Hole Park
One of the best known gardens in Kent, winner of Visit Kent's Garden of the Year award in 2016.
Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4JB
The gardens are fully accessible to disabled, with most steps now removed or alternative diversions. Disabled WC.
Disability visitors can gain access to the Bluebells but may choose not to venture into the steeper parts of the garden and woodland.
Nestled in 200 acres of classic English parkland, Hole Park has been owned by the Barham family for the past four generations, having been purchased as a family home by Edward Barham’s Great Grandfather, Colonel Arthur Barham, in 1911.
In the mid-1920s the Colonel made the bold decision to share the beauty of his recently-created gardens by opening them to the public: a tradition that is maintained to the present day. Over the decades, each succeeding generation has improved and innovated the layout and planting in the gardens.
The current custodians, Edward and Clare Barham, moved into Hole Park with their three children and dogs in 2003. Since then, they have undertaken a comprehensive re-planting program of the garden which reflects and enhances the Colonel’s original plans from the 1920s.
Edward and Clare both take an active role in managing the gardens. This includes public opening days, so they are often found selling tickets in front of the house, serving in the Tea Room or walking their dogs around the gardens.
The gardens are fully accessible to disabled, with most steps now removed or alternative diversions. Disabled WC.
Disability visitors can gain access to the Bluebells but may choose not to venture into the steeper parts of the garden and woodland.