Abbey House Gardens Wiltshire – Naturist days
Do you love wandering around beautiful gardens? One visitor described Abbey House as ‘a garden that gives you a hug when you enter…and you leave with a smile on your face….’
With over 10,000 different plants, a river garden, a tearoom with spectacular views where you can enjoy a range of teas, coffee – from instant to mocha or expresso, fresh fruit juice, delicious locally made biscuits and cakes. It’s a joy to visit any time…but with the added bonus of a few days a year it’s open to Naturists.
The garden is owned by Ian and Barbara Pollard – know as the ‘naked gardeners’! They do actually keep their kit on for days other than those specifically for naturists. Ian and Barbara now spend all their time tending their wonderful garden (in his ‘former’ life Ian was in property development – and Barbara has been a model, teacher, worked in sales and marketing). They purchased Abbey House in 1994 as a home for themselves and their three children, and with a great deal of hard work have made it what it is today – a haven of tranquility, where visitors can get away from it all and unwind.
Ian and Barbara
Clothes optional days; Friday August 15th
Saturday August 16th
Sunday August 17th
Sunday September 7th
The gardens are open to the public as well on these days…there is a discrete notice on the gates telling visitors that ‘this is a clothes optional day’
Throughout the year there are photographic exhibitions and a rolling programme of sculpture
For full information visit Abbey House Link. Here you will find opening times and prices, the history of the Abbey, and details of how this beautiful garden has been constructed with love and care, reflecting the Tudor aspect of the house, plus the research gone into making it what it is today.
Do visit and report back to us with your comments.
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