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Author: Sal

Bonchurch Gardens Open This Weekend

Wednesday, 5th July, 2006 at 11:39 pm, Isle of Wight

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BonchurchWe promised you the inside on the “Beautiful Gardens of Bonchurch” and I’ve finally managed to get it all online.

We hope that you like the fact that you can preview the list of gardens open and plan your route before heading to Bonchurch. We’ve added links to Google Maps, so you can see (almost) where each property is.

Why not stop off along the way at St Boniface Church for a cream tea – open between 2.30pm and 5.30pm. They also have a local arts and crafts exhibition and sale so don’t forget your cheque books.

Just to be clear, please be aware that we’re jesting with these titles below. We think it’s great that people are prepared to go to the effort of opening their gardens for all to enjoy and will definitely be supporting it ourselves this weekend. Don’t forget all money raised goes to the care of the beautiful Bonchurch village. As our old favourite Rob Brydon would say “It’s just a bit of fun”.

Titles we discarded:
Posh gits show off
People with too much time on their hands open their gardens
Look at us, bet you’re jealous
Hosepipe ban, what are you talking about?
Bushes of Bonchurch go Brazilian
Job Centre alert: gardeners required 3 to 7 July

Come over to the forum and give us your alternative titles.

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5 Responses to “Bonchurch Gardens Open This Weekend”

  1. Click if you like this comment Sal     says:
    5, July 2006 at 11:40 pm

    Let us know what your alternative title would be

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  2. Click if you like this comment Mark     says:
    6, July 2006 at 8:04 am

    Sal, any chance of putting up the link?

    Thinking of a title.

    If Torwood is open this year (in the Pitts)which I went to last year (Graham and Airienne are friends). They included a free cream tea in their garden and access to their stunning swimming pool. So if that be the case, you might want to go quietly prepared (just in case). The Gardens at Torwood are amazing and stretch right down to the Pond

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  3. Click if you like this comment Sal     says:
    6, July 2006 at 8:14 am

    Whoops, sorry about that. Link now in. Doesn’t look like Torwood is included this year. Never mind, cream teas are available from the church instead.

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  4. Click if you like this comment simon     says:
    6, July 2006 at 8:32 am

    I’d heard good things about Torwood from other too. It’s one we didn’t go to last year.

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  5. Click if you like this comment shuba     says:
    7, July 2006 at 5:38 pm

    Hi Sal,

    We were one of those gardens on display ( for the first time) last year ( neatly cropped but not brazilian :) ) but this year there are restricted entries. What the criteria is or how the choice is made, is a puzzle and not very transparent, but we are not included. A free weekend it is for us :)

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