East Lambrook Manor is a small 15th-century manor house in East Lambrook, Somerset, England. It is surrounded by a “cottage garden” planted by Margery Fish between 1938 and her death in 1969.
The English Heritage Grade 1 listed garden is characterised by many winding paths through abundant borders and is renowned as the premier example of the English cottage garden style. It has noted collections of snowdrops, hellebores and hardy geraniums and there is an excellent specialist hardy plant nursery in the garden.
During the lockdown, due to Covid-19, we had to prebook our garden visits and there were precautions in place to protect visitors. Although the garden has meandering paths throughout the very dense planting, there was a one-way system in place which meant having to rush through at a faster pace than normal so as not to block the route for other people. Luckily we had booked an early slot and the garden was not busy.
Our visit was in late May after a very cold April and a very wet May. I was therefore surprised to see many flowers in bloom which I associate with the summer months and certainly in advance of what I had seen in Cornwall.
It is not a big garden, but there is a lot to see. I couldn’t come away without buying several lovely hardy geraniums and also three Geum plants for my garden. If you are ever in the area I recommend a visit here and there is also a rather nice pub opposite for lunch.
Town: East Lambrook, South Petherton
Postcode: TA13 5HH
County: Somerset
Website: East Lambrook Gardens
Earth laughs in flowers 
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