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Docwra's Manor, Shepreth

Introduction

Dowcra's Manor Garden includes a number of distinct small gardens with hedges, walls, a pool and a lawn.

The one hectare garden has been divided, using buildings, hedges and walls, to create themed areas such as the paved courtyard with pool, walled garden and main lawn with temple, a semi-wild garden and a winter garden, all filled with plants from the Mediterranean. Originally, John Raven intended to group plants botanically but there is now a more relaxed approach to planting.
Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts

Access contact details

Open Wednesday and Friday all year, and first Sunday of the month April to October. http://docwrasmanorgarden.co.uk/visitorinfo.htm

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History

A botanist's garden of distinction made in the 1960s and 70s by John Raven who wrote the New Naturalist series volume ‘Mountain Flowers' with Dr. Max Walters (1965). The garden was developed starting in 1954. Since John Raven's death in 1979, the garden has been maintained by the present owner.

Features & Designations

Features

  • Hedge
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  • Garden Wall
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  • Lawn
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  • Pool
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  • Temple
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Key Information

Type

Garden

Purpose

Ornamental

Survival

Extant

Open to the public

Yes

Civil Parish

Shepreth

References

Contributors

  • Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust