| Eastcote House Gardens | |
|---|---|
 The dovecote and herb beds | |
  Location within Greater London | |
| General information | |
| Location | Eastcote |
| Town or city | Greater London |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°35′12″N 0°24′08″W / 51.586667°N 0.402222°W |
Eastcote House Gardens is an area of public parkland in Eastcote, within the London Borough of Hillingdon. The site covers 3.63 hectares (9 acres)[1] and incorporates the walled garden, dovecote and coach house of Eastcote House. The house was demolished in 1964 by the then Ruislip-Northwood Urban District Council (RNUDC), one of the predecessors of the London Borough of Hillingdon which was formed the following year. At the public's request, the garden and outbuildings were retained and are now maintained by a group of volunteers, the Friends of Eastcote House Gardens, in partnership with the local authority.
Eastcote House was one of three largest in Eastcote, together with Highgrove House and Haydon Hall.[2] All came to be owned by the RNUDC, but only Highgrove House remains in its original form; Haydon Hall was demolished in 1967 by the RNUDC's successor.[3]
The coach house, dovecote, and garden walls received Grade II listed status on 6 September 1974.[4] Ecological surveys have found fifty types of trees in the gardens, and numerous species of birds, mammals and insects have been recorded. The gardens received the Green Flag Award in September 2011 following an earlier inspection.
- ^ "London Gardens Online Eastcote House Gardens". www.londongardensonline.org.uk. London Parks and Gardens Trust. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ "Local History". Ruislip, Northwood and Eastcote Local History Society. 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ Bowlt 1994, p.35
- ^ "Listed buildings" (PDF). London Borough of Hillingdon. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.