Fasgadale House
Originally part of Sand Hutton Hall’s parkland, this garden was designed in the late 60s by John Brookes – an absolute thrill for the current owners, Geoffrey and Caroline Hall, to discover his plan, as he is one of their garden heroes. The Halls have lived here for 20 years, but the garden is very much still of Brookes’ ethos: a room outside that connects the house with the surrounding landscape. To quote his biography: showing “a confusion of tame and wild”. One of the new parts of the garden is Caroline’s collection of trees, inspired by her years of volunteering at the Arboretum.
Open: Sunday 22 May, 1 - 5 pm
Location: Hall Drive, Sand Hutton YO41 1LA
Parking: Sand Hutton and Claxton Village Hall; walk into Sand Hutton and Hall Drive is on the right at the junction.
Additional: [dogs on leads; partly accessible; refreshments]
5 Hall Drive
Owners June and Colin Garner are pleased to be supporting the Yorkshire Arboretum by opening their garden of approximately 2 acres. Originally part of the Sand Hutton Hall estate owned by the Walker family, remnants of the original garden such as the Walled Garden from the 1820’s are still standing. The garden is of contemporary design with no specific theme other than a multitude of trees, conifers including topiary yew, herbaceous perennials, roses and rhododendrons and azaleas all connected by ponds, streams and waterfalls. Highlights include a small arboretum with many specimens (gingko, cherries, betulas and dogwoods), a 30m long herbaceous border, a Japanese gravel garden and within the Walled Garden raised vegetable beds, soft fruit and cordon apple trees and a grass meadow where sheep gently graze.
Open: Sunday 22 May, 1 - 5 pm
Location: Hall Drive, Sand Hutton YO41 1LA
Parking: Sand Hutton and Claxton Village Hall; walk into Sand Hutton and Hall Drive is on the right at the junction.
Additional: [guide dogs only]
