A Description of the Garden from Secret Bristol

A Description of the Garden from Secret Bristol

This was originally posted on the Secret Bristol website… During the 18th century, it was very fashionable to have your own grotto in your garden – which is believed to have represented the descent into the underworld. Few are as mesmerising as the one found in William Champion’s Gardens in Warmley, however, thought to be the most extensive man-made …

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Open Weekend 28th & 29th May 2023

Open Weekend 28th & 29th May 2023

From the Kingswood Hertiage Museum… The remarkable surviving Grade II 18th century garden of brass-worker William Champion with its astonishing hidden grotto will be open the weekend of 28th – 29th of May 2023 from 11:00 to 16:30 each day. The concealed 18th century grotto, a unique remnant of Champion’s pleasure grounds, is open for …

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About the Garden from the Avon Gardens Trust

About the Garden from the Avon Gardens Trust

This was originally posted on the Avon Garden’s Trust website… The Garden in Warmley, South Gloucestershire, was originally created by the 18th century industrialist William Champion. It is designated Grade II on the UK Parks & Gardens Register and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, together with Champion’s brass mill, which houses Kingswood Heritage Museum, and …

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