Introduction
Kemerton Court is set in 2.7 hectares of garden, including a walled garden. There are also 30 hectares of parkland with trees up to 300 years old and many recent ones. An arboretum, begun in 1978 by Adrian Darby, extends over 40 hectares and along two miles, encircling the park and lake.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Directions
Four miles north-east of Tewkesbury via the B4080 and a minor road.
Owners
A.M.G. Darby, OBE
Kemerton Court,, GL20 7HY
- History
Kemerton Court is an Elizabethan Manor with a Baroque facade dating to around 1720. It was in the possession of the Beauchamp family and their descendants from 1240 to 1589, when it was purchased by the Parsons family. They made additions in the 18th and 19th centuries and sold it in 1918. It was subsequently purchased by the Darby family, descendants of the original Beauchamp owners, who remain in occupation.
- Features & Designations
Designations
The National Heritage List for England: Listed Building
- Grade: II*
Historic Environment Record (Local Authority)
- Reference: WSM 28990
- Grade: II*
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: Kemerton Court has an 18th-century baroque facade of nine bays, added to an earlier manor house. Thomas White of Worcester has been suggested as architect.
- Latest Date:
- Planting
- Description: Walled garden.
- Tree Feature
- Description: An arboretum, begun in 1978 by Adrian Darby, extends over 40 acres and along two miles.
- Earliest Date:
- Lake
- Herbaceous Border
- Walk
- Description: Cruciform iris walk.
- Key Information
Type
Park
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Hectares
72.7
Civil Parish
Kemerton
- References
References
- Lockett, R. {A Survey of Historic Parks and Gardens in Worcestershire} (Hereford and Worcester: Hereford and Worcester Gardens Trust, 1997) A Survey of Historic Parks and Gardens in Worcestershire