Visiting Burnby Hall Gardens in Winter

Photos from a lovely garden in East Yorkshire, England

Frozen lake at Burnby Hall Gardens / ©AngieDawn

Burnby Hall gardens are situated in the little market town of Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

They are known for their extensive National Collection of waterlilies on two beautiful lakes. The lakes have a huge population of fish who love to be fed.

The gardens also contain a small aviary, a wonderful rock garden, a stumpery, lots of lovely flower beds and many beautiful old trees.

Although the gardens are most popular in spring, when there is an annual tulip festival, and in summer when the waterlilies are flowering, I love to visit in winter.

In winter the gardens are quiet. The paths are good to walk on and there are several covered benches to enjoy a flask of coffee.

There are lots of structural plants that look beautiful on frosty mornings. And watching moorhens picking their way over ice on the lakes is always a joy.

Here, in no particular order, are some of my photos from winter visits over the past few years. I do hope you enjoy them.

Pampas grass seen over the frozen lake / ©AngieDawn

Frozen plant stems / ©AngieDawn

Pampas Grass / ©AngieDawn

A dusting of snow on beech tree leaves / ©AngieDawn

Snowy mushrooms / ©AngieDawn

Flowering heather and ornamental grasses / ©AngieDawn

Holly leaves and berries / ©AngieDawn

Ice and water droplet on winter leaves / ©AngieDawn

Bare trees and heather across one of the lakes / ©AngieDawn

Flowering cyclamen / ©AngieDawn

A colorful leaf and red berries on a milkflower cotoneaster tree / ©AngieDawn

Snowdrops in the Stumpery / ©AngieDawn

Pussy willow catkins /©AngieDawn

Gorgeous bald cypress tree across a frozen lake / ©AngieDawn

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Practical Information

Car park

Entry fee - annual passes available

Cafe and toilets

Ample benches and picnic tables

Small museum dedicated to the travels of explorer Percy Stewart

Dogs not allowed (except assistance dogs)

Website: Burnby Hall Gardens

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