Snip, snip! ✂️ Our topiary has had its annual trim. But this time you’re seeing it from above! A whole new view of Tatton Park’s famous gardens. 🌳✨ Once upon a time, gardeners balanced on ladders and wooden boards to get these perfect shapes… now it’s a little easier on the knees! 👩‍🌾🪜 Nowadays they trim the hedges atop a cherry picker. | Tatton Park

From our garden to yours - Celebrate glorious gardens and join in a day of virtual events with Garden Day UK. Enjoy flower crown crafts with the kids, story time with Sophie Dhal and tips from garden designers, all at https://www.gardenday.co.uk/events/virtual-garden-gathering/. Sunday 10 May 11am - 4pm. Then continue with the garden themed day and take a virtual, audio tour of Tatton Park's 50-acre Gardens with Head Gardener, Simon Tetlow. http://www.tattonpark.org.uk/what_to_see_and_do/gardens

Take a peak inside the historic Fernery in Tatton Park's Gardens. For more Garden exploration, visit http://www.tattonpark.org.uk/what_to_see_and_do/gardens/candide-gardening-app.aspx to download the Candide Gardening app, where you can listen to audio tours of 19 areas of Tatton Park's Gardens described by Head Gardener, Simon Tetlow. | Tatton Park

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Join our annual Scarecrow Festival this February half term! This year's theme is Sporting Heroes in celebration of the 2020 Olympics. Scarecrows will be located throughout the Gardens for you to find. Then venture down to The Farm to continue the scarecrow trail amongst the paddocks, stables and farmyard. 8 - 23 February (closed Mon 10 Feb) Garden open 10am - 4pm (last entry 3pm) Farm open 11am - 4pm (last entry 3pm) Visit http://www.tattonpark.org.uk/events_at_tatton_park/event-listings/2020/fe

Did you know there's a hidden room at Tatton park? A secret door in the Library reveals the only access to the original foundation of the Mansion. The Library is built over the original Mansion's domestic quarters and cellars, however, the original building only survived for 60 years before it was redesigned into the Mansion you can see today. With the weather turning even wetter this week, take your adventures indoors with a visit to our 18th century Mansion. Pre-booking essential, plan your vi

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👋 Hey there travel fans! Have you heard about the latest discovery from the mansion’s plans and paperwork folios? 🕵️‍♀️ It's a design for a twin-engine yacht from 1928! 🛥️ These plans were created by an unknown draughtsman and were probably presented to Maurice Egerton, an experienced traveller who served as a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. 😎 This yacht was clearly designed for travelling in style with two bathrooms, dining and smoking saloons, and even a space to park a ca