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 Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
441834811885Access 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 2NAOther Websites
- 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
- Environment
- Woodland Garden
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
- Whittle, E., {The Historic Gardens of Wales} (Cardiff: CADW, 1992) 77
- {Colby Lodge, Tithe Award} (1835)
- Jones, F., {Historic Houses of Pembrokeshire and their Families} (Newport: Brawdy Books, 1996) 41