A peaceful, un-commercialised, 15 acre garden created
in the 19 century by the Fox family. Features rhododendrons,
tree ferns, magnolias, camellias and magnificent trees.
Wooden bridge leads to wilder sub-tropical valley with
ponds and bamboo's.
Open
1st March
to 30th September: Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 13.30
to 16.30.
Admission
Admission:
Adults £2.50, Children 5-15: £1.00 U5s: Free. Coach
parking by arrangement
Penjerrick Garden was purchased by the Fox family at the
beginning of the 19th century. Robert Ware Fox (1789-1877)
is credited with naturalising over 300 species of plants.
His son Barclay Fox greatly enlarged the house in the 1840s
together with the gardens around it together with a new
entrance drive. The house fell into disrepair and in 1935
was replaced with the current house by Waldo Trench Fox
(1892 - 1954) The garden is now looked after by Mrs Rachel
Morin daughter of Waldo and Janet Trench Fox.