Seven beautiful gardens will be opening in Ilmington over the weekend of 24th – 25th May.

Ilmington is an ancient hillside Cotswold village 2miles from the Fosse Way. Start at Ilmington Manor (next to the Red Lion Pub); wander the 3 acre gardens with many roses, much topiary and a fish pond. Next go up Grump Street, above the Village Hall, to Ravenscroft’s large, sculpture-filled garden with sloping vistas commanding the hilltop. Walk to nearby Frog Lane to view Frog Orchard’s and The Studio’s delightful gardens. Then walk down to the Bevington’s many-chambered cottage garden at the bottom of Valanders Lane, and finally to the charming cottage gardens surrounding Meadow View in Back Street overlooking the Manor ponds and Berry Orchard.

Home-made teas in Ilmington Community Shop, Upper Green on Saturday, and at the Village Hall on Sunday. Monies raised from teas and cake will be donated to Shipston Home Nursing.

Shipston Home Nursing will be running the teas on Sunday, if you are interested in helping or are able to bake a cake or two, please contact us on 01608 664 850 or at fundraising@shipstonhomenursing.co.uk

Pre-booking for this event is available on the NGS website here

Ilmington, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, CV36 4LA. Gardens open 12:30pm – 5:30pm.

The National Garden Scheme has a rich and interesting history – with humble beginnings in the early 1900s when they first started supporting district nurses, to donating millions of pounds to nursing and health charities over 90 years later. Find more about the history of the NGS.