THE 2015 MEMBERS GUIDE TO ATTRACTIONS, GARDENS, HOUSES AND MUSEUMS

www.cpre.org.uk PROPERTIES AND ATTRACTIONS 2015 Gilbert Whites House

Hello and welcome to the 2015 edition of CPRE’s Members Guide to Attractions, Gardens, Houses and Museums. Plumpton Rocks and White Scar Cave are amongst a number of brand new attractions for this year. Plumpton Rocks is a grade II listed garden extending to over 30 acres which Queen Mary described as ‘Heaven on Earth’. White Scar Cave is the longest show cave in Britain; see underground waterfalls and streams, thousands of stalactites and the massive Battlefield Cavern. The attractions featured in the guide kindly offer discounts to our members at their own expense, so it is important we support them. If you do have any comments regarding your experience of any of the attractions, please do not hesitate to contact the Supporter Services team on 020 7981 2870 or send us an email at [email protected] – or even a little note about your visit. I really hope that you make time to visit at least one this year. Don’t forget to take your membership card and this guide with you. Thank you so much for being a member of CPRE. Without your support, CPRE would not have the strong voice it needs to campaign for a beautiful and living countryside. CPRE campaigns for a beautiful and living countryside. Finally I would like to thank NFU Mutual for their continued support in the production of this guide thereby enabling us to promote these attractions to you, our Campaign to Protect Rural members. 5-11 Lavington Street, London, SE1 0NZ. With warmest regards from all at CPRE. Don’t forget, Tel: 020 7981 2870 you can win one Email: [email protected] • Website: www.cpre.org.uk of five luxury hampers through NFU Mutual. See centre pages.

Bill Sharkey Head of Supporter Services We are grateful to NFU Mutual for generously sponsoring this booklet. PS: I’m delighted to announce a new benefit we have negotiated for you as one of CPRE is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England, number 4302973. our valued members. Registered charity number1089685. The retailer Cotswold Outdoor has agreed to offer all CPRE members 10% off the full Printed on paper manufactured from woodpulp sourced from sustainable forests. retail value of their product ranges. For details on how to make use of this discount Cover: Somerleyton Hall & Gardens, p29 please look out for the information sheet sent together with this Guide. If you have any further questions please contact Supporter Services on 020 7981 2870 HOW TO USE THE DISCOUNT OFFER COUNTIES The properties in the guide have agreed to give CPRE members a discounted entry to their property. • The discount agreed is for one discount per membership Bedfordshire...... 4 Leicestershire...... 20 card (physical card only). Berkshire...... 4 Lincolnshire...... 20 • The number of members in a household membership does not increase the number of discounts available. Buckinghamshire...... 4 London...... 21 • Lone members visiting a property that offers a 2 for 1 discount are not entitled to 50% reduction on their single Cambridgeshire...... 5 ...... 21 ticket instead. • The discounts cannot be used for special event days. Cheshire...... 5 Northamptonshire...... 23 • Please remember to take your membership card and this Cornwall...... 6 Northumberland...... 24 guide with you when you visit. Cumbria...... 8 Oxfordshire...... 24 Chillingham Castle Derbyshire...... 8 Rutland...... 25 Devon...... 9 Shropshire...... 26 Dorset...... 11 Somerset...... 26 Durham...... 13 ...... 27 Essex...... 13 ...... 28 Gloucestershire...... 14 Surrey...... 29 Hampshire...... 16 Herefordshire...... 17 Sussex...... 30 Hertfordshire...... 17 ...... 33 Isle of Wight...... 17 Wiltshire...... 35 Kent...... 17 Worcestershire...... 36 Lancashire...... 19 Yorkshire...... 37 Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

