The County and Country Gardens Trusts are independent charities engaged in caring for gardens and designed landscapes throughout England and Wales, and are members of The Gardens Trust. If you are interested in your local garden heritage and wish to know more, please scroll down below for website/email links to the necessary contacts, and to join your local County Gardens Trust.
Scotland has its own organisation:
Scotland’s Garden and Landscape Heritage
And in Northern Ireland and covering the Republic as well:
Northern Ireland Heritage Gardens Trust
To find out more about the history of County Gardens Trusts, you can download the following article by Michael Dawson below.
“The County Gardens Trusts Movement” – Michael Dawson. Garden History, 50: 2 (2022).
AVON GARDENS TRUST
CREATE Environment Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN
BEDFORDSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
Kevin Levitt, The Secretary, 8 Hooked Lane, Wilstead, Beds, MK45 3DL
BERKSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
The Secretary, Chilton Lodge, Speen Lane, Newbury RG14 1RN
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
The Hon. Secretary, Mick Thompson,Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust, Ashridge, Berkhamsted, Herts, HP4 1NS
CAMBRIDGESHIRE GARDENS TRUST
Alan Brown, Fox Hollow, 239 High Street, Offord Cluny, St Neots PE19 5RT, tel: 01480 811947
CHESHIRE GARDENS TRUST
Joy Uings, 26 Sandford Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 2PS
HISTORIC GARDENS COMMITTEE (HGC) within the CORNWALL GARDEN SOCIETY (CGS)
Trustees of CGS and Chairs of the HGC
Pen Polglase: historic@cornwallgardensociety.org.uk
Richard Stone: conservation@cornwallgardensociety.org.ukCUMBRIA GARDENS TRUST
Rayrigg Hall, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1BW
DERBYSHIRE HISTORIC GARDENS
Lizzie Walker, 30 Curzon Close, Allestree. DE22 2SX elizabeth.g.walker@ntlworld.com
DEVON GARDENS TRUST
Northernhay Office, Exeter Community Centre, 17 St David's Hill, Exeter, Devon. EX4 3RG
DORSET GARDENS TRUST
Pen Mill Farm, Penselwood, Wincanton, Somerset BA9 8NF
ESSEX GARDENS TRUST
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE GARDENS & LANDSCAPE TRUST
c/o Kim Bedford, Hamfield Cottage, Ham Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Glos. GL52 6NG
HAMPSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
Jermyns House, Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 OQA
HEREFORD & WORCESTER GARDENS TRUST
The Red House, Vowchurch, Hereford, HR2 0RB
HERTFORDSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
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ISLE OF WIGHT GARDENS TRUST
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KENT GARDENS TRUST
Secretary, Ridings, Holly Farm Road, Otham. ME15 8RY
LANCASHIRE GARDENS TRUST
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LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND GARDENS TRUST
Secretary, 3 Vicarage Close, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1HE
LINCOLNSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
Email either: Elizabeth Bowskill at elizabeth_ab@btopenworld.com or Grace Ellis at grace@richardellis-training.co.uk
LONDON GARDENS TRUST
Duck Island Cottage, c/o The Store Yard, St James's Park, London SWIA 2BJ
NORFOLK GARDENS TRUST
Roger Lloyd, 57 St Leonard’s Road Norwich NR1 4JW
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
23 Church Lane, Newton Bromswold, Rushden, Northants NN10 OSR
NORTHUMBRIA GARDENS TRUST
Mallowburn Cottages, Wark-on-Tyne, Northumberland NE48 3NX
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
Tamsin McMillan, 3 Church Lane, Langar, Notts, NG13 9HG
OXFORDSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
3, The Square, Milton-under-Wychwood, OX7 6JN
SHROPSHIRE PARKS & GARDENS TRUST
Secretary, 64 Falcons Way, Shrewsbury, SY3 8ZG
SOMERSET GARDENS TRUST
Mrs Mary ter Braak, Membership Secretary, Somerset Gardens Trust, 3 Trendle Lane, Bicknoller,Taunton, Somerset TA4 4EG
STAFFORDSHIRE GARDENS AND PARKS TRUST
6 Poole Crescent, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LY
SUFFOLK GARDENS TRUST
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SURREY GARDENS TRUST
The Oriel, Sydenham Road, Guildford, Surrey. GU1 3SR
SUSSEX GARDENS TRUST
47 Denmans Lane, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex. RH16 2JN
WARWICKSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
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WELSH HISTORIC GARDENS TRUST
Administrator: The Bothy, Aberglasney Gardens, Llangathen, Camarthenshire SA32 8QH
WILTSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
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YORKSHIRE GARDENS TRUST
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