A visit to the Elgar Birthplace Museum and Visitor Centre would not be complete without time spent in the picturesque Birthplace Cottage garden.
Shortly after the Museum opened the Cottage garden was redesigned using an original painting of 1856 which showed the Elgar family in residence. Today the standard roses and rose arch can still be seen, as can the two central paths which Elgar’s father kept rolled for the girls to bowl their hoops down.
After a glorious display of spring bulbs the garden really comes into its own in late spring when many old-fashioned cottage favourites start to appear. If you visit over the summer months you will be treated to a riot of colour and the autumn brings a lovely display of Michaelmas daisies.
See many more pictures of the Birthplace Cottage garden
on our Photo Gallery pages.
