Within these walls

WITH their grand scale, rare microclimate and wealth of protected glasshouse structures, the walled gardens at Holkham Hall are one of the great survivors from the days of grand horticulture and gardening in this country. They date back to the vision of agricultural land improvement that fuelled the Industrial Revolution and our modern world, a time when the great estate was at the leading edge of a host of innovative growing techniques that survive to this day.

The sheer scale of the gardens’ layout takes the visitor by surprise

The survival of the walled-garden complex, when so many others were lost, is remarkable. A few structures have partially