Rosemoor Garden

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Rosemoor Garden is an internationally renowned collection of gardens in North Devon, England. The Lady Anne Palmer created the original garden of 8 acres in 1959. She gave it to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in 1988, together with 32 acres of land. Nowadays Rosemoor Garden covers 65 acres and it hosts, apart from a range of gardens, a visitor centre, with a library, a plant centre, a shop, a restaurant and the Wisteria tearoom. It is surrounded by extensive woodlands.

Some of the highlights of Rosemoor Garden are:

  • the Rose Garden, with about 2000 roses
  • the Arboretum
  • the Herb, Fruit and Vegetable Gardens
  • the Alpine House

Rosemoor Garden is situated 1 km south-east of Great Torrington on A3124 to Exeter. Open all year.


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