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Maldon’s secret garden is guaranteed to surprise everyone who encounters it for the first time. This unexpected green oasis covering just one fifth of an acre hides behind ancient red brick walls adjacent to the award winning ultra modern town library.

Through the wooden entrance door you will find a lovingly restored garden with narrow footpaths and box hedges. It is believed possible that the site was cultivated as far back as the thirteenth century when it was occupied by a Carmelite monastery. Many of the plants found there today can be attributed more to the gardeners of the nineteenth century; growing fruit, vegetables and medicinal herbs. The present garden, cared for by the Maldon & Heybridge Horticultural Society, has a formal Georgian layout overlaid by a wild cottage type garden.

It’s a delightful little refuge from the hurly burly activities of the town centre.

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Friary Walled Garden

Type:Garden

Maldon, Essex, CM9 5FW

Website

Tel: 01621 855902

Opening Times

* The garden is normally open for visitors on the FIRST SUNDAY of every month from 10.0am to 4.0pm. The closing time may depend on the weather or the number of volunteers there. On these days we gather for a general working party and helpers and visitors are welcome. Parties from local schools or other groups are a regular feature and such visits on other days can be made by prior arrangement.

What's Nearby

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    Address

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    Address

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