Now then, everybody.
The place I'm going to visit today, I originally spotted from space.
Or more accurately, I spotted it whilst looking at East Lothian on Google Earth.
You know how you zoom in and this place
and Amisfield Walled Garden looked particularly intriguing.
It had a really interesting rectangular shape and looked like it
got some really interesting things going on inside it.
And I'd never heard of it before.
And it's only about ten miles away from where I lived.
So it's like a secret garden right in the middle of East Lothian.
Fancy joining me for a little look around.
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Before we go inside
the garden, let's have a wander around the perimeter.
Now Amisfield Walled Garden dates back to 1783 and it's surrounded
as you would expect for a walled garden, I guess by walls.
And at each corner there's a bothy, like a miniature castle tower.
And we're just coming to the end of one of the corners of the rectangle now.
So let's just go round this corner.
Yeah, you can see the little tower just there.
And then, of course, ahead of us is one of
the other lengths of wall.
Well, I've walked all the way round the outside
now and seen all four of the corners and the little towers.
And each corner time, I think, to go inside the garden
Looks like they've got some plants
for sale here.
Well, it looks like there's quite a lot to see.
Sensory Gardens, Education Building, Apple Walk,
Maze, Hornbeam Walk, Biodiversity Meadow,
Heritage Orchard, Green House, Winter Garden and vegetable beds.
So what to do?
First, I suppose we could go down through the centre
or we could walk around the outside first.
I think we'll walk around the outside first.
So we're
in the first week of June here, so lots to see
lots of flowers blooming, lots of greenery.
It's been raining a lot recently, so everything should be looking really
lush and pretty
actually.
I think we'll go down this way.
I've just spotted something that looks rather interesting
Oh, look at this.
It's really pretty.
Well,
that was the sense regard with this pretty little fountain.
Let's go over here where I believe there is a maze
this is a great view from one of the corners.
Remember, each corner has one of those little sort of turret type things
from one end to the other.
So right at the other end of the square, you can see the other turret.
And this looks like a maze
in its growth phase.
Well, at the moment
the hedges of the maze are actually quite low,
but give it a couple of years when the hedges have grown higher
and you'll be able to go in there and you'll be able to get lost in there.
Yeah,
as I said earlier, I've never heard of this place
until I spotted it from space.
And it looks like nobody else has heard of this place either
because apart from me and a few of the gardeners,
there's nobody else here at all.
What a beautiful, quiet place to come
for a walk around on a beautiful day.
Let's have a closer look at one of these corner
turrets.
Feel the power of history.
The gardens are maintained
by a team of local volunteers.
And for what I've seen today and how beautiful this place is,
they are doing an absolutely cracking job.
Well, you know, I think I need to have a sit down for a moment.
It's a lot hotter today than I thought it was.
But you know what?
I've just spotted something else.
I think we should go and have a look
I really love some of the landscaping here.
To say this is a work in progress.
They've doing a really good job
this is the centre of the garden.
I guess it's like the centre of a clock or the centre of a wheel.
With pathways going out to the edges like spokes
this is what caught my attention for when I was sitting down.
Looks like some sort of kite on a pole.
Yeah, a kite on the pole.
Just waiting for the wind to catch it.
There it goes.
This top part of the garden.
Well, I say top part.
I don't know which way I'm facing.
Actually, it could be north, south, east, west, for all I know.
A lot less going on here.
So I think they're probably working out what to do with this section of the garden.
Well, isn't it amazing that such a beautiful place
can exist within ten miles?
And I never even knew it was here
Amisfield Walled Garden is absolutely gorgeous.
So if you're out and about in East Lothian near Haddington, check out the map.
Look for Amisfield Walled Garden.
It's well worth a visit.
It'll take you about an hour to walk around the place,
especially if you go up and down each of the spokes from the centre to the walls.
And you go around the outside of the walls on both sides of the walls.
Of course, you'll get a bit of exercise.
You'll see some fabulous flowers, some beautiful scenery.
It's just gorgeous.
And of course, you'll be supporting the local community.
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