Beth Chatto Gardens, Colchester

Name: Beth Chatto Gardens
Address: Elmstead Market Clacton Road, Colchester, CO7 7DB, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1206 822007

#24 among attractions in Colchester

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The Beth Chatto Gardens, now known as Beth Chatto's Plants & Gardens, are an informal collection of historically significant gardens, with National Heritage Grade II listing. The ecological gardens were created by plantswoman Beth Chatto in 1960 from the gravel soil and bogs of the disused fruit farm belonging to her husband, botanist Andrew Chatto. They are a series of gardens that display examples of sustainable planting based on Beth Chatto's ethos of 'right plant, right place'. The gardens are located at White Barn House in the village of Elmstead Market, 6 miles east of Colchester in Essex, England. ()

Elevation: 92 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°52'30"N, 1°0'16"E

Address

Elmstead Market Clacton RoadColchester CO7 7DB United Kingdom

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+44 1206 822007

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Beth Chatto Gardens – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wivenhoe Park, Firstsite, The Minories, St James the Great.

2.5 miW
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Church
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1.5 miSW
Park
Cockaynes Wood
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2.8 miNE
Church
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3.1 miSW
Park
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2.8 miW
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51°52'38"N • 0°56'51"E
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