Category Archives: Outings
Outing to Elton Hall – 6th July, 2023
The BGA has arranged to visit Elton Hall and its stunning gardens near Peterborough on Tuesday, 6th July 2023. Further details will be given at the next meeting of the BGA on 16th May Gardners Association Lunch Form
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Antiques Roadshow at Helmingham Hall – 31st August 2018
Those BGA members that visited Helmingham Hall on the 17th June 2015 will have the opportunity to ‘revisit’ this fabulous House and its gardens. For those that didn’t, this is an opportunity to see it from the comfort of your … Continue reading
BGA Outing to Deene Park
On Tuesday, 4th July, 33 members and associates of the BGA partook in a coach outing to Deene Park in Northamptonshire. Grade 1 listed Deene Park is the ancestral and current home of the Brudenell family. The house dates back … Continue reading
Outing to Thenford Gardens and Arboretum 15th October 2016
On Saturday, 15th October 2016, a full capacity coach of 39 members of the Biddenham Gardeners Association enjoyed a visit to Thenford Gardens and Arboretum. Shortly after our visit a new website was launched which provides full visitor information and shows off … Continue reading
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Tagged Open Day, Snowdrops, Thenford Gardens and Arboretum
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Biddenham Gardeners Outing to Coton Manor
On 27th April 2016, members of the Biddenham Gardeners Association visited Coton Manor in Northamptonshire. This is a garden well worth visiting no matter what time of the year (at this time the Bluebell Wood is stunning) with always something … Continue reading
BGA Outing to Broughton Grange
On 16th July, 29 members and friends of Biddenham Gardeners Association visited Broughton Grange Gardens near Banbury, Oxfordshire. Our first stop was the Saye & Sele Arms in the village of Broughton for lunch and refreshments, followed by a short … Continue reading
BGA Outing to Helmingham Hall
On 17 June a group of just over thirty Association members and friends visited Helmingham Hall near Stowmarket in Suffolk. We stopped for a welcome cup of coffee in the newly redesigned restaurant at Anglesey Abbey and arrived at Helmingham … Continue reading
Gardens Worth Visiting – Roger Skipper
It is always a pleasure to welcome back Roger Skipper, our speaker on the 15th June. Tonight he presented a slide show of gardens which he considered worth visiting; most of them were within 1-2 hours drive of Biddenham. Roger … Continue reading
Outing to the OU Gardens, Milton Keynes Garden – 26th May 2015
photos by Paula
Outing to Orchard Grange, Old Warden – 2nd July 2014
Many of you will remember that in September last year Victoria Diggle, Assistant County Organiser for the National Gardens Scheme, gave us a fascinating insight into how the scheme started. Victoria went on to talk about her own garden, Orchard … Continue reading
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Tagged NGS, Old Warden, Orchard Grange, Victoria Diggle
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