Sizergh Castle
A medieval pele tower still lived in by the Strickland family — with a wild-flower limestone garden.
NT members free / £15 adultFull dayDog friendlySizergh, Kendal LA8 8DZ
About
760 years of continuous family occupation, superb Elizabethan carved interiors, and gardens that spill into limestone crags and orchards. Excellent NT café and second-hand bookshop.
Roger Recommends
"The rock garden is at its peak in late spring — hart's-tongue ferns and gentians in every crack."