Leighton Buzzard Railway Extensive ornamental gardens integrated www.coam.org.uk within 220 acre organic and biodynamic farm estate. Dutch garden designer, Henk Gerritsen, 01494 871117 has influenced naturalistic plantings within [email protected] existing structures of hedges and 17th century Explore more than 30 rescued historic walls to explore the boundaries between buildings, from an Iron Age roundhouse to garden and nature. Walled gardens, lake, a 1940's prefab, set in 45 acres of beautiful woodland & kitchen garden. woods and parkland. Adventure playground, Maidenhead Station (5 miles). tea room, working farm, experience days, Shire horses, hands-on activities and special 20th May - September 30th. Wednesdays only. events for all the family during the season. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 on Chiltern Line from Marylebone or Metro- Wednesdays only. politan Line from Baker Street to Chalfont & Latimer or Chorleywood, then short Partial wheelchair access. taxi ride to the museum. Please visit our website for directions and travel advice. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 28th March to 29th October 2015; Daily, BEDFORDSHIRE 01767 641007 10am - 5pm. (Last admission 3.30pm). CHENIES MANOR GARDENS [email protected] 2 tickets for the price of 1, with cheapest LEIGHTON BUZZARD RAILWAY Rickmansworth, Chenies, admission being free. Offer not valid with Moggerhanger Park is a Grade 1 listed Buckinghamshire WD3 6ER Leighton Buzzard, Pages Park Station, Georgian Historic House set in 33 acres of any other special offer or discount. Does Billington Road, Bedfordshire LU7 4TN parkland and woodland. It is recognised www.cheniesmanorhouse.co.uk not apply to Halloween Spectacular. 4 www.buzzrail.co.uk as the most complete surviving example 01494 762888 Adult wheelchairs and two electric of Soane's work set in stylish grounds and scooter available bookable in advance. 01525 373888 [email protected] woodlands sculpted by Humphry Repton. Call Museum Office for full access details. [email protected] Moggerhanger is situated on the A603, 2 Semi fortified brick manor house built by Disabled toilet. miles from the A1 at Sandy. From the M1, Sir John Cheyne about 1460. Henry VIII & A 70 minute return journey by narrow-gauge Elizabeth I were entertained here. Beautiful steam train on a line with Great War origins. take junction 13 (A421) and then the A603 COWPER & NEWTON MUSEUM at Bedford. gardens, famous for tulips - end of April to Departures from Page's Park Station, on the 3rd week of May. Five acres of enchanting Olney, Orchard Side, Market Place, south side of the town: follow the brown Sandy Station 2 miles. colourful gardens through to October. July Buckinghamshire MK46 4AJ signs from the town centre, or A505/A4146 19th Sunday is our famous annual Plant www.cowperandnewtonmuseum.org.uk southern bypass. End of March - November. Sundays & & Garden Fair (10am-5pm) with over 70 Leighton Buzzard (2 miles). Arriva D1 Wednesdays (tour at 2.30pm) Access to exhibitors (discount not applicable). Dahlia 01234 711516 runs frequently to Page's Park from main- the grounds is free. Festival Bank Hols August. Home-made teas, house-manager@ line station, Grand Union canal and town £1 off adult price ticket. shop and plant sales. Off A404, 2 miles from cowperandnewtonmuseum.org.uk centre. Not Sundays or Bank Holidays. M25 J18 towards Amersham. William Cowper, poet, letter-writer, and See website for details. Wheelchair access. (Chiltern Rail and gardener lived in this 18th century house. London underground). John Newton, former slave-trader turned evangelical minister, abolitionist and 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not BERKSHIRE April - October; Wednesdays, Thursdays & author of "Amazing Grace" lived close by. valid for travel on special event days, Bank Holiday Mondays; 2pm - 5pm. nor in December. Together they wrote the ‘Olney Hymns’. WALTHAM PLACE ESTATE 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Gardens Disabled access. Exhibitions of their lives plus Olney's past Maidenhead, Church Hill, White Waltham, only, excluding Plant & Garden Fair. social and trade life, with beautiful flower Berkshire SL6 3JH and vegetable gardens. Olney is on the MOGGERHANGER PARK Wheelchair access to garden only. Disa- www.walthamplace.com bled toilet. A509, 5 miles North of Newport Pagnell and Moggerhanger, Park Road, 7 miles from