Muncaster Castle
The historic and reputedly haunted Muncaster Castle dated back to the medieval ages and has been home to the Pennington family for over 800 years. The castle is surrounded by 77 acres of the most tranquil historic gardens in Cumbria; with a blend of cultivated areas, lawns and woodlands. Although wonderful to explore at any time of year, spring is when Muncaster’s gardens are at their best and the month of May is the peak of the flowering season. Don’t expect neat borders and regimented ranks of bedding plants; this wild, woodland garden will surprise and delight with banks of colour cascading down the hillsides and ravines surrounding the Castle. Flowering camellias, magnolias and native wild daffodils abound in March but as April turns to May, rhododendrons and azaleas are a riot of colour throughout the gardens. (Ravenglass, England)
