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Leeds Castle, Kent

Leeds Castle

"The loveliest castle in the world"
Historian Lord Conway

A castle has been on this site since 1119.

In the 13th century it came into the hands of King Edward I, for whom it became a favourite residence.

In the 16th century, Henry VIII used it as a residence for his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

The castle as it is today dates mostly from the 19th century and is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len.

In 1926 Lady Baillie, an Anglo-American heiress, bought the castle, in a state of considerable disrepair, for $874K (about £550K), a colossal amount in those days, and set about restoring it to its fabulous former glory with no expense spared.

Lady Baillie donated the castle to the nation in 1974.

www.leeds-castle.com/home

www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/10449150/My-Downton-style-u...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_Castle

The Culpeper Garden

Named after the family who owned Leeds Castle in the 17th century; the Culpeper Garden was originally the site of the Castle’s kitchen garden.

During Lady Baillie's ownership it became a cut flower garden, but in 1980 garden designer Russell Page transformed it into a large cottage garden.

With its informal layout and low box hedges as a border this very English garden features Roses, Lupins, Poppies and Lads' Love, with exotic blooms mixed in to create a profusion of colour and scent.

Taken on: September 20, 2017

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