One of the main focuses with the restoration project so far has been the Italian Sunken Garden. When Gary and Michelle bought the hall a few months back, the entire garden was covered in overgrown trees and weeds which made the formation of the land difficult to see.

Over the summer we have been working hard to clear away the undergrowth, in order to discover the original areas of beauty that would have been back in the 1800s.

This video shows the progress we have made, although there is still a long way to go before the bad weather comes! The diggers are in this week to start flattening the land so eventually this will be a long stretch of grass with a beautiful rose garden and lily pond. A huge job but it will be well worth the wait!

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