Visiting the castle

 

History

Castle


Visiting the gardens

 

Map of gardens

(1) The Linden Walk

(2) The Court of the Lions

(3) The Medieval Enclosed Garden

(4) The Panoramic Moat

(5) The Rose Garden


Sister Castle in Abergavenny, South Wales

 

Visit St Mary's Priory

The Court of the Lions

← The Linden Walk The Medieval Enclosed Garden →

The Court of the Lions

Chateau and Garden, Pays de la Loire

The court of lions is named after the two stone lions that defend the entry to the draw-bridge.

Bordering the court, continuous with the linden walk there is a mixed border with a ceanothus, a willow, a maple tree, a paper mulberry tree, a dwarf elm tree...

Numerous botanic species

Botanic collections

Numerous remarkable botanic species and collections of roses and peonies are found including :

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