Junction 14 of the M1. Olney CHILTERN OPEN AIR MUSEUM Bedfordshire MK44 3RW 01628 825517 is easily accessible by car from Bedford, www.moggerhangerpark.com Chalfont St. Giles, Newland Park, Northampton, Wellingborough, Milton [email protected] Gorelands Lane, Buckinghamshire HP8 4AB Keynes and the M1 motorway. Hourly Arriva bus service no.1 linking Built circa 1130 and one of the oldest [email protected] The Hall dates from 1719 when it was Bletchley, Milton Keynes Central Station, continuously inhabited houses in Britain. Made Adlington Hall lies in the heart of the originally designed by the Smiths of Newport Pagnell and Olney. Olney can famous as 'Green Knowe' by the author Lucy Cheshire countryside nestled between . It was altered in 1837 by Blore and also be reached from Northampton and Boston. Garden laid out by Lucy, surrounded Alderley Edge and Prestbury. Set in glorious partly re-built by Salvin in 1861 following a Bedford using Stagecoach East bus service by moat with topiary, old roses, award winning gardens encompassing a 2000 acre estate, disastrous fire. Georgian Chapel, herbaceous 41. Ask for 'Olney' as it may not be on the irises & herbaceous borders. By the river in the Hall reflects the diverse history of English borders, lakeside gardens, woodland walks. bus destination board. Hemingford Grey, South East of Huntingdon. architecture and the 700 year story of a Wilmslow/Macclesfield Station (6 miles). 3rd March - 19th December; Tuesday - Huntingdon Station (6 miles). Whippet bus single family, the Leghs. Half mile off A523. Saturday; 10.30am - 4.30pm. no.5. (Cambridge-Huntingdon) stops in Adlington Station (0.5 mile) or April - October; Sundays, Mondays Half price admission. Hemingford Grey. Macclesfield Station (5 miles). & Bank Holidays. Gardens, Chapel & refreshments; 12pm - 4:30pm. Hall; Garden daily all year 11am - 5pm (closes April - September, Sundays (except 2nd Wheelchair access to ground floor shop 1.30pm - 4pm, last admission 3.30pm. at dusk in Winter). House strictly by prior August) and Bank Holidays in May. 2 - 5pm. only, easy access to courtyard and gardens. appointment only throughout the year. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 on Sundays during our open season. Does not 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not Half price admission. include special event days. valid on special event/fundraising days. CAMBRIDGESHIRE Limited wheelchair access. Compacted Wheelchair access to garden and dining Limited wheelchair access. gravel paths, ground floor of hall only. ELGOODS BREWERY GARDEN room only. CAPESTHORNE HALL CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE GARDEN Wisbech, Elgood & Sons Ltd, 72 North Brink, OLIVER CROMWELL'S HOUSE Siddington, Hall Manager, Capesthorne Hall Malpas, Cholmondeley, Cheshire SY14 8ET Cambridgeshire PE13 1LW Ely, 29 St. Marys Street, Cambridgeshire CB7 4HF Cheshire SK11 9JY www.cholmondeleycastle.co.uk www.elgoods-brewery.co.uk www.olivercromwellshouse.co.uk www.capesthorne.com 01829 720383 01945 583160 01353 662062 01625 861221 [email protected] 5 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Working family brewery and 4 acre garden Visit the former Protector's family home and with 200 year old trees, lake and maze. Tea experience an exhibition on 17th century room, licensed bar, gifts & plants. About 1 mile life, the Civil War and Cromwell's connection west of town centre beside the River Nene. with fen life. There are eight period rooms, Capesthorne Hall March station (10 miles); Wisbech bus exhibitions, presentation film and audio station (3/4 mile). guides. Also gift shop and tourist information centre. Directions: A10 from Cambridge, April - September; Tuesday - Thursday; A412 from Newmarket. 11.30am - 4.30pm. 10 minute walk from Ely station. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Does not apply to events outside our normal 1st April - 31st October; Daily (10am - opening hours (e.g. craft fairs, NGS 5pm). 1st November - 31st March; Sunday open days) to Friday (11am - 4pm) and Saturdays (10am - 5pm). Disabled access to visitor centre and 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. garden, but not on Brewery Tours. Limited wheelchair access. Interactive booth. THE MANOR CHESHIRE Huntingdon, Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire PE28 9BN ADLINGTON HALL & GARDENS www.greenknowe.co.uk Macclesfield, Mill Lane, Adlington, 01480 463134 Cheshire SK10 4LF [email protected] www.adlingtonhall.com 01625 827595 Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

