There are few places in Staffordshire where the season are more apparent than the Shugborough estate gardens and parkland. Whether it is the blanket of daffodils on the banks of the River Sow in Spring, the gentle lavender fragrances in the formal gardens in Summer, or the riot of autumn colours on the woodland drive in October, the gardens and parkland are a timeless tribute to a golden era.

NEW FOR 2006 The Walled Garden (1805) is currently being restored and will open during 2006 after lying derelict for almost a century. The garden was once a horticultural centre of excellence designed by famous architect Samuel Wyatt. When it re-opens in late spring, visitors will watch as costumed first person gardeners, bearing the names of gardeners who originally worked in the Walled Garden, will begin to re-plant the beds with exactly the same varieties originally planted there, using historic tools and implements and exactly the same historic planting methods employed in 1805.