Iford Manor and the Peto Garden

Award winning Grade I Italian-Style garden famous for its tranquil beauty, the home of architect and landscape gardener Harold Peto, from 1899-1933. Unique and romantic, this hillside garden is characterised by steps, terraces, sculpture and magnificent rural views.

Children under 10 free.

Opening times: April - Sundays & Easter Monday: 2:00pm - 5:00pm May to September - Tuesday to Thursday, Saturdays, Sundays & Bank Holiday Mondays: 2:00pm - 5:00pm October - Sundays only: 2:00pm - 5:00pm From 10 June – 13 August 2011 the idyllic Peto Garden of Iford Manor near Bath is the setting for the Iford Festival.

There are three opera productions in the 2011 festival – Humperdinck’s Hansel & Gretel, Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Handel’s Rodelinda – featuring the very best of classical musicians. There are also four free-flowing Jazz Promenades evenings where Iford plays host to Tina May, The Numbers Racket, Jim Hart, Digby Fairweather, Omar Puente, Claudia Aurora, Kosmos and She’koyokh.

For dates and details visit www.ifordarts.co.uk or call 01225 868124. Box Office: The Theatre Royal, Bath: 01225 448844.