Brantwood Coniston

05/06/2026

'THE damp-climate gardener' in this month's RHS Garden Magazine!

05/06/2026

I Turned and Looked is a music and photography installation created by the interdisciplinary group, Music & Being, for the Severn Studio at Brantwood, Coniston – the home of 19th century polymath, John Ruskin.

Emerging over two and a half years of residencies, the work asks what it means to attend seriously, sensuously, and collectively to a place – and to be changed by it. At its heart is a desire to create an installation space soft and intricate enough to engage with the deepest parts of our shared human existence. Brantwood is not scenery but solvent, source, provocation, and living environment — a place whose lifeforms and histories exert cumulative, visceral force.

I Turned and Looked speaks ‘truth to nature’ (Ruskin).

See our website for more information.

Opens 11 July.

Photography © Clare Park
Digital artwork ©Matthew Tugwell

01/06/2026

🌸👀 WIN a Brantwood in Bloom mini break in the Lake District!

To celebrate winning gold at RHS Chelsea Flower Show we’re launching a very special competition and giving you the chance to enjoy a 2-night stay at The Eyrie - our stunning self-contained apartment with panoramic views across Coniston Water, located in Brantwood itself.

Immerse yourself in the beauty, colour and landscape that inspired John Ruskin through lake view windows overlooking our wonderful gardens. This fabulous mini break will include access to Brantwood House and Gardens throughout your stay PLUS an exclusive VIP tour with our very own Head Gardener, Simone Daye.

Entries into our prize draw will close at 12 noon on 30th June 2026.

Winners can book their own dates to stay with us within the next 12 months subject to availability, our full terms and conditions can be viewed online.

Simply follow the link to be in with a chance to win:
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/BrantwoodinBloom

The Coppermines & Lakes Cottages

Discover Brantwood in Bloom There are few places in the Lake District where the gardens feel as alive and in tune with the landscape as they do here at Brantwood. Once home to environmental visionary John Ruskin, this is a place where planting and nature blend together, creating a ‘living laborato...

23/05/2026

📸 It’s the last day at RHS Chelsea before we head back home to beautiful Brantwood! 😍

There’s been so many fabulous moments and we hope you have enjoyed following along with our Chelsea adventures, here’s just a few more photos to keep you going 🤩

Of course, this is just the beginning for us and we can’t wait to see you all back in Coniston visiting our stunning house and gardens soon…

It’s official, Brantwood is in bloom! 💜🌸🏅

22/05/2026

📸⭐️ Another fabulous start to the day!

Simone was delighted to see Jonathan (King Cosmos!) and Julie from British Cosmos at RHS Chelsea this morning…

Jonathan and Julie have donated packets and packets of King Cosmos seeds to Brantwood for our borders and we just want to say a big thank you! 💜🌸

Brilliant to catch up with so many wonderful people each day. 🤩

21/05/2026

🎬🌸 Discover our stunning Brantwood exhibit - an RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medal Winner 2026!

We’re sure you’ll agree along with the Judges that what we have created here in the famous Great Pavillion at Chelsea is something completely unique 💜

Thank you to the stars of the show - Head Gardener Simone Daye and Deputy Head Gardener Diane Nicholls of Brantwood and our collaboration partner, Fiona Butcher of Cumbria Wisteria.

It’s been such a huge team effort from everybody including our wonderful Garden volunteers, Joe Evans who built our dry stone wall, many supporting suppliers and so many more people cheering us on back in the Lake District.

On behalf of Brantwood a big THANK YOU to you all, we couldn’t have done it without you! 🙏


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21/05/2026

⭐️📸 What a start to another fabulous day at RHS Chelsea - Diane, Simone and Fiona have met the wonderful Carol Klein!

Carol is of course a true inspiration in horticulture - so it was a lovely chance for the team to show her our beautiful exhibit 💜

19/05/2026

👀🏅Amazing news - we’ve won a GOLD medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026!

Our National Plant Collection of Wisteria in partnership with Fiona Butcher of Cumbria Wisteria has been awarded the coveted accolade in the Floral Medals category.

We are delighted to be recognised with such a prestigious award for horticultural excellence for our very first display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

It’s a hugely proud moment for our Head Gardener Simone Daye, Fiona Butcher and the whole Brantwood team! Thank you to everyone who has been part of this extra special occasion 🤩

We simply can’t wait to welcome everybody to the Brantwood gardens this year to celebrate Brantwood in Bloom, where you can enjoy even more colour, creativity and of course the spectacular landscape we are so famous for in the Lake District.

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