An Historic garden, first constructed in Elizabethan times by Robert Dudley the Earl of Leicester, has been painstakingly recreated by English Heritage using sixteenth century information.
The four hundred year old Warwickshire garden was originally built by Dudley in an attempt to impress Elizabeth I who he had hoped to marry. The recreation cost around £2.1 million.
Dr Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage, said: "The re-creation of an Elizabethan garden on such a scale is unique, this is to gardens what The Globe was to theatre.
"It is a world-first, made possible by the research of English Heritage archaeologists, historians and gardeners. Leicester's garden was as much a work of art as it was of horticulture and our re-creation, set among the sandstone ruins of his once splendid buildings, is a beautiful reminder of how sumptuous Elizabethan culture was."
The garden is open to the public from May 2nd 2009.
For more information on the history of the garden and a short video, including views - click here.
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