The Mill Garden is a private garden adjacent to Warwick Castle measuring half an

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open to the public and situated on the bank of the River Avon in

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

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. It is owned by Julia Measures, whose family has owned the gardens since 1938 and whose father Arthur worked on it for 60 years. Its informal planting to highlight views of the river (and of Warwick Castle in whose shadow it stands) has made this garden well known among some garden enthusiasts.

Old Castle Bridge The Old Castle Bridge in Warwick, England is a ruined medieval bridge. The multi-arch stone bridge was built across the River Avon, Warwickshire, River Avon a short distance south-east of the centre of Warwick town and immediately upstream of th ...

, the remains of which are visible from the garden, once carried most of the traffic to Warwick over the River Avon but the bridge now lies in ruins. When the castle was being constructed the garden was often used as a stonemasons yard.

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s sometimes nest near the garden. The castle from the Mill Garden.jpg, A view of Warwick Castle from The Mill Garden Flowers in The Mill Garden.jpg, Flowering plants in The Mill Garden Remains of Warwick's medieval bridge. - geograph.org.uk - 259047.jpg, View from The Mill Garden of the remains of Warwick's medieval bridge

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Gateway Gardens Trust profile
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