Best places: Gardens in Sunderland, United Kingdom

Scenic 18th-century NT house and chapel with landscaped gardens, riverside nature trail and tearoom.

55-acre park with gardens, woods, a boating lake, bowling greens, plus a visitor centre and cafe.

👍👍 This is the place to come for walks with four different trails to chose from. I chose the "Valley Views" trail which whilst only 4.4 miles is the most demanding. This trail takes you to the top of the hill and down to the valley bottom. It also provides for a varied scenery with open fields, woodlan...

Imposing medieval castle with art treasures and tapestries in a scenic deer park setting.

👍👍 What a truly beautiful place! A former Catholic seminary for over 200 years until 2011 now open to the public and with rooms. We were met by Sam the duty manager who is very friendly and informative. Our room was excellent. There are 9 beautiful chapels here and an art gallery. The place feels full...

Stone manor house originally built in the 13th century, with picturesque English-style gardens.

👍👍 An amazing day out with the family…. Beautiful nature. Good parking availability and cost.

Striking country house in landscaped parkland with elegant rooms, a spa & a high-end restaurant.

👍👍 Really nice national trust property, great walks, cafe was fantastic coffee and cake was of a great standard. Good variety in kids park.

Wide-ranging venue including industrial/social history, geology, glass/pottery, art and archaeology.

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👍👍 Very pretty scenery with beautiful flowers on top of that. Nice café with lovely staff, would recommend to all ages. There is a trail for kids where they have to find certain trinkets or sculptures along the way.

👍👍 Lovely gardens with rolling lawns and two ponds. I spent a couple of hours mooching around, drinking coffee and eating a sandwich. Loads of colour and interest in the borders and plants for sale.

👍👍 Aladdin's cave is a lot more than expected, having bought several things - sofa, floor cabinets, mirror picture and recently ship's wheel coffee table everything is exceptionally great and always a warm welcoming from Sharon. Can't wait to return for my next unique treasure 👍

👍 We enjoyed a stroll around the gardens and sculptures. The gardens are stunning.

Dogs allowed

Pizza, beers & cocktails are offered in this lively, industrial-style bar that has a beer garden.

👍👍 Excellent garden. Open for 2 snowdrop weekends. Proceeds go to charity. It's open again in June for the roses. Highly recommended for a visit if you like gardens

Gardens designed by Gertrude Jekyll, with Lutyens summerhouse, open only to pre-booked groups.

👍 Lovely, quiet spot. Perfect for a rest and an ice cream 😁 Lots of benches to relax on