The walled garden is the centrepiece to the gardens at Ashleypark (it explains why it appears so much here!). There are many features to the gardens, too many to list (so please visit?!), but let's start with the basic layout.

The garden faces south with a gentle fall down towards the lake. The garden is walled on all four sides by eight foot walls, with a lower wall on the south face affording views to the lake. The garden is divided into quadrants; pictured opposite is the north east quadrant which is grassed and ringed with a collection of old and rare breed apple trees. At the top is Katherine's gazebo, built by David jnr and David snr, the former a structural engineer more used to suspension bridges, the latter a 75 year old retired naval officer. Yes, all lines are very straight. The roof is a octagonal, cubic parabolic pyramid. David Snr is doing a PhD in mathematics!

The other quadrants are given over to a spring meadow, a natural woodland and a vegetable garden and orchard.

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