Many joined the guided tours hosted by members of Middleton Hall’s Estates team and residents who live in the village’s independently owned retirement properties. Middleton Hall Retirement Village's Estates team were crowned winners of the Best Outdoor Space award at the prestigious national Care Home Awards 2024 (Image: Stuart Boulton) Earlier this year, Middleton Hall Retirement Village’s Estates team were crowned winners of the Best Outdoor Space award at the prestigious national Care Home Awards and the open day allowed the team to showcase their handiwork. Highlights for visitors included areas with specialist planting including the Japanese garden, fernery and the wetlands, the village’s allotments, two orchards, formal lawns and the sweeping entrance driveway featuring a lime tree avenue.
Information boards throughout the site explained the team’s aims for the estate such as the planting round the main reception area being chosen to reflect its historic origins, the design of the wetlands, lake and pond encouraging and supporting wildlife and the natural environment, and the lifestyle enjoyed by the village’s resident chickens and ducks. Volunteers from the retirement village leant their support at the event (Image: Stuart Boulton) Visitors also enjoyed a choice of walks through the estate’s extensive woodland as well as the chance to enjoy a cup of tea, slice of cake and home-made scones. Estates Manager Bryan Moore said: “It was wonderful to welcome s.