A garden for all seasons

    Tucked away in the Weald of Kent, between the pretty village of Rolvenden and the charming town of Cranbrook,
    lies Hole Park Gardens which has to be one of the best gardens in Kent. An attractively laid out, privately owned
    15 acre garden, Hole Park is often referred to as a hidden gem, and there are plenty of treasures to be found
    within its walls and hedges.

    Hole Park has been owned by the Barham family for the past four generations and is set in over 200 acres of
    superb classic parkland. The colourful gardens enjoy far reaching views over the hills, woods and fields of the
    picturesque Kentish Weald. They are a skilful mix of formal design and more naturalised planting, giving colour
    throughout the seasons.

    The house, which is a private family home and therefore not open, was largely reconstructed in 1959 and is now
    little more than a quarter of its previous size. It resembles the house as it used to be before additions in the
    Elizabethan style were built in 1830.

    Hole Park Gardens are open to the public on Wednesdays and Thursdays and Bank Holiday Mondays from
    March to October, as well as opening on Sundays until the end of July and selected dates in autumn.  The
   gardens are also open every day in spring to allow visitors to enjoy not only the wonderful carpet
   of bluebells but also daffodils, camellias, magnolia and other spring delights.

    The Weald in the Garden of England offers a wide variety of gardens, large and small, to interest and captivate
    gardeners and non-gardeners alike. Hole Park Gardens hold their own against the more well-known gardens of
    Sissinghurst and Great Dixter. The nearby village of Rolvenden and the town of Cranbrook are equally worth
    visiting for picturesque white weatherboarded buildings, mills and attractive high streets in typical Kentish scenery.