After the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness November can feel like the turning of the year and it truly can be a capricious month. At any moment warmth can be stolen away and replaced by winter chill, as William Cullen Bryant captured it. “Yet one smile more, departing, distant sun! One mellow smile through the soft vapory [...]
The Garden in October There seems to be no rhyme or reason why some things stick in the memory and others do not. For me, the month of October always brings back memories of school days. When everyone would bring in bags stuffed with wonky marrows or gluts of runner beans or else tinned stuff for the [...]
The end of meteorological summer can seem like a turning point in the year that carries echoes of spring from dewy mornings to cooler evenings. Earlier in the year the low sunlight picked out peonies and roses. Now pink and white anemones are picked out in the low autumn light along the double herbaceous border. These are quintessential [...]
The Goldstone Garden is positively brimming with summer exuberance. Along the double tiered herbaceous borders, Crocosmia are trumpeting the arrival of summer with their vibrant red blooms held above stiff, sword like foliage. They contrast wonderfully with the lavender coloured Phlox, a real star at this time of year. Phlox come in many shapes, sizes and colours including [...]
We are delighted to announce that we have recently been selected as a Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Partner Garden, joining the select list of approximately 200 other specially chosen national and international gardens who partner with the RHS. These gardens, such as Goldstone, are selected for their high standards of design and/or planting and their ongoing commitment to [...]
Set amidst the rolling tree strewn hills of the gorgeous Shropshire countryside, Goldstone country house hotel offers the perfect location for an autumnal getaway. The mild temperatures of October provide a wonderful opportunity for walkers, and with breath taking views in the nearby Shropshire hills - plus the striking autumnal colours of local woodlands and landscaped gardens attractions such [...]
Autumn Offer at Goldstone Hall Hotel This Autumn, spend the night tucked away at a Shropshire country house hotel with real log fires & a seasonally inspired menu, including produce sourced from our award winning one acre kitchen garden. The autumn offer includes:-⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Overnight stay⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Homemade scones with clotted cream and garden jam on arrival⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Full [...]
We are delighted to be hosting a brand new foodies event this September, ‘Plot to Plate’, which is a celebration of all that is seasonal in the Goldstone garden. It’s also a fringe event of the forthcoming Ginger and Spice Festival 2019. This event will take place on Thursday 26th September 2019 & will start with a guided garden [...]
Don’t say goodbye to summer too soon. At Goldstone Hall Hotel, our five acre garden continues to delight well into September with brightly coloured plants, flowers, hips, fruits and berries. Our entrance and front drive areas are currently filled with apricot, tangerine and vermillion coloured flowers which provide a late summer spectacle when you arrive at Goldstone. Our cutting [...]
Our gardens at Goldstone are award winning and include mature, beautifully designed 5 acre grounds located in the lee of Goldstone Hill overlooking the rolling timbered pastures of the North Shropshire, known locally as the ‘golden garden triangle’. The immaculate 5 acre gardens, and productive one acre kitchen garden, are maintained to an incredibly high standard by our head gardener, [...]
