Burnby Hall Gardens Pocklington, York, North Yorkshire Burnby Hall Gardens are located close to the centre of Pocklington a market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire and is home to the national Collection of Hardy Water Lilies. With more than 100 varieties, the gardens covering eight acres, are home to the largest and highest quality displays of Hardy Water Lilies to be seen in a natural setting anywhere in the world. http://www.dave-ford.co.uk/Burnby_Hall_Gardens.htm
	Cannon Hall Park and Gardens Barnsley, South Yorkshire Covering over 70 acres of parkland, landscaped in the 1760's by Richard Woods, the park is an ideal place for a relaxing walk or family outing. The historic walled garden adjacent to the main Hall dates from the 1760Õs and can be enjoyed by visitors all year round. An annual event in September celebrates the pear trees, which were first grown here in the early eighteenth century. One of the greenhouses is home to the 200 year old Cannon Hall vine, which was grown from a seed brought back by John Spencer-Stanhope from the Continent in 1802. A cutting of the vine was exported to Australia, cultivated, and its ancestors produce todayÕs fine Australian wines. http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/tourism/cannonhall/countrypark.asp
	Friary Gardens (12th century) Richmond, North Yorkshire From the Market Place Friar's Wynd takes you through one of the two remaining medieval gateways, past the Georgian Theatre to the Friary Gardens where the fine 12th century Franciscan Friary bell tower, built by the Greyfriars of Richmond, still stands -- amidst beautiful, well kept gardens. The house of the Greyfriars was founded by Ralph Fitz Randal, Lord of Middleham in 1258. http://www.richmond.org.uk/guide/friary/friary.html
	Goddards Garden York, North Yorkshire Formal garden with a variety of features. Former home of Noel Goddard Terry of the famous York chocolate-making firm, the house (in use as the Yorkshire office of the NT and not open to the public) was designed in 1927 by Walter Brierley. The garden, designed by George Dillistone, features terraces, a rockery, ponds, borders and a fine collection of shrubs. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hbcache/property703.htm
	Harlow Carr Garden Harrogate, North Yorkshire The gardens stand on what was once part of the Forest of Knaresborough, an ancient royal hunting ground. Springs of sulphur water were discovered here in 1734 but development of the site as a spa did not take place for over a hundred years. In 1840, Henry Wright, the owner of the estate, cleaned out and protected one of the wells and four years later built a hotel and a bath house. People came to bathe in the warm waters for which they were charged 2s 6d (12.5 new pence). Gardens were laid out around the bath house and in 1861 the site at Harlow Carr springs was described as a 'sweet secluded spot...the grounds neatly laid out, adorned with a selection of trees, shrubs, flowers, walks, easy seats and shady arbours'. http://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlowcarr/index.asp
	Helmsley Walled Garden (18th century) Helmsley, West Yorkshire Helmsley Walled Garden is a beautiful five-acre walled garden in the heart of North Yorkshire, England. Dating from 1758, and set against the spectacular backdrop of Helmsley Castle in the grounds of Duncombe Park, the garden is gradually being restored to its former glory. (See also Duncombe Park, Helmsley Castle) http://www.helmsleywalledgarden.co.uk
	Millgate House Garden Richmond, North Yorkshire The garden at Millgate has been featured in publications around the world. Although a small garden its situation overlooking the River Swale with the waterfalls in the background and the intensive planting make it unique and very special. The garden was selected out of 3200 in 1995 for the R H S/Daily Mail National Garden Competition's First Prize. http://www.richmond.org.uk/guide/millgate/milgatehouse.html
	Mughal Gardens (Lister Park) Bradford, West Yorkshire Located in Lister Park, the newly created Mughal Gardens are a unique attraction combining water, vibrant planting and an architectural style developed form 1526Ð1858 by the Mughal Dynasty. A combination of terraces, paths, grassed areas and avenues of trees are divided by water channels, cascading into pools of a traditional rectangular design. http://www.visitbradford.com/attractions.asp http://www.bradford.gov.uk/art/mughal_gardens.asp
