Chilworth Manor: An English Jewel

Hidden away in the Surrey Hills, this English jewel has ancient origins dating back to William the Conqueror. Its gardens were later shaped by two impressive women; Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough in the early 18th century and Daphne, Lady Heald in the 20th century. Today, much of the garden retains reference to the Duchess who bought the manor in 1725 and immediately doubled its size by adding a glorious, Georgian wing. Learn more about Chilworth Manor and its garden as Head Gardener, John Macrae Brown takes us on a virtual visit.
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[@gancarzpl]

That music is very annoying. If I would like to listen to the music, I would select different channel.

[@1Thedairy]

This is why I love my country so much as it’s filled with such wonderful gardens. They just bring so much joy and beauty to the world in uncertain times

[@MONEYCOUKENGLAND]

Pity our government is handing our country over to 3rd wolders..

[@carolynshepherd4153]

This garden makes me want to cry, it is so incredibly beautiful to me. I don’t think I can adequately express how stunning I think it is. Why have I not heard of it before?!

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

I could have typed your comment word for word; you said exactly what ran through my head in the first couple of minutes of watching.

[@janicebrowningaquino792]

It feels so peaceful, a place one can breathe deeply….

[@ParkersCrossing]

I believe this has to be one of the most beautiful gardens I’ve ever seen....absolutely gorgeous!

[@Nancy-tr5fi]

A garden been alive and thriving a 1000 Years. I am in tears just at the thought. Flora, Fauna I grew up in America and yearn to return to my "roots" there. People here are often just ignorant on this subject. It torments me. I cultivate a tiny garden adjacent to my home, laughable but treasured.

[@AnnMarieKing]

Behold the beauty of an English garden! The aerial video is breathtaking.

[@grouse8now]

Someday soon I will visit this incredible Garden in person. I live in Northeast Washington state and gardening is a passion of mine. This is a fantastic video. What an outstanding place. I will be so blessed to see it in person.

[@bymilliebphotography8249]

absolutely stunning & inspirational. Fantastic job by the Head Gardener/ Host. This was one of the best shot, edited & narrated virtual garden tours i have seen, and I have been going through a lot of them lately. This tour made me want to visit this garden and soak up the inspiration & beauty in person. Thank you for such a well crafted virtual tour!

[@totoro9590]

Not many things in this world you can say is just perfect.....but this garden is one of them ❤

[@CR-di1lg]

Covid has at least given us the ability to see places like this in beautiful videos like this. They should do a video every year - please!

[@Kath1813]

True! If it were not for Covid and the need for virtual tours I would never have seen this glorious garden! Perfectly done video!

[@debrap947]

You truly are blessed! I could watch this everyday...since I live in Canada and may never get to England. Always hopeful though.

[@biddydibdab9180]

The greatest blessing bestowed on England’s incomparable gardens is the abundance of rain.

[@nancyhobson9710]

Yes, they have it pretty good in the weather department.

[@markhirstwood4190]

Actually, England is fairly dry and sunny almost all the time. It gets less rain than anywhere I've lived in Ontario. Still good for gardening though. www.pinterest.ca/markharrisonhir/sunny-england/

[@biddydibdab9180]

@@markhirstwood4190 Wow. That’s interesting.

[@MONEYCOUKENGLAND]

Exacly..When foreigners ask me why britan is so lush and green I always tell them its called RAIN 😂

[@jon2954]

I have very fond memories of the house as I spent much of my childhood there. As my mum use to look after the house in the Sumners when lady Heald, had the house and Michael Kemp was the Gardener

[@MsCmsh]

😳 Oh wow!! You’ve actually stepped foot in this extraordinarily gorgeous garden!! It’s really stunningly beautiful, tastefully created!! I can tell how much care snd appreciation has gone into maintaining it at pristine condition!! The flowers, shrubs and trees are obviously magnificent, but the healthy green lawn... wow!! A masterpiece indeed!!

[@mikeos1]

My daughter used to play in the garden with two children who lived above the stables.

[@ms.sonshine8878]

The garden as a whole is beautiful, but the Lady Heald garden took my breath away. It is so stunning!

[@herrylaw]

This is a superb garden, and as has been noted, very well narrated. I'm glad that the garden hasn't shied away from the wide use of box as some have.

[@elsagrace3893]

Haven’t most gardens had to abandon the box because of blight? Not because of fashion.

[@GDName]

This is breathtaking. I could watch this every day and let it engulf me with its magnificent beauty. You've done a wonderful job as head gardener.

[@grahamalexander9956]

My brilliant cousin John. Absolutely enjoyed every minute of this.

