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Cambo Gardens

Romantic Victorian walled garden designed around the Cambo burn with willow, waterfall and charming wrought-iron bridges. Ornamental potager, breathtaking snowdrops (mail order in the green), massed spring bulbs, a lilac walk, herbaceous borders, 250 named roses in the summer, colchicum meadow and September borders lovely in the autumn. "Taken back a century. Quite wonderful."

Dogs welcome on leads, coaches also welcome.

Cambo has been fortunate throughout the years that a series of gardening enthusiasts has married into the Erskine family, and perhaps never more so than the present generation with Catherine who is an extremely knowledgeable plantsperson and able gardener.

It was under her guidance that the gardens were first opened 16 years ago and now, ably assisted by her Head Gardener, Elliott Forsyth, who joined the estate in 2001, the garden is increasingly gaining attention and praise from both the gardening press and the enthusiastic gardener and visitors looking for somewhere interesting and relaxing.

Accessed through an informal woodland garden beside the potting shed, this romantic Victorian garden of 2.5 acres is designed round the Cambo burn with waterfall and rose-clad wrought-iron bridges. The central point is a summer-house with bridge and willow reminiscent of a willow-pattern plate.

With its large greenhouses this garden has always supplied the house with flowers, fruit and vegetables but it has changed quite dramatically since the days when Jack Greig continued in his father's footsteps as Head Gardener. Ten years ago there were still rows of marching dahlias, lines of bedding plants and vast beds of fruit and vegetables - so prolific that they supplied all the local shops and hotels. A large section was given over to a planting of Christmas trees which have since matured and been sold.

Elliott's combined creativity and knowledge of plants produces vast herbaceous borders of naturalistic plantings of interesting perennials, a wonderful ornamental vegetable garden, a beautifully planted moist garden and constant changes.

Opening Hours

Open daily 10am till 5pm. Adults £3.50 Children Free
Dogs welcome on leads

Contact

Catherine Erskine
Cambo Gardens

Cambo House
Cambo Estate
Kingsbarns
Fife
KY16 8QD
Scotland

Further contact details ...

Tel: +44 (1333) 450313
Fax: +44 (1333) 450987
E-Mail: cambo@camboestate.com
WWW: http://www.camboestate.com