COACH TRIP TO BERNAVILLE NURSERY and FURSDON MANOR

10.15 am  Leave Musbury

 11.15 -11.30 am Arrive Bernaville Nurseries, Cowley, Exeter –“Destination Garden Centre of the Year 2017/18”

Bernaville Nurseries is a family run, independent business. The garden centre grows a wide selection of exceptional quality plants. It includes a large furniture (indoor & outdoor) showroom, a comprehensive pet centre, a huge selection of gifts and interior decorations, a clothing department and a café & restaurant. Opportunity for Lunch here

1.30 pm   Leave Bernaville

2.00 pm Arrive Fursdon Manor, Fursdon, Cadbury, Exeter, for tour of house and access to the gardens.

The Fursdon family has lived here for over 750 years. The house tour reflects the evolution and fluctuating fortunes of a family steeped in the tradition of land ownership and farming. The estate has 4 acres of garden and grounds with views over the Exe valley and beyond to Dartmoor.

What to see:  Terraces of roses, herbs and perennials in mixed traditional and contemporary planting contained by ancient cob walls and hedges; the Vine Pavilion and thatched Round House. The 200 year-old Meadow Garden is being restored. It is now a woodland walk leading to a pond.

NB there are some steep slopes with grass or gravel paths.

Tea/ Coffee & Cake – £4 served in the tea room (pre-bookings only)

4.30- 4.45 pm Leave Fursdon

Approx. 6 pm Arrive Musbury

Price pp £15-17.50 (depending on nos) plus optional £4 for Fursdon refreshments

Members of Musbury Garden Club will be given priority with remaining seats open to all.

For more info contact Jane