Tickets Alert: Hyde Park estate gardens open day

Three normally private gardens owned by the Church of England will be open to visitors for one day in June.
(c) National Garden Scheme
Although owned by the Church, through the Church Commissioners, the gardens actually sit within blocks of 1960s flats in Paddington on land that was owned by the Bishop of London and then rebuilt following WW2 damage. Each garden is planted sympathetically to reflect the surroundings while uniquely, The Water Gardens, an original ‘brutalist’ garden, f