A CHESHIRE garden built up by a family over 250 years has achieved recognition as one of the most impressive in Europe.
Arley Hall and Gardens won the Special Award of the Foundation Schloss Dyck, in the European Garden Heritage Network awards.
Lord and Lady Ashbrook, the hall’s current owners, travelled to Dusseldorf, Germany, to pick up the accolade.
Lord Ashbrook said: “I think what made Arley stand out to the judges was the commitment of the family to the gardens through so many generations and the standard of maintenance.
“To be recognised on an international stage is fantastic.”
The Arley estate has been in Lord Ashbrook’s family for 500 years and successive generations each contributed to the development of the gardens.
