Lower Heugh Cottage Garden

This award winning 1 acre Japanese Stroll Garden has smaller garden areas within it such as the Rojiniwai or tea garden with tea house; woodland area; ladies secret garden and Karensansui gardens.

The Torii Gate, bridge, curved wall with moongate, banboo pavilion, water features and granite lanterns together with a wealth of mature conifers, trees, oriental plants and bamboo give year round interest and structure to this unique South facing garden.

The design of the garden makes full use of the borrowed landscape of its setting under Eastby and Embsay Crags with views out to Beamsley Beacon and Skipton Moor. It is just 3 miles from Skipton with its Castle and markets, 1 mile from Embsay Steam Railway, 4 miles from Bolton Abbey and the Yorkshire Cycle Way passes the gate en-route fro Skipton t Appletreewick.

Lower Heugh Cottage Garden is one of the many private gardens listed in the National Garden Scheme 'Yellow Book'. It can be found in the Yorkshire section. It is open to the public by appointment with the owners. If visitors wish to know more about the Japanese philosophy of gardening and how it applies to this garden the owner will gladly give a conducted tour. All proceeds go to the N.G.S charities.

Visits and tours by appointment only to this Japanese Kaiyushiki Garden.