Extensive ornamental gardens dominated by a [email protected] Fully lived-in Tudor Manor House. Dating Kidsgrove Station. romantic revival Castle, built in 1801 of local Explore the unique 5 acre walled gardens from 1480, the Hall features fine paintings, Snowdrop walks; 7th February - 8th March; sandstone. Beautiful Temple Garden, Rose of 12th century Combermere Abbey, the sculpture and stained glass. Once home Tuesdays - Sundays; 11am - 4pm. Summer; Garden and mixed borders. Woodland walk pleasure garden and the garden wood, with to Mary Fitton, dark Lady of Shakespeares 1st April - 30th September; Wednesdays well planted with rhododendrons, magnolias fabulous lake views. Refreshments in the sonnets. Garden theatre runs every summer only; 11pm - 5pm. House; 2pm - 5pm. etc. Lovely memorial mosaic designed by glasshouse. A must see opportunity. Located in courtyard Rose Garden. Maggy Howarth. Lakeside walk with picnic on the AS30 Nantwich - Whitchurch. Macclesfield Train/Bus 3 miles away. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. and children's play area, farm animals and Whitchurch Station: 5 miles. Wrenbury free flying aviary birds. Private chapel in the Daily in July & August; 2pm - 5pm. Limited wheelchair access. park. Tea Room. Plants for sale. Station: 3 miles. 7 miles from Whitchurch station along A49. Various Wednesdays (1pm - 5pm): 20th 2 Adult tickets for the price of 1. Theatre THE TABLEY HOUSE COLLECTION No local bus service. Access by car only. May, 17th June. 22nd July, 26th August & & Bank Holidays not included in offer. 23rd September. Knutsford, Tabley House, Tabley Lane 29th March - 27th September; Wednesday, Limited access. Cheshire WA16 0HB Thursday, Sunday and Bank Holidays. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Offer www.tableyhouse.co.uk 11am-5pm (last entry 4.30pm). limited to garden only. NORTON PRIORY MUSEUM & GARDENS 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 Partial wheelchair access. Runcorn, Tudor Road, Manor Park, 01565 750151 excluding Event Days. Cheshire WA7 1SX [email protected] GAWSWORTH HALL Partial wheelchair access. www.nortonpriory.org Tabley House houses one of the finest Macclesfield, Church Lane, Gawsworth, collections of paintings by 18th and 19th 01928 569895 COMBERMERE ABBEY Cheshire SK11 9RN century British artists and furniture makers [email protected] including Turner, Lawrence, Gillow and Whitchurch, Cheshire SY13 4AJ www.gawsworthhall.com Beautiful 2.5 acre Georgian Walled Garden Chippendale. The tea room and 17th Century 01260 223456 6 www.combermereabbey.co.uk with fruit trees, herb garden and rose walk. chapel have stunning stained glass. Located 01948 662 880 [email protected] Home to the National Collection of Tree just 2 minutes from Junction 19 of the M6. Quince and surrounded by woodlands, pear Knutsford Station is 2 miles away, a 10 orchard and wild flower meadow. Tea room minute taxi journey. There are no regular and plant sales in the courtyard. Events and bus services. Rode Hall Gardens Traditional Skills Courses throughout the April - October; Thursdays to Sundays and year. Museum re-opening 2016. Bank Holiday Mondays: 1pm-5pm. Runcorn or Runcorn East Station. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. March - October; Daily (10am - 5pm). Wheelchair access. November - February; (12pm - 4pm). 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. CORNWALL Wheelchair access. BONYTHON ESTATE GARDENS RODE HALL GARDENS Helston, Bonython, Cury Cross Lanes Church Lane, Scholar Green, Cheshire ST7 3QP Cornwall TR12 7BA 01326 240550 www.rodehall.co.uk [email protected] 01270 873237/882961 Indulge in the enchanting atmosphere of [email protected] what was a traditional garden and, over the A beautiful 18th century house standing in last 15 years, has now been passionately a Repton landscape with woodland, formal infused with innovative planting to become & large walled kitchen gardens and a fine one of the most interesting gardens in the collection of English porcelain. Delightful South West. Five miles south of Helston tearooms and monthly farmers market. 