Tours of the castle are available, but you may have to drag yourself away from the stunningly beautiful gardens that are bursting with colour most of the year. Amid the expansive grounds is a walled garden, a rockery and walkways vibrant with the pinks and reds of rhododendrons and the yellows of the lemon-drop laburnums. Fountains and statues are dotted throughout and you could spend a happy hour or two here before even setting foot in the historic castle.

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