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But at the present of the year its 500 acres of landscaped parkland are exceedingly lovely too, and there are guided woodland walks available this Friday – November 15 – and next – November 22.

The 12th century castle, once the house of Henry VIII’s first wife Catherine of Aragon, is within the heart of the Kentish Weald between the North and South Downs near Maidstone.

This area was heavily forested and it still has acres of woodland one of several pretty medieval villages and sunken lanes of the rolling countryside.

The High Weald, where you’ll find Leeds Castle and nearby gardens resembling Sissinghurst and Chartwell, is a place of remarkable Natural Beauty.

Certainly, there are some wonderful trees to determine in the course of the guided Woodland Walks, as Grounds Supervisor Martin Leach reveals.

“As you walk down from the ticket check to the Cascade Garden, which was once the Duckery of Lady Baillie, the last private owner of Leeds Castle, you can see places to forestall where glimpses of the castle are located framed by Portuguese Laurel inside the Cascade Garden,” he explains.

“You may also notice the Pavilion de Canard (the Duckery), where Lady Baillie enjoyed sitting and taking within the view herself inside the 1920s and 1930s.

“The highlights of the Cascade Garden include three Jurassic trees: the Monkey Puzzle, Ginkgo Biloba and Dawn Redwood, and as you permit the Cascade Garden you’re met by a majestic Cedar of Lebanon tree. This Tree is most likely around 150 years old!”

The Wood Garden, that is the second one portion of the garden, has an extremely impressive roll call of trees.

The autumn colours of the Liquid Amber Oak are always spectacular, and the Beech and Copper Beech are simply beautiful.

There are golden leaves at the Birch trees, bronze at the Chestnut trees and a lot of berries at the Mountain Ash or Rowan trees, with more colour from the Lime, Ash, Alder, Hazel and Hawthorn trees.

The tour is included within the cost of admission and is without doubt one of the new free daily activities for families.

Near the castle, that’s also included within the entrance fee, is the previous kitchen garden, now an off-the-cuff cottage garden with low box hedges where there ought to be loads of rose hips on show and the final of the flowers.

Key to the Castle tickets last for twelve months from the day of purchase and are priced £21 for adults, £18.50 for concessions and £13.50 for kids.

For additional info visit www.leeds-castle.com