CLIFTON MOUNT GARDEN
Length of Hike: 45 minutes from Newcastle Army Camp
The trail to Clifton Mount begins in the Newcastle Army camp and is a 15 minute drive from Heritage Gardens. The walk is only lightly inclined.
On the trail with Kevin
The front garden at Clifton Mount
A bank of Impatiens and Agapanthus
The 1/2 hour's drive to Clifton Mount goes around and up through Newcastle directly to the garden.The property is owned by Richard Sharp and the gardens are a showpiece. The property is a working coffee farm and has a cut flower nursery.
Clifton Mount house
Clifton Mount showing the Hydgrangea border
Clifton Mount interior with cedar panelling
The house is extremely picturesque and very interesting with many authentic features of a bygone time including a wooden bathtub! After the hike, the beauty of the views and gardens can be enjoyed peacefully over lunch supplied by Strawberry Hill.
Happy guests relaxing over lunch
The view from the lunch gazebo
There are many species of plants to be found at Clifton; two of the more notable ones are shown here:
Hydrangea spectabilis
Magnolia soulangiana with Azalea indica in the background
