HOLKER Garden Festival has seen no shortage of star visitors over a hugely successful 24 years.
This year’s event attracted the queen of gardening, Charlie Dimmock, who praised the beauty of the setting as well as the “relaxed and chilled” atmosphere of the annual feature.
The star, who shot to fame on the BBC's Ground Force, had been particularly keen to look around the stunning gardens of Holker Hall, which she had seen photographs of prior to visiting South Cumbria.
The down-to-earth TV presenter followed in a long line of celebrity guests who have enjoyed the show.
Carol Klein, presenter of BBC’s Gardeners’ World, attended the 18th annual event in 2010.
She followed garden guru Monty Don, who was guest of honour at the previous year’s festival.
In 2008, organisers welcomed Matt James, star of Channel 4’s The City Gardener.
Other visitors to Holker have included pop singer Kim Wilde and Two Fat Ladies TV presenter Clarissa Dickson Wright.
Celebrity guests have fit in among the tens of thousands who have attended Holker over the years. In 2015, chairman Lucy Cavendish explained how the garden festival’s expected 20,000 visitors were likely to inject a six-figure sum into the local economy.
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