- Coach trip to Island Hall, Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire and Wrest Park
Thursday 31st of May 2012
- Suffolk holiday
Sunday 10th of June 2012
- Rose de Jardin's Wing garden and the Rectory Ketton
Friday 29th of June 2012
LRGT - Rothley Court - Research Project 2012
Report on the History of the Garden at Rothley Court
For some years, the Leicestershire and Rutland Gardens Trust has been involved in a national project to research and record the history of our parks and gardens with a view to entering this information into a national database:
LRGT - Rothley Court Research Project
This research into the history of the gardens at Rothley Court forms part of this project. However, it was felt that it would also be desirable to publish our findings in the form of a written report, which it would be possible to download from our own website
We should like to thank Terry Sheppard and Brian Verity of the Rothley Heritage Trust for showing us round the garden at Rothley Court. Particular thanks also go to Terry for the detailed information that he provided. Without his knowledge of the local history of Rothley, this report could never have been produced.
Sue Blaxland
2012
The Grade I listed manor house, formerly known as Rothley Temple, now Rothley Court Hotel, is set behind high stone walls, which conceal it from the road. Manicured lawns and shrub borders surround the house and outbuildings. Beyond them, there is English parkland with fine trees, extending into neighbouring fields which originally formed part of the estate. To the north-west of the house, is a walled garden and, to the south, running from the terrace, is a straight path, punctuated by a stone pool and fountain, which leads down to Rothley Brook
Download the 2012 LRGT - Rothley Court (1.1 Mb) Research Report