Bourton House Garden & the Grade I Tithe Barn
Tucked behind honey-stone walls at the eastern end of the village, Bourton House Garden is an award-winning three-acre masterpiece that stops walkers in their tracks. Lush terraced borders, inventive topiary and a 16th-century Grade I listed tithe barn — one of the finest in the Cotswolds — share the same postcode.
A Garden That Earns Every Award
The garden wraps around an 18th-century manor house and packs an extraordinary range of planting styles into three acres: wide herbaceous borders exploding with colour, formally clipped topiary, and a raised walkway that frames views across the surrounding Gloucestershire hills.
The centrepiece that stops every visitor is the magnificent tithe barn, a Grade I listed structure dating to the 16th century. Its soaring timber frame and Cotswold stone walls have stood for five centuries, and they look every bit as commanding today as they must have done when grain filled the threshing floor.
When to Visit & What to Look For
The garden opens to the public between April and October, so plan accordingly — midsummer brings the herbaceous borders to a peak riot of colour, while September offers the bonus of espalier fruit trees heavy with harvest.
Keep an eye on the garden's occasional plant sales, where unusual perennials and flowering shrubs grown on site go on sale — a brilliant way to take a little piece of Bourton home with you.
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