Newnham Paddox Gardens and History

Introduction

Lancelot "Capability" Brown created the lakes and landscaped the park between 1745 and 1753. Now it possesses the beauty that only a mature landscape can. The trees in leaf, many rare and ancient, blending green, yellow and copper tones are hard to imagine until you see them. On the ground, dazzling displays of daffodils, bluebells, rhododendrons and water lilies succeed one another with the seasons. Cattle in the park beyond are as much a part of the landscape as are the trees, the flowers and the lakes.