Arts and Crafts Gardens are very popular with their own very strong identity a lot of people love the look and feel of these houses and gardens.
I used to live around the corner from the William Morris Society house where he lived in Hammersmith. Never went in to my eternal shame!
Anyway, here are some smashing houses and gardens in the Arts and Crafts style.
Some are full blown Arts & Crafts and others are partially in the style.
So from the brilliant engineering of Cragside House to the genteel gardens of Coleton Fishacre and for the more adventurous try The Garths Please Grounds!
Find Arts and Crafts Gardens near to you!
Cragside House & Garden, Northumberland
Google Review Rating – 4.8
Victorian engineering, Arts & Crafts house, stupendous gardens, great teas, dog friendly – so much to do.
There is a pinetum, valley, lakes, red squirrels, trails to follow by car & foot. Dogs welcome. More Details here
Rodmarton Manor Gardens, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Google Review Rating – 4.7
Rodmarton Manor & Gardens is an Arts & Crafts design with a walled garden, topiary, snowdrops, roses, formal lawns & tearoom serving homemade cakes! More Details here
Stoneywell Garden, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire
Google Review Rating – 4.7
Stoneywell Garden is part of the remarkable Arts & Crafts cottage. With year round colour from daffodils to bluebells. Tearoom & Bookstore. The cottage is built over 7 levels and is a rare complete home! More Details here
Great Chalfield Manor and Garden, Wiltshire
Google Review Rating – 4.6
Great Chalfield Manor and Garden are a 15th Century building and a romantic Arts & Crafts garden.
In the garden you will find an orchard, terraces, topiary houses, gazebo, lily pond and a spring-fed fishpond. More Details here
Wollerton Old Hall Garden, Market Drayton, Shropshire
Google Visitor Review Rating – 4.8
Wollerton Old Hall Garden bills itself as ‘3 acres of inspirational English country garden‘. There are some nice spots in the garden, which are very photogenic, to sit down, reflect and just take it all in.
There are formal plantings and the owner has created three north-south and three east-west vistas. Assistance dogs only. An Historic Houses Garden. More Details here
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Wyndcliffe Court House and Garden School, Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Arts & Crafts style Italianate style, Rose Garden, ancient sculpted topiary, a sunken garden and woodland. Check when open and how to book before you travel!
Private guided tours only and not suitable for under 8’s. More Details here
Coleton Fishacre & Gardens, Devon
Google Review Rating – 4.8
Coleton Fishacre & Gardens are lucky to have their own microclimate which enables the plants from the Mediterranean, South Africa and New Zealand to thrive. A National Trust property.
The gardens are RHS accredited coastal gardens with superb coastal views and are bordered by woodland. Dogs welcome. The house is built in the arts and craft style outside and Art Deco inside. More Details here
Winterbourne House & Garden, Birmingham
Google Review Rating – 4.8
Winterbourne House & Garden describes itself as one of the ‘best surviving examples of an Edwardian Arts and Crafts suburban villa garden in Birmingham’.
And do have a look at the Carnivorous glasshouse! Tea room, Gift Shop and Bookshop. More Details here
Crathes Castle & Gardens, Aberdeenshire
Google Review Rating – 4.6
The Castle is open to view and the gardens are a great combination of Arts & Crafts inspired walled gardens, nature trails. And an Adventure Play Area for children!
With plenty of wildlife to spot along the way including red squirrels, pine martin, roe deer, woodpeckers and herons. Dogs welcome. A National Trust Scotland property. More Details here
Wightwick Manor Garden, Wolverhampton
Google Review Rating – 4.7
Wightwick Manor Garden are an arts and crafts style gardens designed by Thomas Mawson. There are orchards, pools, formal gardens and formal gardens.
And dont miss the Mathematical Bridge – inspired by the original Mathematical Bridge at Queens’ College, Cambridge. Dog friendly! More Details here
Athelhampton Gardens, Dorset
Google Review Rating – 4.6
An Historic Houses garden Athelhampton Gardens has 12 acres of gardens with a Grade 1 listed house – find out why Thomas Hardy loved to visit. And there’s a ghost!
The formal gardens were created by Cart De Lafontaine in 1891 onwards and are formed in an Arts & Crafts style. Dogs welcome. More Details here
The Garth Pleasure Grounds, Surrey
Google Review Rating – 4.6
With ‘story trails‘, Temples, a workhouse & garden sections from the Mediterranean, Asia, France, Italy, Greece and the Orient. Lots of secrets to explore & a great cafe as well! Dogs welcome.
For those who want to really relax you can book sauna at the Spa or have a game of tennis! More Details here
All information correct at the date of publication.