Lukesland Gardens and tearoom are about to open again for autumn colour.

Tucked away on the southern edge of Dartmoor, just half a mile north of Ivybridge, these 24-acre family-run gardens open on Sunday, October 4 from 11am to 5pm and then on Sundays and Wednesdays until November 15.

Lukesland's Addicombe Brook, a tributary of the Erme River, has continued to flow throughout the summer, keeping the garden cool and moist and protecting its wonderful array of trees and shrubs from the extreme heat.

The autumn tints are now starting to show and there is the scent of caramel in the air as the sugars in the leaves, especially of the Katsura tree, break down.

It has romantic woodland gardens with rhododendrons, azaleas, and camellias, benefiting from Dartmoor's acid soil and South Devon's climate.

Offering 24 acres of flowering shrubs, wild flowers and rare trees with pinetum in Dartmoor National Park.

There are several Champion Trees and many notable trees in the National Tree Register, including a magnificent Magnolia campbellii, with the biggest spread in the country.

There is also a great exhibition 'Domestic and Wild' by South Hams artist Naomi Hulatt in the servery.

Dogs are welcome on a lead and children are free and encouraged to do a fun trail.

The present house was built in 1862 in the Victorian Gothic style, and forms the centrepiece of these dramatic gardens.

The gardens have a history dating back to the medieval tin stream workers and are currently owned by the Howell family, who have been in possession since the 1930s.

A gazebo was completed in the 150th anniversary year, with lovely views across the valley to the house.

An extension to Lukesland’s popular tea room allows more comfortable seating

For more details visit: https://www.lukesland.co.uk or phone 07906 480362