Introduction
The house, walled garden and the garden surrounding the house date from about 1803. The landscape gardens evolved after the mid-19th century, with drives and a ha-ha extant by 1889. The woodland garden was created from 1894 onwards.
The house and garden were given to the National Trust in 1980. The collection of semi-hardy herbaceous and woody material within the walled garden dates from the 1990s.
Visitor Facilities
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/colby-woodland-garden/facilities-and-access/- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
01443 336000Other Websites
Access contact details
The site is open daily between March and November.
Directions
The site is signposted from the A477 Carmarthen to Tenby road. There is also a bus service. See:
Owners
National Trust
Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, SN2 2NA
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW(Dy)29(PEM)
- Grade: II
National Park
- Reference: Pembrokeshire Coast
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Colby Lodge
- Grade: II
Plant Environment
- Woodland Garden
- Environment
Features
- Mansion House (featured building)
- Description: The house is a three-storey, rendered building with a slate roof.
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- Ha-ha
- Description: Curving ha-ha.
- Planting
- Description: Walled garden, an irregular pentagonal shape.
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- Gazebo
- Description: Octagonal gazebo.
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- Pond
- Description: Two small circular ponds.
- Drive
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- Key Information
Type
Woodland Garden
Purpose
Ornamental Garden
Plant Environment
Woodland Garden
Principal Building
Mansion House
Survival
Extant
Hectares
15
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Amroth
- References
References
- CADW, {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire} (Cardiff: CADW, 2002) 194 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire
- Whittle, E., {The Historic Gardens of Wales} (Cardiff: CADW, 1992) 77 The historic gardens of Wales : an introduction to parks and gardens in the history of Wales
- {Colby Lodge, Tithe Award} (1835) Colby Lodge, Tithe Award
- Jones, F., {Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families} (Newport: Brawdy Books, 1996) 41 Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families