Post by Dave on Sept 13, 2010 17:28:36 GMT
Escot
If you’re lost for something to do one day and enjoy walking in parkland with wonderful trees etc then head to Escot. Just go to Exeter and take the A30 to Honiton and look out for the signs that will direct you to Escot.
Escot Gardens - Laid out in the 18th century as 220 acres of ‘Capability Brown’ parkland and gardens, generations of the Kennaway family have since travelled the world bringing back a wide range of shrubs and magnificent champion trees.
Contemporary design elements have been added by Ivan Hicks, the well-known TV gardener-artist. Woodland paths and trails lead to the remarkable new 4,000-beech-hedge maze; to the birds of prey with their summertime displays; through the beginnings of an International Tree Foundation wood, carpeted with beautiful flowers in spring; through the wild boar and otter enclosures; to an award-winning aquatic centre and a dedicated wetlands conservation area.
