Broadward Hall Estate
A nineteenth-century remodelling of an eighteenth-century house, with a castellated Gothic appearance.
Clungunford, Shropshire, SY7 0QA
Broadward Hall estate is a site of special scientific interest. Visitors will tour the gardens with the owner, a prize-winning plantswoman, and see the first stage of renovation of the Victorian walled garden, then visit the Victorian pump house, restored with a grant from DEFRA, and the site where a Bronze Age hoard was discovered in the mid-nineteenth century (now in the British Museum). Those who are interested can visit the early nineteenth-century archery walk lined with giant sequoia trees.
A collection of Phormium and various rare and important plants may be seen. Broadward Hall also holds the National Collection of Hemerocallis (day lilies) which are planted in the walled garden. The plants that make up this important historic collection were bred between 1959 and 1979 by three English breeders. There are more than 100 cultivars, creating a wonderful display. Many were relocated to Broadward from Waterperry Gardens.
The nearby church of St Cuthbert’s will be open, with a memorial to the Bayley family who lived at Broadward Hall in the 17th century.
Tour of the gardens includes tea and cakes served on the terrace or in the music room.
Plants, postcards and horticultural gift items for sale.
Broadward Hall & The Lee
Enjoy an afternoon visit to the magnificent gardens at Broadward Hall, followed by a tour of The Lee, a Gothic Revival mansion with an Arts and Crafts interior, just 20 minutes away. Click here for more information and to book. Tour date: Fri 27 Jun 2025 2:30 PM – 6:30 PM
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Not free for Historic Houses members.
Broadward Hall, Shropshire
Above, you’ll see images of a Chinese silk rug housed at Broadward Hall. The owner of Broadward Hall’s grandmother, Katherine Meta Skyrme, was travelling in China at the end of the 19th Century when she had this beautiful silk rug woven for her house in Baltimore. For many years the silk rug was then in her son, Sir Thomas Skyrme’s, house in Montrose Court and later in the Cotswolds, before finally coming to Broadward Hall on his death.
Katherine Meta Skyrme
Sir Thomas said that, as a child, he would sit for ages, looking at all the animals and imagine one day being able to see them in real life!
