The Gardens
Thomas Mawson Gardens Windermere
Our Exquisite Gardens: A Historic Oasis by the Lake
Reviving Mawson’s Legacy: Collaborating with Renowned Designer Annie Guilfoyle
Our gardens extend to 4 ½ acres and slope to the lake, a feature which helpfully naturally blankets noise from outside the hotel grounds, making them a quiet and serene place to be.
They were planned and laid out in the 1890’s by Thomas Henry Mawson, a landscape gardener of international distinction who was also responsible for the Palace of Peace Gardens in the Hague.
We are incredibly excited to build on those original designs and are working with the internationally recognised garden designer and lecturer Annie Guilfoyle to help us to embark on a multi season project to reimagine Mawson’s masterpiece.
Find out more about the history, and what’s going on today below.
Garden Tours
Lake District Garden Tours
A passion shared
Planned and laid out by renowned landscape gardener Thomas Mawson, our gardens retain many original features. Today, under the guidance and support of internationally recognised garden designer Annie Guilfoyle and her team, Head Gardener Claire Farrington is bringing our gardens back to their former glory as part of an ambitious multi year project. Join Claire, or a member of the garden team, on a garden tour to discover what is next for our magnificent gardens.