I visited several stately homes with beautiful gardens on my research trip to England. It was a little early in the year to see the gardens in full bloom, but they still were quite a sight! These are my favorites from Lyme Park, which was used in the BBC miniseries version of Pride and Prejudice. 

Lyme Park garden, inspiration for Death in an English Garden, book six in the Murder on Location series.

Lyme Park garden, inspiration for Death in an English Garden, book six in the Murder on Location series.

Lyme Park garden

Lyme Park garden

Formal garden at Lyme Park.

Formal garden at Lyme Park.

Lyme Park garden

Lyme Park garden

The grounds of Lyme Park

The grounds of Lyme Park

Lyme Park...quite a stately home. (It may look familiar. It was the exterior location of Pemberley in the BBC mini series version of Pride and Prejudice.)

Lyme Park…quite a stately home. (It may look familiar. It was the exterior location of Pemberley in the BBC mini series version of Pride and Prejudice.)

Read the book inspired by my research trip to Lyme Park, Death in the English Countryside, the first book in the Murder on Location series. 

Death in the English Countryside by Sara Rosett