West Green House Gardens

Address: West Green House Gardens, near Hartley Wintney, Hook, Hampshire, RG27 8JB
Tel: 01252 844611 or 01252 845582 Fax: 01252 842029 Email:
Website: West Green House
Directions from M3: From M3, exit 5 to Hook, to Mattingley, then turn right at the West Green Garden signs and follow these to the entrance.
Admission times: Has a number of open days throughout the year – see website for details.
Admission charge: £5.50, May-August. Due to the results of inclement weather, parts of the Garden may be closed.
Toilets: Yes
Refreshments: Yes

West Green House was built in the 1720s, with classical busts along its garden façade. It looks onto a plain lawn, and the sides are hedged in yew and hornbeam, running gently up to a woodland. This ‘theatre lawn’ is used for concerts and dramatic performances, with the house as a baroque backdrop.

"In an English country garden"

Highlights include an 18th century walled kitchen garden, an aviary, and a dramatic Persian water garden set in a woodland glade. The planting, by Australian garden designer Marylyn Abbott, is lavish and spectacular. A staggering 15,000 tulip bulbs are planted every year!