Peover Hall first opened its gardens for the National Garden Scheme in 1927 and will do so again this year on Sat 4th June and Sun 5th June from 14:00 to 17:00.
Across the country the garden openings raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie Hospice UK and the Queen's Nursing Institute. Over the years £60 million has been donated to these charities through the NGS.
As in previous years the tearooms will be open serving refreshments, including homemade cakes and cream teas. There will also be a plant stall (many of the plants grown in the gardens) for you to purchase throughout the day.
The formal gardens were designed between 1890-1900 and feature a series of 'garden rooms' filled with clipped box, water garden, Romanesque loggia, warm brick walls, unusual doors, secret passageways, beautiful topiary work and walled gardens. The grounds of the Hall also house working stables, estate cottages and the parish church of St Lawrence which contains two Mainwaring Chapels with beautiful effigies.
The architectural jewel is the Grade I listed Carolean stables built in 1654; their interior stalls are richly carved and include original Tuscan columns and strap work.
Immediately adjacent to the stables is the attractive Coach House topped with a working bell tower added by Sir Henry Mainwaring in 1764. During World War II the house was requisitioned for the use of General George Patton of the United States 3rd Army when it was damaged by a fire started by a soldier in 1944. Later the house was derelict and has been extensively renovated since the 1960's by the Brooks family.
It will be possible to add a visit inside the Hall, a Grade 2* listed Elizabethan family house dating from 1585 - there will be two tours with Mr Brooks (owner of the house) starting at 14:30 and 15:30. Numbers will be restricted, and bookings will need to be made separately on www.peoverhall.com.
DUE TO THE NATURE OF 4G AND LACK OF BROADBAND PLEASE BRING CASH FOR YOUR VISIT JUST IN CASE.