	Neswick Gardens Neswick, East Yorkshire A fine country manor, which has been restored to its former glory, is Neswick Gardens that stands stately behind decorative walls and in beautifully cared for gardens. http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_neswick.htm
	Parcevall Hall Gardens Skipton, North Yorkshire Parcevall Hall Gardens lie on a steep hillside. Situated in the scenic Yorkshire Dales National Park, the sixteen acres of formal and woodland gardens rise up the hillside and command impressive views of Simons Seat and Wharfedale. The gardens were laid out by the late Sir William Milner from 1927 onwards, and are planted with many specimen trees and shrubs collected from Western China and the Himalayas. The gardens include a rock garden with pools, an orchard with old apple varieties, formal terraces, an herb garden, woodland trails, a camelia walk, a rose garden, a chapel garden and a cliff walk. http://www.parcevallhallgardens.co.uk/
	Plumpton Rocks Harrogate, North Yorkshire Plumpton Rocks are situated midway between Harrogate and Wetherby on the A661 one mile south east of thats road's junction with the Harrogate Southern Bypass. Plumpton Rocks is one of the most important landscape gardens in the North of England and has been declared by English Heritage to be of outstanding interest, Grade 2*. The grounds extend to over thirty acres and include an idyllic lake, dramatic rock formations, romatic woods and paths winding through bluebells and rhododendrons. The wildlife is also of great interest. http://www.plumptonrocks.co.uk/Main.htm
Photo courtesy of TourUK.com	Rievaulx Terrace & Temples (18th century) Helmsley, North Yorkshire One of YorkshireÕs finest 18th-century landscape gardens. The 1Ú2ml-long grass terrace and adjoining woodland offer vistas over Rievaulx Abbey (English Heritage) to Ryedale and the Hambleton Hills. There is an abundance of flowers in spring. The two mid-18th-century temples include the Ionic Temple, intended as a banqueting house with elaborate ceiling paintings and fine 18th-century furniture. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hbcache/property335.htm http://www.touruk.co.uk/gardens/gardensyorkshire_rievaulx.htm
	Ripon Spa Gardens Ripon, North Yorkshire The Spa Gardens, twice-winner of a prestigious Green Flag award offer an 18-hole putting course, flat green bowling, 9-hole crazy golf, 3 tennis courts and restaurant facilities. A great place right in the heart of Ripon to enjoy some family fun, serious sport or just a gentle stroll through the beautiful displays to admire the splendid Victorian bandstand. http://www.riponcity.info/visitors/placestovisit/spa_gardens.php
	Scampston Hall & Walled Garden (19th century) Malton, North Yorkshire The 41Ú2 acre Walled Garden opened for the first time in 2004. It is fully planted but still Ôin the makingÕ so you will have to use some imagination to envisage the final form that will emerge as the seasons go by. The garden is divided into a series of spaces, each with a character of its own. http://www.scampston.co.uk/default.asp
	Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Woodland Garden & Falconry Centre Bedale, North Yorkshire Thorp Perrow Arboretum extends to 85 acres (35 hectares), and currently has 1314 different taxa. A walk around the Arboretum can be a journey of plant discovery that takes you around the continents of the world; with many of the tree and shrub genera and species planted having origins in China, Japan, North America, Chile, and Europe. Falconry: Our regular flying demonstrations will not only give the opportunity to witness the breathtaking ability of eagles, falcons, hawks, vultures and owls from all five continents of the world, but also an opportunity to participate in the flying demonstrations, under the guidance of our trained staff. http://www.thorpperrow.com
	Wentworth Castle Gardens Stainborough, Barnsley, South Yorkshire Wentworth Castle Gardens, near Barnsley is a Grade I historic garden, 300 years in the making, with national collections of species rhododendrons, species magnolias and williamsii camellias. http://www.wentworthcastle.org/
	York Gate Garden Bramhope, Leeds, North Yorkshire The Garden was created by the Spencer family between 1951 and 1994. York Gate is made up of a number of distinct garden 'rooms'. What makes this garden exceptional is the exquisite detail to be found within each: the pavement maze in the driveway, the espaliered cedar in the pinetum, the meticulous arrangement of stone setts and gravel along the path in the canal garden. http://www.perennial.org.uk/yorkgate.html