insideKENT Magazine Issue 48 - March 2016 | Page 74

DAYSOUT A great day out: Open Gardens in Kent March, April and May gardens 140 gardens across Kent will open to the public in 2016, from grand estates to tiny jewel-like town gardens. Some of these secret gardens, many of them private, open for just one or two afternoons each year. It is easy to find which ones are open: pick up the free Kent Open Gardens booklet, available at local libraries, the tourist offices and garden centres; or you can download the app from ngs.org.uk or log on to the NGS website’s Garden Finder, ngs.org.uk, and search for a garden near you. Open gardens make for a great day out, and most open gardens have delicious homemade cakes and teas on sale too. Sissinghurst Cobham Hall 74