The most beautiful parks and gardens Southeast

This garden stretches between the Stour River and the Westgate Towers. The walk is pleasant.

Founded in 1621, this botanical garden is the oldest "teaching garden" in the UK, located in the country's oldest university. Plants of medicinal and scientific value were studied here. The Rose Garden is dedicated to the researchers and discoverers of penicillin. Today, over 6,000 different plants are on display. A true oasis in the heart of Oxford. It also boasts 7 greenhouses housing plants from all over the world. The first was built over 300 years ago. Guided tours available.

The estate dates back to 1309, but the present castle took shape in 1688. Charles Seymour, ^6th Duke of Somerset, decided to rebuild the ancestral home of the Percy family, of which he had become master through marriage. The dominant period is the ^17th century, but successive masters of the estate have each made their own mark. The Turner Room, or "The Red Room", is entirely dedicated to the painter who was a regular visitor to Petworth in the 1830s. At the same time, the North Gallery was built, dedicated to Turner, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Fuseli..