Adderstone House Open Garden 2026

Dr and Mrs John and Pauline Clough are generously opening their gardens in support of HospiceCare North Northumberland. They are delighted to share with you their efforts to turn 10 acres of farmland into gardens which complement a lovely early Victorian farmhouse. John and Pauline are 19 years into the project and it continues to be a work in progress.

Features include mixed borders, walled garden, orchard, woodland garden, rose walk, formal garden, dry border, boathouse folly, lakeside walk, stream, Japanese garden and Tea house, Shepherd’s Hut bird hide and vineyard. Half of the vineyard has been replanted and it is hoped as the grapes mature that they will make sparkling wine in addition to the grape juice the vineyard already produces.

Sean Murray, a local man from Ashington, has been involved in the design of the gardens at Adderstone with John and Pauline Clough since 2015.

Sean is a Garden Designer and Horticulturalist who has gained knowledge over 40 years of gardening and design experiences. As a plants-man he has a track record of creativity and flair in the creation of beautiful and interesting planting schemes. His strong planting creates the anchor to his designs.

Sean's article for his junior School Magazine on how to cultivate a show chrysanthemum was a early marker for what has led to a lifelong interest and practice in garden design and planting. Sean has completed a number of commissions and has at times opened his own award winning garden to the public. Sean has featured in Gardeners World, Northumberland and Interiors magazines. Sean has also project managed some complex garden builds in the NHS and Prison Service.

​In 2015 Sean won the BBC/RHS 'The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge' Television competition and designed and built a garden on main avenue at Chelsea Flower Show in 2015.

​Sean is also a qualified Floral Demonstrator (NAFAS), gives talks and runs Flower Schools.

• Entrance: Adults £7 Children Under 12 FREE
• Dogs on Leads
• Homemade Teas
• Raffle, Craft and Plant Stalls
• Limited Wheelchair Accessibility
• Pre-Booking available

​If you would like to purchase tickets in advance, please click on the link above. Alternatively, you can pay at the gate on the day.

Adderstone House is accessed from the South from the A1 by turning right north of Purdy Lodge or from the North from the A1 south of Belford along a no through road. Please see the map below for further information.