THE COURTS GARDEN is in Holt in Wiltshire. The gardens surround a house that was built for a clothier in about 1720, although some parts of the structure were built 200 years earlier.

In 1900, the house was purchased by the architect Sir George Hastings. It was he who laid out the magnificent gardens surrounding the house. The property changed owners in 1910 and then again in 1920, when it was purchased by Major TCE Goff and his wife Lady Cecile. She was influenced by the garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, and created various new features in the garden. The Goffs donated the house and gardens to the National Trust in 1943.

Well-maintained, this beautiful garden is well worth a visit.