The Enchanted Forest
of Groombridge Place
 
 

 

 

 On a steep and wooded hillside, hidden from view, lies the Enchanted Forest, where magic and fantasy await discovery. Here are secret mysterious gardens to challenge and delight your imagination and reward your mind's ingenuity. Inspired by its ancient past, the Enchanted Forest affirms the perpetual symbolism of the spirit across cultures, time and the span of human life.....

 

"Then comes the desire to be lost a while,
in the depths of the forest glade.
'Neath the cool deep greens, where ancient oaks,
Cast wonderous spells in their shade. . . . . . "
 
 

One of the recent developments is the planting of 'Fern Valley', an imaginative planting of specially imported Australian Tree ferns, some of which are unusually tall.

After just one season the fronds produced an impressive canopy.

Look at these before and after photographs.

 

Close up of a tree fern unfolding.

There are many wonders in store for you in the Enchanted Forest. children will love The Dark Walk Adventure Trail, an exciting boardwalk with slides, rope ladders, tunnels and log walks. Elsewhere in the forest are the Mystic Pool, the Serpents Lair and much, much more.

 

 
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