The castle gardens were re-instated following an archaeological survey in 1994. The castle guidebook describes the gardens as they are today:
Immediately in front of the Castle are two walled gardens which have been laid out along medieval lines, but reduced somewhat in size and scale. The herb garden contains over 50 varieties of culinary and medicinal herbs, all of which were in common cultivation in the medieval period. These include betany, bugloss, yarrow, thyme, comfrey, tansy and loveage. The enclosed garden is a sun trap which heightens the aroma of many herbs, particularly in the early evening.
The main borders surround the bowling green and are full of many beautiful flowers and shrubs which were found in this country before 1600. These include globe flowers, mallow, wormwood, clary, catmint, poppies, clove pinks and periwinkle.
Their gardens are gogeous surrounding the castle. Nice captures.
They are quite a contrast to the ruins aren’t they?
I am enjoying your tour of Bolton Castle very much Cherie… you have showed me that there is much more than fortified walls to it… a very nice presentation….peter:)
I like the way they try to restore as much as they can, but leave the passage over time visible too.
England is known for its gardens, Cherry, so this fits right in. I love the Bee House image in particular!
The bees in the post following this one, were in that bee house
Lovely capture of those beautiful gardens, thank you Cherry
I am glad you like them. Thanks Anyes
Looks like a great place to visit in a wonderful setting. Seems it is always windy at the castle locations, maybe because they are usually up on a hill. Anyway great pics.
I think you are right with them being windy because they are on a hilly location. They are placed in their locations for visibility and defence which also makes the locations rather bleak!
It’s amazing how a bit of foreground colour breathes life into an old stone building. It’s nice to see that there are other things that the visitor can engage with here … although maybe not too closely
I like the contrasts between nature and the stone. You could bet up very close to those bees, but they were encased in glass