Cowbridge Physic Garden
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Herb garden in Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales
| Cowbridge Physic Garden | |
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| Gardd Berlysiau'r Bont-Faen | |
| A picture of the Physic Garden, featuring some plants a stone wall The Physic Garden, in 2009, shortly after its opening | |
Map of Wales, indicating the geographic position of the Cowbridge Physic Garden Map of Wales, indicating the geographic position of the Cowbridge Physic Garden | |
| Location | Cowbridge, Wales |
| OS grid | SS 99316 74604 |
| Coordinates | 51°27′41′′N 3°27′02′′W / 51.461427°N 3.4506646°W / 51.461427; -3.4506646 |
| Opening | June 26, 2008 |
| Designer | Anthony Jellard Associates |
| Administered by | Cowbridge Physic Garden Trust Limited |
| Website | www |
The Cowbridge Physic Garden is located in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) physic garden was created by the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust in 2004,[1] and was opened in June 2008 by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. who is its patron.[2] Surrounded by high stone walls, parts of which date to the 13th century, the physic garden is situated within a former 18th century formal garden which belonged to the Edmondes family of Old Hall.[3] The garden was designed to replicate the styles of its 18th century predecessor, and only plants found in Britain before 1800 are included in the garden.[4]
References
[edit ]- ^ Dalton, Nick; Stone, Deborah (27 January 2009). Frommer's Wales With Your Family: From Cliff-top Castles to Sandy Coves. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 75–. ISBN 978-0-470-72320-3 . Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Cowbridge Physic Garden". Welsh Historic Gardens Trust. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Cowbridge Physic Garden". Keep Britain Tidy. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ Cowbridge Physic Garden Trust Ltd. Welcome to Cowbridge Physic Garden. p. 4.
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