A visit to Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Bloom (National Trust)
Another look at the National Trust Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, this time focusing on the gardens laid out by Vita Sackville-West in the 1930's, or inspired by her ambitions.
We will explore The Rose Garden, the White Garden, the South Cottage Garden, the Herb Garden, the Nuttery, the Lime Walk, Delos, the Moat Walk, the Orchard, the Purple Border, plus more.
Are you interested in exploring?
Thanks so much for watching, and we'd love to hear from you so please leave a comment and don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss any of our travels: 🟢-
ow.ly/ipl450zIttc
⏱️Timestamps⏱️
00:00 - The Intro to Sissinghurst Castle Garden
00:10 - Where is Sissinghurst Castle Garden?
00:40 - Let's explore Sissinghurst Castle Garden
02:05 - Entrance to the Upper Courtyard at Sissinghurst Castle Garden
04:10 - Discovering the Rose Garden
07:36 - The Lower Courtyard Garden
08:30 - The South Cottage Garden
10:54 - The Moat Walk
11:04 - The Lime Walk
11:20 - The Nuttery
1157 - The Herb Garden
12:28 - The Moat Walk (from the other end)
12:36 - The Moat
12:46 - The Orchard at Sissinghurst Castle Garden
12:57 - The Gazeboo
13:13 - The White Garden
13:42 - Is this the Purple Border?
14:14 - The Delos Garden
16:16 - or is this the Purple Border?
17:00 - The Plant shop at Sissinghurst Castle Garden
17:12 - The Vegetable Garden
As mentioned in the video, you can stay onsite at the Sissinghurst Castle Farmhouse - a great location to explore the Gardens
🛌 bit.ly/3JfecAC
(This is an affiliate link where we earn a small commission at no additional charge to you)
You can download a map of the Sissinghurst Garden Site;
🔗 nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/docu...
And for a lot more information, then check out the National Trust page;
🔗 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/siss...
🚗 Need a car?
Check out our Rental Cars link 🔗 bit.ly/37obdHk
📝 For more information, check out our post 'Exploring Sissinghurst Castle Garden in bloom' 📝
🔗 www.ourworldforyou.com/explor...
🎬 You may also be interested in our video on Our visit to the National Trust Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent
🔗 • Our visit to the Natio...
or
The National Trust Scotney Castle in Kent in Bloom
🔗 • The National Trust Sco...
👫 - Stay Social -----------------------------------------------------------------------
📌 Facebook: / ourworldforyou
📌 Twitter: / ourworldforyou
📌 Instagram: / ourworldforyou
📌 Pinterest: www.pinterest.co.uk/OurWorldf...
An absolutely beautiful video, exceptionally well edited. Thank you.
Hi Lynn, Thanks so much. I am so glad you liked our little video of Sissinghurst. We love the place and we'll be back later this year to enjoy the gardens at their summer best. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by an comment. All the best, Gary & Janis
I love Sissinghurst Castle when we were young we used to go there most weekends as we lived at Three Chimneys and we would cut across the fields my brother Gordon and our friends and in the Autumn we would collect cob nuts from the nuttery and eat them on the way home and our jaws would ache for days after It has changed so much since then as they have opened the woodland and lakes plus developed a large garden under the archway and added car parks I don’t know if this is better or the old Castle we knew ❤
Joy, Now, that does sound idyllic; there's a hint of the Darling Buds of May about it. It must have been wonderful. What a playground. I'm sure Sissinghurst Castle is just as beautiful, and I suspect the gardens may be a little better maintained. Perhaps it has more of a curated feel about it today, but still a wonderful place to visit. I'm glad you liked our little video, and it brought back some fond memories. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and leave us a comment. All the best, Gary & Janis
Thank you… the music and video are so lovely… My mom and I spent a day at Sissinghurst and walked the gardens. We traveled from our homes in Northern California. I lost my mom Christmas 2020. We loved Vita’s White Garden…❤
So sad to hear about your Mom; I hope time has healed a little and you still have great memories of your travels together. Sissinghurst is a favourite of ours, and when Spring arrives we'll head back (it's a little closer for us). In my corporate days, I visited North Carolina, Raleigh to be specific, but to be honest, all I saw was an office of a business park, a shopping mall and a restaurant or two. Woul have loved to discover more of the state. (That's why I gave up corporate life to work in travel) Anyway, thanks for stopping by and taking time to leave a comment. All the best for 2024, Gary & Janis
Very enjoyable
Thanks very much Sean, so glad you enjoyed it. All the best, Gary & Janis
This is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for posting!
Christine, I'm so glad you liked it. Thanks for taking the time to comment. All the best, Gary & Janis
A delightful garden tour. Thank you from South Africa. A very relaxing visit.
Elizabeth, Thank you so much; I am so glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for taking the time to comment, All the best, Gary & Janis
You’re channel is beautiful! Every facet of it. Photography, editing, narration and music selection. Just absolutely wonderful quality. And the information you share, just so great! Love how you inject your very real enthusiastic pleasure in the subject. You’re channel will be deservingly successful.
