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Esholt Hall was built by Sir Walter Calverley in 1706-9 and he laid out gardens and pleasure grounds around it including a walled garden, bowling green, ponds, plantations and walks.

The landscape designer, Thomas White (c. 1736-1811), had a long career during which he worked at over 90 sites across northern England and Scotland, providing improvement plans and often carrying out their implementation.

Denton Park hall, dating from the 1770s, sits in a designed landscape that was first developed in the 16th century with extensive deer parks stretching from the river to the high moorland.

Crathorne Hall was built between 1903 and 1906, but sits in a much older designed landscape using the dramatic river Leven valley as its central feature.

Many thanks to everyone who has attended the 2025 YGT Events programme. We have had another splendid year. 

Unearthed: The Power of Gardening is a new exhibition exploring the transformative, enriching and sometimes radical power of gardening.

Join Yorkshire Gardens Trust at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show this weekend, to view our installation on the West Lawn and meet members and friends at our stand

Baldersby Park, formerly known as Newby Park, has been shaped by its owners over 200 years to reflect their desire to provide a suitable setting for the main house, an early Palladian mansion built between 1718 and 1730 for Sir William Robinson.

A 4-part online series with Yorkshire Gardens Trust starting Wed 17 Sep @ 6pm. £21 for all or £8 each (members discount applies)

Wykebeck Primary School in Gipton, Leeds received a YGT Schools Grounds Development Award in April 2025, to add a polytunnel for growing from seed, and to extend the school's core values of kindness and respect, to the environment. &n