Researching an old Abbey Garden – Boxley Abbey near Maidstone, Kent
Karen Emery
- Organisation:
- Canterbury & South England Tourguide
- Region:
- Kent
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Professional
- Fee:
- Paid: 95.00
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 6th August 2024
- Tagged:
- Gardening History | Monastery | Tennyson | Archaeology
An extraordinary garden space in and around the ruins of a Cistercian Abbey founded in 1147. Tended by monks, Tudors, Georgians and Victorians, it is now in private hands and retains some of the fascinating features from the past. Hear the story of the research uncovering Boxley Abbey Garden's history.and the tantalising link to Lord Alfred Tennyson.
Views: 1308 | Enquiries: 4About Karen Emery
Resident in Herne Bay, a Victorian seaside town in Kent, I am an educator, having taught in schools, colleges and running a prison education department. For the last 12 years I have worked as a professional ITG qualified Blue Badge Tour Guide in South East England. My enthusiasm for nature and history have led to an MA in Garden and Landscape History and I have published a book Spa Parks of Britain - Parks & Planting for "Taking the Waters" . I am also a trustee of the Kent Gardens Trust.
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