Garden

Reception Rooms

Local Attractions

Whether you like sun or shade there will be a spot for you in our peaceful, attractively laid out gardens.

Relax on the front or back patio, after work, a busy day sightseeing or a hike in the local countryside.

You can enjoy tea and home made cakes or shortbread, which are always ‘on tap’. Sit back and savour the country sounds, blossom and shrubs planted in the garden. Spring hosts a magnificent pale pink magnolia planted adjacent to our visitors rooms and set against a backdrop of yellow forsythia, daffodils and narcissus. Summer always brings a vibrant show of colourful bedding plants along the drive and in tubs by the pond and patios. Autumn colour is provided by a variety of shrubs and Japanese anemones.

If you are interested in fruit and vegetable gardening there is plenty to explore as well. We grow and regularly crop gooseberries, currants, strawberries and loganberries and are the proud owners of two large productive asparagus beds. Other yearly crops include potatoes, tomatoes, beans, courgettes, spinach and beetroot. All produce is used or frozen in the kitchen, and should you book in for an evening meal, you will be able to sample a seasonal selection. May – June is the best time for home grown asparagus.

Families with children may enjoy watching our Black Rock chickens. We only have a few, but they are a very important part of our Bed and Breakfast team producing lovely fresh eggs for breakfast or for use in our home made cakes and desserts.