5 miles towards the Lizard on the A3083. South West of Congleton, between A34 & A50. Bus Service to White Cross (1 mile). 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Bosvigo Camborne & Redruth station (30 minutes). Truro station (40 minutes). Wheelchair access. 1st April - 30th September; Monday - Friday (10am - 4.30pm). Closed Bank Holidays. CAERHAYS CASTLE & GARDEN 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. St Austell, Caerhays, Gorran, Wednesdays only. Cornwall PL26 6LY Disabled access. www.caerhays.co.uk 01872 501310 BOSVIGO [email protected] Truro, Bosvigo Lane, Cornwall TR1 3NH Informal woodland garden near Mevagissey. www.bosvigo.com Known for magnificent collections of 01872 275774 camellias, rhododendrons and oaks. Holder of NCCPG National Magnolia collection. [email protected] A spectacular spring garden for both the Cornish colourists garden created by Wendy amateur and the garden enthusiast. Perry. Stunning Spring display of bulbs, St Austell station (10 miles). hellebores and epimedium in the Woodland Garden. Breathtaking Summer herbaceous Gardens: Daily 16th February - 21st June; borders, followed by an Autumn finale of hot (10am - 5pm, last entry 4pm). "firework" colours. Half price admission to gardens only. Truro Station 300 yards. Bus stop outside gate. 7 Wheelchair access except to top of gardens. March - end of September; Wednesday, www.pencarrow.co.uk PENJERRICK Thursday, Friday; 11am-6pm. KEN CARO GARDENS 01208 841369 Falmouth, Budock, Cornwall TR11 5ED 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Liskeard, Bicton, Pensilva, Cornwall PL14 5RF [email protected] www.penjerrickgarden.co.uk 01579 362446 No wheelchair access due to gravel paths. Owned, loved and lived in by the family. 01872 870105 Planting started in 1970 with new extension Georgian house and Grade II* listed gardens. [email protected] BURNCOOSE NURSERIES & GARDEN completed spring 2000. All year round Superb collection of portraits, furniture 15 acre spring flowering valley garden Gwennap, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 6BJ colour; panoramic views. Plantsman's garden and porcelain. Marked walks through 50 with water lily pond, and a good collection of acres of beautiful formal and woodland with giant ferns, rhododendrons, bamboos, www.burncoose.co.uk herbaceous plants. The meadow, woodland gardens, Victorian rockery, Italian garden, camellias, magnolias & magnificent trees. Lush jungle garden with ponds across a wooden 01209 860316 walk and garden are dog friendly, on a lead. 700 different varieties of rhododendrons, Tea & coffee is available. Just off main lake, Iron Age hill fort and icehouse. 4 miles bridge. 3 miles South West of Falmouth [email protected] A390 road between Callington and Liskeard, North West of Bodmin, signed off the A389 between Budock & Mawnan Smith. Best to The 30 acre woodland gardens were created follow brown tourist signs. and B3266 at Washaway. wear gumboots. Dogs on leads welcome. at the turn of the century and sit alongside Liskeard Station. Bodmin Parkway Station. Corlink Bus Falmouth Station (3 miles). the well known nurseries. Situated directly request service. on A393 Redruth to Falmouth Road, between 22nd March - 30th September; daily; March - end September; Wednesday, Lanner and Ponsanooth. 10am - 5pm. 29th March - 1st October; Sunday Friday & Sunday; 1.30pm - 4.30pm. - Thursday. Gardens open 10.00am - Redruth Station (4 miles). Buses from Half price admission. 5.30pm. House open for guided tours - 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not on Redruth or Falmouth. 11.15am - last tour 3.00pm Sundays or charity days. Partial wheelchair access. Monday - Saturday; 8.30am - 5pm; Sundays; 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Offer No disabled access. 11am - 5pm. The nursery is free all year, does not apply to special events. garden has free access at some times, PENCARROW HOUSE & GARDENS Partial wheelchair access. discounted rate available otherwise. Bodmin, Washaway, Cornwall PL30 3AG Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