[@tamaracarter1836]

Exquisitely beautiful English garden, and perfect in every way.

[@berylrose3213]

Magnificent. I have ME. so am not able to Go far, so these films of beautiful gardens are Just great. Thank you God Bless

[@sharonrichardson6563]

Thank you Mr. Brown, what a glorious place.❤️

[@sarahmarti141]

Gorgeous. Love the alliums, peonies, and wisteria.

[@crystalwebb5725]

Amazing narration, followed by breathe taking still focus and aerial views. Truly awesome job!

[@heightsbandsman4304]

Thanks to the recommendation of HRH The Prince of Wales I've been watching on my computer and television a number of these NGS garden tours and I think this is one of the very best. Both video and garden are pure eye candy. Plus, among everything else, what voluptuous wisteria!

[@btlan6121]

In love with the wall of wisterias. The selection of the plants make the wall look like a window display of a retail store! Well kept.

[@josefalawson3049]

Beautiful, well-kept, and affluent garden. Very inspirational.

[@miroslawabalcer7728]

Ein wunderschönes Garten mit prächtigen Bäumen und Pflanzen zusammen gesetzt. Typisch in englischen Stil mit üppigen Rosen und Phantasie voll geschnittenen Sträuchern und mit kleinen Seen umschlossen , die das Bild den großen Garten markieren.

[@michellesoo3106]

Thank you for sharing this spectacular garden . Superb aerial view. The garden looks so pristine. Looking forward to travel again soon. 👍👏🇲🇾

[@digabledoug]

What a beautiful and wonderfully calming garden in a stressful time. Thank you for the tour.

[@MONEYCOUKENGLAND]

Would do great as a YOGA and DECOMPRESSION RETREAT..

[@MsVonruffy]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful garden with us.

[@scottanthony6269]

Isn't it a delight to see elegance and beauty flowing together In harmony what a beautiful garden would love to visit it one day

[@MONEYCOUKENGLAND]

There's one thing that BRITS do well is designing ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDENS..

[@mariamuschajew2761]

The garden is so beautiful I can't imagine all the work that goes into it. ❤

[@maxineblick2002]

What a beautiful garden, and what a great job for you to look After it. (New Zealand)

[@skylnstudio1439]

What a place, so well taken care of. Feast for eyes and soul

[@disputeadr]

un luogo di rara bellezza, davvero commovente per la Sua perfezione ed il suo equilibrio

[@suecox2308]

A wonderful tour of a beautiful garden. Thank you!

[@penelopehammerton2907]

Incredibly beautiful garden.

[@terpinator24]

Thank you for sharing! It's wonderful!

[@meenaxisanga]

Very good impression video and very nice plants. The view here looks very beautiful, very nice video!👍👍

[@gailcrowe727]

What a magnificent garden.

[@FlowerLadyLorraine]

Beautiful!

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So beautifully designed.

[@hikerx9366]

Words can't express the beauty of this pardise.Thanks for sharing the history and the gardens.💞

[@sw6579]

Beautiful garden and video. So much inspiration for my garden

[@MONEYCOUKENGLAND]

Could you live there though??? I think I'd be bored to death there..

[@heatherstephens9295]

WOW!! Supremely beautiful 🙏

[@dodge7679]

Absolutely soul rejuvenating, wow so mesmerising and stunningly beautiful

[@leslieweber5177]

Absolutely stunning!! Truly beautiful garden. Thank you for sharing.

[@nspector]

John McRay Brown, I hope I got your name right. That was a lovely tour of stunning gardens. The layers of history only add to the richness of it all. Thank you so very much.

[@lindapeterson5992]

Brava! the ariel views are unique to a virtual tour - allowing one to learn the layout of grand and simple gardens alike. Cheers

[@xse840]

Magnifique! Thank you so much.

[@justynjonn]

One of the most beautiful borders!

[@elnosworld9893]

Thank you so much for sharing this it really is breathtaking I wish that more people would emphasize on making the world a beautiful place instead of being so ugly that particularly in such times I think that a place like this anywhere would be a refuge for those who are suffering with any type of mental or emotional difficulties

[@marvinc9994]

"I wish that more people would emphasize on making the world a beautiful place " You are not alone, my Friend ! Creativity is so much more rewarding than Destruction, Beauty so much more satisfying than Ugliness. Simple truths that too many folk (mysteriously) find too complicated to understand.

[@clarefoskett9959]

A beautiful piece of heaven. Thank you 😊.

[@grettalemabouchou6779]

Thankyou for sharing this...........spectacular and dare I say: healing.

[@mazdar5059]

Thank you for the incredible adventure you have walked us through.

[@jennielunn2226]

Thank you from New Zealand. Exquisitely amazing.

