Gardens open Tuesday to Sunday, please pre-book your tickets on-line
Maps and plans This delightful map of the Godinton Estate by Samuel Pierse, 1621, shows the early house and farm buildings surrounded by walled gardens, ponds, orchards and the parkland fields and woods. This map, along with the account book kept by Captain Nicholas Toke and his nephew Sir Nicholas Toke between 1618 and 1704, … Find out more
Balls wood is an ancient woodland, rich in both historical and environmental significance, located to the north of the main house. In recent years, the woodland has been devastated by the effects of the Ash dieback disease. In response, a plan of operations has been developed and implemented, with input from the Forestry Commission and … Find out more
Garden Opening from Tuesday 30th June We are delighted to be able to offer pre-booked tickets for the garden from Tuesday 30th June. The garden will open Tuesday to Sunday from 1pm to 6pm (last booked entry 5pm). Please complete the on-line form on our website with your preferred date and time, you will then be sent … Find out more
Friday 5th June 2020 It has been heart-warming to welcome our Garden Season Ticket holders back this week and at last be able to share the beautiful gardens again – albeit on reduced opening hours. We thank them for their feedback, which has helped us improve our procedures for opening safely. From Tuesday 9th June, opening … Find out more
Following the Government’s announcement on Monday 25th May, I am pleased to confirm that we are planning to re-open the gardens to the public the week commencing 29th June – exact date and times to be finalised. This is on the understanding that there are no further changes to Government guidelines in the meantime. Prior to this … Find out more
Following the recent announcement of the Government’s road map for exiting lockdown, we start to see light at the end of the tunnel and tentatively make plans for re-opening the gardens later in the summer. We cannot confirm exact dates yet, as work needs to be carried out to ensure our visitors can safely follow … Find out more
Regretfully, due to the current coronavirus crisis and following Government advice, the House will not open for the rest of the season this year. The house tearoom will close until the end of May at the earliest and the gardens will close from 5pm Wednesday 18th March 2020 until further notice. Please refer to our … Find out more
The Godinton Estate is fortunate enough to have thousands of trees across it, but as we are open to the public, we have to be vigilant in managing our trees to ensure the safety of all our visitors. As a result, tree surgeons check our trees regularly – they can do this by visual examination, … Find out more
December was a busy month across the estate: the Jubilee Plantation was replanted following a combination of storm damage and ash dieback. Replanting is no small task – the team had to plant around 500 new trees in rather damp conditions. Approximately 70% of the trees were oak, with the remaining 30% comprising of a … Find out more
November has been an exceptionally rainy month: rainfall at nearby farms has been somewhere around 180mm for the month, with the average hovering much closer to 120mm for this area according to the Met Office. Unsurprisingly, this has resulted in quite a bit of flooding across the Godinton Estate – much of our land is … Find out more
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