01451/860-181, www.mechanicalmusic.co.uk). Hidcote Manor Garden—If you like gardens, the grounds around this manor house (which has only a few rooms open to the public) are worth a look.

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Lawrence Johnston made two substantial gardens in the early part of the 20th century: Hidcote Manor in Gloucestershire, which is universally acclaimed a masterpiece, and Serre de la Madone at Menton, ...