Burnby Hall Gardens, Garden and country house museum in Pocklington, Great Britain
Burnby Hall Gardens is an eight-acre estate featuring two large lakes planted with hardy water lilies, surrounded by maintained pathways and landscaped grounds. The main house contains a museum displaying collections gathered over many years.
The estate was developed during the 20th century by Major Percy Marlborough Stewart, who owned it until 1962. His eight worldwide expeditions between 1906 and 1926 shaped his passion for exploration and collecting.
The Stewart Museum displays objects and sporting trophies collected during travels across the globe, giving visitors a sense of how the owner engaged with distant places.
The gardens are open to visitors daily with pathways of varying difficulty around the lakes and through landscaped areas. Comfortable footwear is recommended and visitors should dress appropriately for the season.
The lakes hold one of Europe's largest collections of hardy water lilies, with over eighty varieties blooming across two separate water bodies. This diversity reflects the careful work of cultivating rare varieties chosen by the original owner.
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