About the Gardens at Kelmarsh Hall
Despite the Eighteenth Century setting, the gardens that visitors see at Kelmarsh Hall today are largely inspired by the society decorator and former resident, Nancy Lancaster. With her instinctive panache Nancy Lancaster extended her interior style of shabby chic charm into the gardens and drafted in the garden designer of her day, the talented Norah Lindsay, to help.
Around the Hall the landscape architect Geoffrey Jellicoe laid out a formal terrace and horse chestnut avenues leading down to the lake.
From the sophisticated pastels of the sunken garden through to the showier shades of the 30m long border, the garden leads you on a tour around the perimeter of a triangular walled garden. This secret heart is being renovated to a state of beautiful utility with joyous cut flower borders and
with the aid of a Heritage Lottery Fund Grant a recent restored vinery.
As part of our continuing rejuvenation programme, we hope to build on the past and enhance the sense of place that is part of Kelmarsh Hall’s charm.
