A beautiful oasis of calm and tranquillity greets you in Luton Hoo’s 1-hectare sunken woodland and rock garden, which lays 150 metres east of the house.
Sir Julius Wernher bought Luton Hoo in 1903, having made his fortune from South African diamond mines.
Upon purchase, Sir Julius commissioned the building of this beautiful garden as an act of love. A beautiful gift for his wife, Lady Alice, whom he described as ‘bright-eyed, fair-haired, small, intelligent and musical.’
The garden is expertly enclosed with mature trees and multiple shrubs and is set in a south-facing hollow within the pleasure grounds. Calmness dominates the garden thanks to the cascading pool system, which runs through the area and combines with related cliffs, caverns, paths and bridges and rocks. Open lawns flank the garden with abundantly planted rock plants and shrubs. The perfect oasis of calm.