Members and their families/friends are invited to join us on a coach trip this year to Heale House Gardens, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Early reservation is recommended as places on the coach are limited.
Early reservation is recommended as places on the coach are limited.
Venue |
Heale House Gardens, Salisbury |
Date |
Wednesday 19th June 2024 |
Cost |
£31 |
Itinerary
On Wednesday 19th June 2024 our coach departs Henton Village Hall at 9am and the return time is estimated at 6pm. The coach seats 32 people and the journey there is approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. Teas and lunch available in The Tearoom. Arrive back at Henton Hall about 6.00pm approx. |
Heale House was built in the latter part of the sixteenth century by Sir William Greene.
After about a hundred years the Bowles family bought the house and it remained in their ownership until 1813 when it was sold to clear the debts of the bankrupt owner, William Bowles. It changed hands twice more in the nineteenth century and was occupied by various tenants, suffered considerable fire damage in 1835 when it was reduced by two-thirds, and was bought by the Hon. Louis Greville in 1894 - great uncle of the present owner. Mr Greville greatly enlarged the house with a taste and sensitivity so often lacking in the enlargement of houses at the beginning of the twentieth century.
A moment of pride in Heale's background came in October of the year 1651 when Charles II secretly took refuge here for six nights before riding on to Shoreham where he took a ship to France.
NB. The house is not open to the public as it is a private family home, but it makes a beautiful backdrop to the gardens, giving them a focal point.
Copyright Heale House
From 1906- 1911 the owner Mr Greville created the garden with the assistance of Harold Peto a series of formal gardens and a Japanese garden. This was influence by Greville’s experience when he was working in Tokyo at the end of the 19C.
A crystal-clear chalk stream runs through the garden. There is also the Tunnel Garden, which is a mix of formal planting and kitchen garden. Divided into quarters with a fish pond at the centre, the tunnels are walkways of apple and pear trees forming bowers. There are other small garden areas, such as the sundial garden. There is a tea room serving teas and lunches and also a plant nursery to visit. |
Bookings will be taken from April at the Gardening Club Meeting
or contact Karen 07845 123160 / 01749 938358 [email protected]
or contact Karen 07845 123160 / 01749 938358 [email protected]