Open GardensGardens you can visit

One of my favourite gardens. Extensive, woodland-style for a large part, but with formal parts near the house (whch also stages concerts) and a nusery specialising in shrubby salvias, of which there are several borders. Hosts local nurseries for garden fairs which are alo worth a trip.

Remarkably relaxed and 'natural' but with interest at every turn. Also open through the year and has good displays of hellebores in spring (if the mice don't get them).

Yes - fabulous! When we first went, our daughter was only about 5 and she took one look at the house frontage and burst into tears! Having comforted her, we asked what was wrong - it was because she found it so overwhelmingly beautiful. Says it all, really, doesn't it. I do hope that it stays as an open garden - with no Christopher Lloyd I know there are financial problems.

Great views over London, paddling pool for the kids, Red deer... Great day out! Make sure you get the famous photo of yourself with one leg in the western hemisphere and one leg in the eastern hemisphere. Free entry.

It is amazing that a park like this can exist. It is even more amazing that the wildlife is not put off by the surrounding factories and overhead noisy planes from City airport. If you are in the area (maybe visiting the new dome/02) and are into bird watching or wild flowers it is worth a visit. Do so before 5pm as the access to the inner lake closes then.

This is a fantastic place to visit . It was an old work house and also used as a sanatorium for infectious diseases , it has been turned into a museum and has craft shops ,bakery and cottages with gardens , also a working farm using Suffolk horses and has a range of other animals , a Blacksmiths Forge . it has Apple days where you can take apples to be identified . There is something of interest for everybody .
Tel 01362 860563
www.museums.norfolk

Really enchanting garden and particularly good for children - they'll love the Enchanted Forest!

one of my favourite places, the roses are amazing scrambling up castle and garden grey stone walls. its a house but not too huge, the house and gardens are high up so there is a lovely view, i would definitely recommend a visit here.