Parcevall Hall Gardens - Skyreholme

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Parcevall Hall Gardens lie on a steep hillside and are the only RHS and English Heritage registered gardens open to the public in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The twenty four acres of formal and woodland gardens rise up the hillside and command impressive views of Simons Seat and Wharfedale. Parcevall Hall Gardens also benefit from a delightful tea room, situated in peaceful surroundings on the route between Simons Seat and Trollers Gill.

Parcevall Hall Gardens were laid out by the late Sir William Milner from 1927 onwards and are planted with many specimen trees and shrubs collected from Western China and the Himalayas. Within a shelterbelt of woodland, the gardens comprise of a Rock Garden with pools, an Orchard with old apple varieties, Formal Terraces, Herb Garden, Woodland trails, Camellia Walk, Rose Garden, Chapel Garden and Cliff Walk. The tea room seats 20 people inside and 16 people outside, weather permitting. The menu includes homemade soup, tasty snacks and delicious cakes.