The spectacular Sherborne Castle in Dorset was built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594 and has been the Wingfield Digby family home since 1617.The castle is nestled amongst 42 acres of beautiful Capability Brown designed gardens and a 50 acre lake.
Sherborne Castle is host to 25-30 weddings a year.“For everybody’s wedding the site has got to be pristine,” explained Tim Stiles, Head Gardener at Sherborne Castle Estates.The team at Sherborne Castle took delivery of a Major MJ70-410 roller mower earlier this year for all the largest areas of grass cutting.
“We cut the grass twice a week in the spring and summer and then weekly throughout the rest of the year.So the stripes are kept looking nice and sharp for all the events have,” said Tim.The versatility of this mower has really impressed Tim and his team.“It’s very flexible because it can go from short grass into long grass which is cut on a 6 times a year cycle,” explained Tim.“It just chomps it all down beautifully. It is shaft driven so there’s no whining or slipping of the belts. Then we can take it straight back and cut 2” short lawns again.”
Tim and his team demoed all the top brands of mowers with Major emerging as the clear winner.“This is definitely the best mower we’ve had here, for handling and finished cut.I’d recommend this mower to anyone who’s got a large area of grass to maintain,” concluded Tim.
