Introduction
Four garden terraces, each 150 metres long, lie below the castle. Simple yew obelisks have been allowed over the centuries to take an amorphous form and now bulge out over the top terrace making a distinctive feature. The terraces include an aviary and an orangery and some lead sculpture from the Van Nost studio. They are richly planted, one with a double herbaceous border.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0844 800 1895Website
http://www.nationaltrust.org.ukAccess contact details
The site is open daily between March and December. http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/powis-castle/opening-times/
Directions
For directions, see http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/powis-castle/how-to-get-here/
Owners
The National Trust
Other Websites
- Associated People
- Features & Designations
Designations
CADW Register of Landscapes Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
- Reference: PGW (Po) 35 (POW)
- Grade: I
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Apple slope terrace
- Grade: I
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Aviary terrace
- Grade: I
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Brick wall to rear of top garden terrace
- Grade: I
CADW Register of Listed Buildings in Wales
- Reference: Orangery terrace
- Grade: I
Style
Baroque
Features
- Statue
- Description: Peacock statue
- Statue
- Description: A statute of Hercules killing the Hydra.
- Topiary
- Description: Amorphous yews.
- Garden Terrace
- Description: Four garden terraces, each 150 metres long.
- Aviary
- Orangery
- Herbaceous Border
- Description: Double herbaceous border.
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Civil Parish
Welshpool
- References
References
- Cadw and ICOMOS UK, 'Powis Castle Garden' in {Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Powys} (Cardiff: Cadw, 1999), pp. 216-24 Register of Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales: Powys
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 'Powis Castle, Park and Gardens, Welshpool',