Elton Hall
Free RHS Member days
2pm–5pm, Wednesday and Thursday, 1 June–31 August (plus Sunday in August)
About the garden
Owned by the Proby family, for centuries Elton Hall has sat in extensive parkland leading to the River Nene. The gardens have expanded from moated grounds to formal gardens and the current layout reflects a combination of modern planting and Edwardian design. This has produced a stunning flower garden, an orangery, lily pond and immaculate hedging and topiary.
Winner of the Judges’ Choice Historic Houses Garden of the Year Award in 2021, this restoration has been overseen by Meredyth Proby. Small paths lead the visitor to the orangery, built to celebrate the millennium. The path continues to the shrub garden, with its wide array of spring-flowering plants. The visitor then returns to the house by the Box Walk and main lawn, passing eight large topiary shapes including one of the dog astride a huge yew drum.
Facilities
- Assistance dogs only
- Parking
- Plant sales
- Refreshments
- Toilets
Key features
- Bog garden
- Arboretum
- Autumn colour
- Champion trees
- Children’s garden (not playground)
Get involved
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.