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Published — 9 September 2026 ⏭ The Modern House

EXPLORE this remarkable island garden on an ancient moated estate in Suffolk

EXPLORE this remarkable island garden on an ancient moated estate in Suffolk — Columbine Hall is the home of newspaper publisher Hew Stevenson. He and his late wife first saw a very different sight in November 1992: a concrete farmyard covered in mud, but the moat was breached and the couple embarked on a lifelong transformation. They gradually demolished grain silos, buried overhead wires and removed asbestos. View were enhanced by planting 1,000 English native woodland trees, and a garden of vistas emerged …

‍‍‍‌Film by Ellen Hancock
With additional footage by Conor Higgins
Music by @SimeonWalkerMusic

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CHAPTERS
00:00:06 Introduction
00:00:32 Chapter One: “a house coming out of the water”
00:06:03 Chapter Two: agricultural sheds transformed into pretty walled gardens
00:09:26 Chapter Three: a stroll around the moat
00:13:59 Chapter Four: visiting the wildflower meadow
00:14:59 Chapter Five: open days at Columbine Hall

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