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GARDEN TREASUR ES FORDE ABBEY

oasting 30 acres of award-winning gardens, this 12th-century former Cisterian abbey in Somerset offers interest all through the year. In late summer, dahlias put on an exuberant, colourful display, then in autumn, the arboretum pulls on its golden)

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