Where Is Your Favourite Place?
Mine is Arley Gardens.
Published in
Oct 11, 2021
As a child, I read The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and fell head over heels in love with the idea of having a walled garden, which I could convert into a little piece of paradise, hidden away from the rest of the world.
I haven’t managed to fulfill my dream yet, but I live close to a walled garden and have a season ticket to go as often as I like. I have regularly visited this place for about 35 years, and I still don’t tire of it. It’s Arley Gardens in Cheshire, UK.
Here’s a little taste of its soul-restoring properties