Parcevall Hall Gardens

Our visit to Parcevall Hall Gardens will be our second visit this year to a garden created in the inter-war years. Sir William Milner, architect, plantsman and horticulturalist, purchased the derelict Parcevall Hall in 1927 and transformed the agricultural landscape of a steep Dales valley into 24 acres of woodland and formal gardens. He created terraced compartments, a rose garden, a rock Garden and added woodland to an otherwise almost treeless landscape - his close associates included Hon. Robert James of St. Nicholas, Richmond and Major Lawrence Johnson who laid out Hidcote in Gloucestershire. As a keen plantsman he received trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants collected from remote corners of the world, by George Forrest in Western China and Tibet, and from Lord Grey of Howick and J.C.Williams of Caerhays in Cornwall. Sir William became a founder member of the Northern Horticulture Society which established the gardens at Harlow Carr near Harrogate, now RHS Harlow Carr.

There will be a shorter garden tour for those who find steep steps difficult as well as a longer tour which will include the whole garden.

Please meet at 10.45 for an 11.00 start. The garden shuts at 6.00pm

Bring a picnic lunch or lunch available from the Love Brownies café at the entrance.

The group will be split into 2 groups of 15-20 per group

Tickets cost: £15.00 members £18.00 non-members

Organiser: Vicky Price

Tickets for all events will be available electronically, using Eventbrite as last year. Each event has its own link to the Eventbrite page which will allow you to book a ticket.  The Eventbrite page will give you the name, date and time, location, refund policy and description which includes information about directions and parking. We are sorry but you can only book tickets for one event at a time.

If you want to buy tickets for multiple events on-line, please use the booking form and send this to events@yorkshiregardenstrust.org.uk. Please pay for your tickets on-line by bank transfer to Yorkshire Gardens Trust, Reference ‘Surname’ Events, Sort Code 05-09-94, Account No 25555237, or you can send a cheque to Lynn Watkinson, 5 Belle Vue Terrace, Bellerby, Leyburn DL8 5QL. Tickets will be sent to you by email.

If you are unable to buy tickets on-line, please can you either ask a friend or relative who has access to the internet to buy the tickets for you either using Eventbrite or using the booking form as above. Payment can be made by bank transfer to Yorkshire Gardens Trust, Reference Events, Sort Code 05-09-94 Account No 25555237, or you can send a cheque to Lynn Watkinson, 5 Belle Vue Terrace, Bellerby, Leyburn DL8 5QL. Tickets will be sent to you by email.

Otherwise please post the booking form with your selection of events, a self-addressed envelope and a cheque made out to Yorkshire Gardens Trust to Lynn Watkinson, 5 Belle Vue Terrace, Bellerby, Leyburn DL8 5QL.