The stunning gardens at Pensthorpe Natural Park
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Norfolk is blessed with a multitude of stunning gardens for the public to visit.
Here are a selection of the best as we head into the summer months.
Head gardener Sam Garland at Bishop s Garden in Norwich
- Credit: Copyright: Archant 2020
Houghton Hall
Houghton s five-acre Walled Garden is perhaps the jewel in its crown.
The old kitchen garden was commissioned by Lord Cholmondeley to be redesigned in 1991 as a memorial to his grandmother, Lady Sybil Cholmondeley.
The stunning gardens at Houghton Hall
- Credit: Archant
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