Levens Hall & Topiary Garden
The world's oldest topiary garden — 300-year-old yew shapes around an Elizabethan house.
£17 adult (house & garden)Half dayDog friendlyLevens, Kendal LA8 0PD
About
Laid out in 1694 by Guillaume Beaumont and still tended in his design. The house has fine Jacobean panelling and a working steam collection on select days.
Roger Recommends
"Go on a bright afternoon — low sun turns the topiary shadows into a second garden."