England

Garden High Elms

High Elms Country Park, Shire Lane Farnborough, nr. Bromley, BR6 7JH

Description:

The High Elm Garden is located in the UK, in England, in Kent, in Bromley. The garden covers 250 acres combined with 150 acres of golf course. Originally owned by the Lubbock family, Sir John Lubbock built a new mansion in the 1840s and designed a garden in the classical Italian style, with trees collected from around the world.

The mansion has not survived, it was destroyed by fire in 1967. On the territory of the garden you can see untouched forests, gardens, nature trails, meadows with wild flowers, picnic areas. There is a pond created in the 1880s, flower beds, yew alley, arboretum. In the forests there is a variety of wild animals, including rare species, among which you can distinguish sleepy. There are also weasels, bats, foxes, large motley woodpeckers and other representatives of the fauna.

A crafts fair is held on the territory of the garden annually. Here you can also arrange a family picnic, relax in a cozy cafe.

 

 

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