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The picturesque village of Ashton under Hill is situated in the south of the county of Worcestershire, England, at the eastern end of Bredon Hill and overlooking the Vale of Evesham. Bredon Hill and Ashton are in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The northern Cotswolds are close at hand and nearby towns include Evesham, Pershore, Broadway and Tewkesbury. Formerly part of the county of Gloucestershire, Ashton under Hill is now in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire. This is the 33rd year of our annual Open Gardens weekend, which continues to grow in popularity and now attracts well over a thousand visitors over the two days. We look forward to welcoming you to our village in June for a grand day out! |
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Fladbury Walkabout 10 and 11 July 2010 Our supporters Alan Aston Motor Engineers 01386 760700 01386 881870 Back on Track Chiropractic 01386 725461 01386 881507 01386 881248 01386 444109 01386 751802 0845 1905450 Elmley Associates Will Writing Service 0845 460 6776 R.D.Fergusson Master Thatcher 01684 773921 01684 569802 01242 620257 Anthony Halling, Garden Machinery 01386 858713 The Hiller Garden and Plant Centre 01789 491342 01386 881910 01684 293389 A. Hopkins Electrical Engineers 01242 620332 Keyscape Landscape Design and Construction 01386 462790 01386 882482 01684 293389 Orleton and District Gardening Club, Leominster 01568 613861 01386 725111 01242 678578 01386 881884 01905 841405 T.A.Spry Landscape Gardener 01684 773089 01242 621314 The Star Inn, Ashton under Hill 01386 881325 01242 621164 01386 765959
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Thank You! Over 1000 visitors came to Ashton under Hill for our 2010 event and enjoyed two days of warm sunshine, which showed our gardens at their best. We met some lovely people from Hertfordshire, Dorset, Staffordshire, Gwent, Hampshire, Dorset, Solihull and so many other places, including several overseas visitors. If you were one of those visitors, thank you very much for your support. We're also extremely grateful to the 22 garden owners and the well over 100 villagers who helped run the event, including school children from Ashton First School, Guides, Brownies and also musicians from Bredon Hill Middle School. Photographs and more details will be published here over the next few days - and don't forget to put the dates of next year's event in your diary; Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 June 2011. Gardens Open There were 22 gardens open this year, ranging from traditional country cottage and vegetable gardens, to rose and shrub displays, formal designs and larger landscaped plots - all with a wide variety of plants. Three gardens were open for the first time and both of our village schools, Ashton First School and Bredon Hill Middle School, also displayed their gardening efforts. The BHMS Garden Club is currently working towards Level 3 of the RHS School Gardening Scheme, and have been very busy planting vegetable seeds and a new rainbow flower border. Their garden was a building site about 18 months ago and visitors were able to see what substantial progress they have made. For a map of the village showing which gardens were open, please click here or use the Village Map button above. You can click here for a list and description of the gardens, or click the Gardens Open button above.
Garden Enthusiasts In Ashton you will always see gardens designed and maintained by down-to-earth enthusiasts like you, facing all the familiar challenges of climate, location, soil, and of course the same garden pests! They're always happy to discuss their choice of plants and shrubs, their successes and their failures; they are also interested to hear about your own gardening experiences. Refreshments, Plant Sales and Exhibitions Visitors are always able to enjoy some quality refreshments: lunches, cream teas, afternoon teas from the WI or the full menu in our village pub, The Star. A wide selection of quality plants is usually for sale, and there are our exhibitions and displays in the local church, St Barbara's and in various gardens. Free Parking and Shuttle Bus Free use of the special shuttle bus service throughout the village is always included in the price of your entry, allowing you time to see all of the gardens at your leisure. There’s also ample free parking for cars and coaches.
If there's something you'd particularly like to know, or if you have any feedback about our 2010 event, please contact us.
We look forward to sharing our gardens with you in June 2011! Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made By singing: "Oh, how beautiful!" and sitting in the shade (Rudyard Kipling)
If you'd like to be added to our mailing list for news of our 2011 event, which will be on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 2011 please Contact Us.
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