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Marle Place Gardens & Gallery

Deep in the heart of the Kentish Weald, near the village of Brenchley, lies an attractive seventeenth-century house, probably built for an ironmaster or a prosperous Jacobean lawyer. However the charm of Marle Place lies not just in the building, but in the gardens surrounding it.

The owners, Gerald and Lindel Williams, who bought the property in 1965, have created most of the garden now seen today. Theirs is a complementary partnership - Gerald plans many of the overall schemes, while Lindel brings her artistic expertise to the details. Initially the garden was a private hobby for the couple, who opened the garden once or twice a year for the National Gardens Scheme, but its increasing popularity has resulted in the gardens being opened from April to October.