gardens. Tyntesfield, a unique Victorian house and estate at Wraxall, is the subject of the National Trust's latest rescue mission. Horticultural gems include Bristol's Botanic Garden, hidden away near the Avon Gorge and the National Arboretum at Westonbirt.