The Baroque garden

The natural centre of the Baroque garden is the two white orangeries, which have been the wintering place for the delicate southern plants that were so popular among the upper classes in the 1700s. Today, the orangeries are used for concerts and other cultural activities in the summer, while in the winter they still serve as protection for the garden's delicate plants.

Today, the garden appears in two sections separated by the orangeries. The front section is a symmetrical Baroque-style structure with a fountain in the centre. This section gives an impression of a civilised garden, the main purpose of which was for the lord to be able to stroll through the garden. The rear part of the garden originally consisted of a system of alleys and a bosquet garden. This part of the garden has also been renovated and in the spring months a wealth of beautiful bulbous plants bloom here.

Cultural environment

Around Gammel Estrup you can experience a complete manor cultural environment. In addition to the symmetrical Baroque garden, which served as an ornamental garden for the gentry, there are a number of other gardens and outdoor areas.

Behind the baroque garden is the apple orchard with many old varieties and the manor's greenhouse and kitchen garden, which supplies the manor kitchen with vegetables. East of the baroque garden towards Alling Å is the manor playground, which was established in 2023.

South-east of the main building are the carp ponds, which housed fish for cooking, and the Ice Storage House, which shows how ice was stored to cool food before the freezer was invented. Further to the east runs Allingå, and behind it are the marshy meadows that once protected the manor from outside enemies. Along the river is a canoe landing place with a seating area.

To the west, the manor is surrounded by double moats and on the other side are Gammel Estrup's farm buildings, which today house the Green Museum, Det Grønne Museum. On the other side of the main road is Helligbjerget and the old manor forest with the Scheel family burial ground and the small forester's house in Lunden.

A ticket to Gammel Estrup gives access to the manor garden. See more about Gammel Estrup.