Lambing in Ickworth Park 2014
A pleasant walk in Ickworth Park, Horringer, Nr Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. A National Trust Property The Park - The extensive 1,800 acres of wooded parkland, created in part by 'Capability' Brown, is a living landscape rich in plant, animal, and bird life. Some parts cultivated and grazed, yet much can be explored and enjoyed. The Gardens - The gardens surrounding the house were created in the first half of the 19th century by the First Marquess of Bristol. Those in the formal Italian style to the south of the house feature the Gold and Silver Gardens, a Victorian Stumpery and the Temple Rose Garden. A raised terrace walk separates the south garden from the park. Beyond the church (recently reopened) are the remnants of an 18th-century garden created by the First Earl. His summerhouse (circa.1703) and ornamental canal still survive. The kitchen garden, protected by high brick walls, which was until 2013 a vineyard, is now being reinstated to its original use as a kitchen garden, to provide vegetables etc for the restaurant. Part of the walled garden is used as an allotment and is tended by Ickworth Park Primary School, the children aided by parents and teachers grow vegetables to take back to school for lunches, or to sell to the restaurant in the west wing at Ickworth.