Thanks so much, you’re vey kind - we like to put the effort in, and alway try to improve, but it does mean creating the content can take some time, but hey, hopefully that will improve. Thank again for stopping by, and taking the time to comment. All the best, Gary & Janis
Wonderful gardens. Thank you. I have read books about Vita, Harold and the Bloomsbury group. I would have been happier just with bird song and no background music.🐦🐦🌳🌹🌹
Cathy, Thanks, glad you caught our video. They are certainly beautiful gardens these days, with the NT honouring the work of Vita and Harold. On the audio, I do sometimes wish KZhead would let you filter the different channels. Some people like the soundtrack, but not the narration, other the opposite, and some just like the background sounds. Until then, I guess I have to live with the fact I cannot please all the people, all the time. Thanks for taking the time to comment, Happy and safe travels, Gary & Janis
@@OurWorldForYou thanks Gary. Ha. Yes!
We have just found your channel. It really is delightful and it brings back many beautiful memories of when i lived in the South of England. Thank you for your work, it is so nicely presented. We really love it!
Adele, Thank you so much; you are so very kind. There's more to come, I promise; just been a little slack over winter (and a bit of spring) I have to ask, where are you living now? Anyway, thanks so much for taking the time to comment, Gary & Janis
Good morning Gary and Janis, Such a quick response, thank you so much! I now live in Scotland and have done so now, for many years. My mum and i were watching a few of your glorious episodes, located mainly in Southern England. You have such a calm gentle voice Gary and it seems to work beautifully with your glorious work and filming. We are now slowly working our way through some of the fabulous places in the England. Its so quaint and you somehow capture its true English charm. Thank you and God Bless to you both. x
Adele, Ahh, it's been a while since we've been to Scotland; the last proper tour was in 1999. We promised ourselves another road trip, and we even got a bit a plan. Still, I want to wait until we have gone electric, so it'll have to wait until next year. We've a few more plans for England and will continue to create our videos as long as we have an audience. Thanks again and take care, Gary & Janis
Glad to see the drought doesn't seem to be affecting those wonderful gardens.
Hi, this was shot in the middle of May, it just took me time to get it out. I bet it still looks lovely though, but the NT team there are superb at conservation. You could see all the beds were mulched, reducing the amount of water that evaporated, and I think generally, they follow best practices. They also have access to their own water supply, the moat & lakes are fed by a local stream, and I wonder if the lawns in the courtyards are sacrificed - I might have to pop back to see.
@@OurWorldForYou Never thought about it being shot earlier, silly me lol
I just subscribed. Thank you for this wonderful tour of Sissinghurst gardens! I am never going to get there in person, so I can appreciate them this way. I have read a history of Sissinghurst and Victoria Glendenning's biography of Vita Sackville-West, but of course I can't remember the details. I wish you could tour the gardens at Long Barn. Thank you again for this video!
It's such a shame you can't get to see them; we have promised to visit a few more National Trust gardens this spring and summer, so stay tuned. The gardens at Long Barn are only open to private groups of eight, so it isn't possible to visit, which is unfortunate. Thanks for subscribing; stay safe, stay well. Gary & Janis
Like your videos very informative
Julia, I'm full of facts; sometimes, some of them turn out to be interesting - but not often 😊
@@OurWorldForYou I find them all interesting
Thanks for sharing a wonderful video. I am watching from the US (Texas), and watch as much British gardening on KZhead as is humanly possible. Love anything about the National Trust gardens. Your video is so peaceful. God's creation never gets old. Be blessed over and above.
Dean, Thanks so much; I'm so glad you liked it - there should be a few more National Trust Gardens on the channel for you to enjoy. Plus, as spring arrives, we will visit a few more within our region, and maybe a little further afield, so pop back occasionally. Again, thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to stop by and leave us a comment. All the very best, Gary & Janis
@@OurWorldForYou you can count on it, and I will go back and watch all the others.
Such a beautiful place been their many times
🙏 Thank you Julia - we're already planning our next visit 😍
Nice video thanks 😊
Thank you Johnathan, glad you enjoyed it.
salam la classe
Confused Gary & Janis
@@OurWorldForYouI believe he is trying to say Peace be with you (in Arabic.) It's a Muslim phrase that we use to say hello. Otherwise, I have no clue to what la clase means.
What’s the song name at 2:05?
Hi my friend, It's Courage by Gavin Luke; licenced from Epidemic Sound. That runs from 00:40 to around 2:32 when it fades into Solace, also by Gavin Luke. Hope that answers your question Cheers, Gary & Janis
Mort sadness: Living in France wirhout possibility to visit thèse gardens
Denis, Sorry to hear that. It is a beautiful place. Which part of France do you live in? I think we want to head across to France because we haven't stayed for a few years (actually, pre-pandemic) and we just love the country. Stay safe, stay well Gary & Janis
Leave out the music
Hi, sorry that doesn't suit you. Have adjusted the levels in later videos to make it more background, but I still stick with it all the same. All the best, Gary & Janis
@@OurWorldForYou if I was walking round the gardens I wouldn't want music imposed on me. Why do people think somehow a video is different?
I LOVE the music!❤
Strange narration. I exited when I heard "... how cool". Not for me.
Hi there, Sorry to hear you didn't like the video I suppose I can't please all the people all the time. Anyway, enjoy the spring, and if you get a chance to get to Sissinghurst, then do, it really is lovely. Gary & Janis