Cambridge and Norfolk Garden Tour
A 6 day tour
The price of this tour is £1480.
This tour is not scheduled to run in , but it may be possible to arrange it for a large enough party.
This garden tour is based at
The Arundel House Hotel,
Chesterton Road, Cambridge for the first three days allowing
us to explore the gardens, ancient buildings and countryside
in and close to the city.
On the third evening, after visiting a village of open
gardens, we take up residence at
The Bedingfeld Arms
situated on the Green in the pretty village of Oxborough in
Norfolk where we stay for the next 3 nights.
While here we visit the National Trust owned
Oxburgh Hall
at Oxborough and Wimpole Hall beyond Cambridge.
We also explore some private gardens including Hale Hall,
Hythe Cottage (belonging to Barbara) and the impressive
gardens at
East Ruston Old Vicarage
begun in the 1980s.
This garden tour ends at Norwich railway station which has
an hourly service to London.
The Pepys Library, Cambridge (photo Cindy McGregor)
The Price
The price of this tour is £1480. This covers B&B for five nights in double or twin bedded rooms but not evening meal; all transport; garden entrance and personal guiding through out. Evening meals can be arranged for an extra price.
Flora’s small group tours typically have 5-7 of us in a comfortable 8 seater vehicle. Dr Sommerville plans and guides all tours, enthusiastically describing the plants, scenery and architecture which we encounter.