Pages from Nature: Walk through the Pleasure Grounds
Celebrate the 200 year anniversary of the publication of the 1824 guidebook to Croome, the Hortus Croomensis. Explore the views, scents and sounds of the garden at Croome using your own Hortus Croomensis booklet to guide you.
- Booking not needed
- Admission applies
Purchase a booklet inspired by the 1824 guidebook to Croome, the Hortus Croomensis, to explore the garden. Find out the history behind the landscape design; take time to sketch in the booklet, pause along the way to smell scents in the special scent boxes – can you guess what they are? Read quotes from the 1824 text to feel transported back 200 years.
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The basics
- Suitability
Yes
- Meeting point
N/A
- What to bring and wear
Weather appropriate clothing it is outdoors
- Accessibility
The route is approx. 2 miles long and is on hard surface paths.
Upcoming events
Pages from Nature - Guided Tour
Join our amazing volunteers for a peek behind the scenes whilst Croome is closed for a while!
Robert Adam - Guided Tour
Join our amazing volunteers for a peek behind the scenes whilst Croome is closed for a while!
Boys School House Tours
After the Second World War, the house at Croome was used as a boarding school for boys. Former pupil Pete will be giving tours of the house and sharing his experience of that time
Christmas wreath making workshop
Join Croome’s expert florists who create the floral displays in the House at Croome and make your own festive wreath to take home with you.