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If you leave the Jubilee Avenue by the path at the north end, and cross the back drive, a pathway leads you through a belt of trees and into The Temple Lawn.
This garden was laid out to commemorate the Queen's coronation in 1953, and is centred on the circular, roofless 'temple' that forms the termination of the second cross-axis of the Coronation Avenue.
In the centre of the temple is a copy of Benini's 'David' signed on the back ' G. Fossi, 1901 '.
Within the lawn area are three island beds laid out in an oval shape and planted with a mixture of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs.
The lawn is bounded on all sides by a shelter belt, mostly of Beech and Sycamore, although Alders and Willows are more abundant nearer to the river.
The 'Temple' is surrounded by a clipped Yew hedge, the entrance of which is 'guarded' by lead figures of a lion and lioness, attributed to John Nost, English, circa 1700.
Leave the Temple Lawn by the exit at the far west end of the garden, and enter the Cross Avenue.
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The Temple Lawn
