We are thrilled to announce that our application to The National Lottery Heritage Fund for ‘Benton End Revived’ has been successful!
Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players.
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We’ve been busy! The landscapers are about halfway through the initial works and we’ve discovered that we have a (likely) Victorian cistern 😃
The renewal of the walled garden will begin in August! We’ll be landscaping, making accessible paths and repatriating Cedric’s plants. Find out more here: gardenmuseum.org.uk/benton-end-h...
Our Rosa Cedric Morris, currently in flower with a spicy fragrance, is so big that it’s hard to capture in photographs. Dot provided for scale.
Cedric Morris: Artist, Plantsman & Traveller opens today at the Granary Gallery in Berwick. The first major exhibition of works by Morris in the north of England, it features loans from many institutions. We can’t wait to see it! Until 12 October. www.maltingsberwick.co.uk/whats-on/ced...
It’s British Flowers Week and we had a lovely time celebrating at our hybrid site The Garden Museum today. The smell was phenomenal. And the artworks glorious!
A mix of pink, white and red poppies
A mix of irises with a brick house in the far background
Three red tulips
Brick outbuildings with chalkboards and a wheelbarrow in front of them
In 2021, ownership of Benton End was transferred from the Pinchbeck Charitable Trust to The Garden Museum. Since then, a small team has worked to conserve the house and gardens. Now we begin a full renewal of Benton End - aiming to open the walled garden to visitors in 2026.
A liver and white springer spaniel sitting in front of a Cotinus smoke bush. A timber framed house is in the background.
Dot is one of our newest volunteers at Benton End. She has a unique skill set and enjoys spending time in the gardens just as much as the rest of the team.