[@clairetremblay3023]

Absolutely gorgeous. A magnificient garden, well preserved and maintain during all those years. ♥

[@kathleenberkheiser626]

Such a lovely garden. I thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Thank you.

[@MrDac0wgirl]

What a beautiful garden. Such a lovely balance between the structure and flowering colours :-)

[@clarkorion197]

Bravo to the intensive and prolonged work gone into maintaining those plants, many a magnet to bees too, good source of inspiring ideas... As it goes, the Japanese are frontrunners when it comes to intensive care of formal gardens, so I think such styles lend themselves well to large-scale gardens elsewhere...

[@lydiarowe491]

Thank you for sharing this amazingly stunning garden...custodians each doing what comes naturally..🌳

[@reginasiochisantos]

such a great stress reliever... i am tremendously having a homesickness of the soul!.. 😿🐾🌹🏰

[@sc00badive]

Such a beautiful gorgeous place!

[@RRL551Dynamic]

Congratulations that is a stunning historical garden with hidden gems galore, truly a reflection of the passion and care of all the gardeners and owners over the years. Good luck to you for the future and thanks for sharing your remarkable achievement.

[@c.t5136]

Thank you, I really enjoyed this. I hope that you can inspire more people to plant necessary trees ad shrubs and maintain beautiful gardens.

[@simonwright2476]

Stunning.

[@marybishop1539]

Lovely gardens! Hideous music...

[@irenetovar7756]

This garden is absolutely gorgeous. How I would live to see it in person one day. ♥️♥️♥️

[@wagner5952]

What a wonderful garden! Surely a place to enjoy the beauty of the stunning landscape while listening to the birds and watching the incredible textures and colors !! Greetings from Brazil🇧🇷

[@nancyhobson9710]

England is a garden!

[@MONEYCOUKENGLAND]

That's so very true 👍

[@tiffianytate7618]

This is absolutely beautiful 🦋 it looks so unreal like a picture book.

[@ginafriend1690]

Absolutely Magnificent 💚

[@julieannecook-artist]

Lovely to see this beautiful garden ❤❤❤

[@marthafigueroa4686]

Beautiful garden.

[@EnglandEngland-cr2sh]

Absolutely stunning and inspirational

[@soleaguirre100]

Gorgeous!!! Thank you! greetings from Chile 🇨🇱🌷🌼🦋

[@MONEYCOUKENGLAND]

Love CHILE your our cousins because I know a lot of BRITS went to CHILE especially the WELSH 🇨🇱 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@soleaguirre100]

@@MONEYCOUKENGLAND Thanks a lot excellent experience! 🌼🧎🏾🌻

[@MsStuff00]

Ohhh how beautiful definitely on My bucket list 🥰

[@katharinedavis4947]

Thank-you. A really enjoyable tour , so peaceful because empty ! K

[@niwakofilms6762]

Very beautiful and lovely!!

[@stevengordon9365]

Wow!!! Amazing garden 😍 Loving your work 😊 👍

[@donaldauguston9740]

Just lovely! Thank you for the upload. DA

[@loydclayton5783]

Absolutely lovely!

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

Magnificent. Heavenly. I would love to visit next spring. Here's hoping! :)

[@Nightowl-72]

Stunningly beautiful 💕🌹

[@bevfast865]

wow,...this property is a piece of Heaven! thanks for sharing!

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What a beautiful place!!

[@DigitalAcid420]

I am so happy. I found this channel!!! The gardens are so beautiful .

[@anitahill8848]

Absolutely beautiful

[@patriciavincent5076]

Just magnificent!

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Stunning beauties indeed🌺

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Absolutely wonderful!

[@sagebrush22]

Lovely gardens. Thank you for filming it for us to enjoy. Idaho, USA

[@quetzali_ho]

Absolutely beautiful.

[@shahbazmalik5973]

Simply spell bound

[@jimwalker76]

Beautiful

[@onecatsopinion]

Truly beautiful... hope to visit one day 😊

[@eileenshanahan1521]

Spectacular

[@MONEYCOUKENGLAND]

Thats the things about BRITS they've had centuries to mould andget there gardens just right and the stunningly beautiful villages as well..

[@EnglandEngland-cr2sh]

Garden is incredibly beautiful

[@verizoncrm]

Such a lovely place !

[@vickimaiorano5763]

Oh my goodness it is so beautiful. That wisteria is amazing. I count my blessings with Covid as here is Australia I am able to see the most stunning gardens. Thanks for sharing. I hope to one day be able to visit.

[@MONEYCOUKENGLAND]

Could you live there though because I'd get pretty bored very quickly..