PORT ELIOT HOUSE & GARDENS www.roselandhouse.co.uk The former home of eminent Victorian, [email protected] John Ruskin, is a treasure house of art and Port Eliot, St. Germans, Cornwall PL12 5ND 01872 560451 The Cavendish Family offer a warm welcome memorabilia. Explore Brantwood's estate to this best-loved stately home. Also explore www.porteliot.co.uk [email protected] and gardens with spectacular views and 25 acres of gardens that merge into rolling 01503 230211 One acre garden subdivided by walls & ancient woodlands. Off B5285 signposted parkland and make the most of the Gift from Hawkshead and Coniston. Free parking. [email protected] trellises with climbers, unusual mixed Shop, Food Hall & Courtyard Cafe. borders, conservatory & greenhouse. Restaurant and shop. An ancient hidden gem in the village of St. Cark-in-Cartmel (1 mile). No buses. Just National collection of clematis viticella and Windermere, 12 miles, 505 bus service. 20 min from M6, J36. Germans in South East Cornwall. A beautiful lapageria rosea. Teas, plant sales. Dogs on Grade 1* listed house and gardens recently leads welcome. 4 miles West of Truro in Mid March - End November; daily; 29th March - 1st November; Wednesday - opened to the public. The home of the Earl Chacewater at Truro end of main street. 10.30am - 5pm. December- mid March; Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays. Gardens; and Countess of St. Germans with an eclectic Wednesday - Sunday; 10.30am - 4pm. 10.30am - 5pm, Hall; 11am - 4pm. collection of art and antiques. A newly opened Truro Station. Buses: National Express, 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Does 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not Long Gallery. We also won a national award 14,18,47. not apply to events. valid for events. for Best Picnic spot of heritage attractions in April - September. Tuesdays & 2012. Coaches welcome. Wednesdays; 1pm - 5pm. Limited wheelchair access. Good wheelchair access in gardens. St Germans Railway Station, or 592 Western Half price admission. DALEMAIN MANSION AND Greyhound Bus. Accessible by road. HUTTON-IN-THE-FOREST Partial wheelchair access. HISTORIC GARDENS 1st March - 28th June (closed on 6th & Penrith, Cumbria CA11 9TH 7th June); Saturday - Thursday; 2pm - Penrith, Dalemain, Cumbria CA11 0HB www.hutton-in-the-forest.co.uk 6pm. Last admission 5pm. CUMBRIA www.dalemain.com 01768 484449 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. 01768 486450 BRANTWOOD [email protected] 8 Wheelchair access. [email protected] Coniston, Cumbria LA21 8AD Historic house and gardens, based on A mixture of Medieval, Tudor & early Georgian www.brantwood.org.uk medieval pele tower with substantial ROSELAND HOUSE architecture. Lived in by the Hasell family 17th-19th century additions. Beautiful Truro, Chacewater Hill, Chacewater, 015394 41396 since 1679 and home to the International walled garden, topiary and a woodland walk. Cornwall TR4 8QB [email protected] Marmalade Festival. Award winning gardens, Tearoom when house open. 6 miles North richly planted with unusual combinations of West of Penrith on B5305 towards Wigton; flowers and shrubs. Tearoom, Dacre Walk, 2.5 miles from M6, J41. Museum, Gift Shop and Plant Sales. Free parking. On A592, Penrith to Ullswater, 3 Penrith Station (6 miles). Holker Hall miles from the M6 J40. Garden: 29th March – 1st November, 10am Penrith Station (4 miles). - 5pm. Daily except Saturdays. April - October, Sunday - Thursday. 10.30 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. - 5pm (Closes 4pm in October). Winter opening - see website for details. Partial wheelchair access. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1, except special events (please phone). Accompanied children under 16 free. DERBYSHIRE Wheelchair access to ground floor and larger part of the garden only. (Partial access). CASTERNE HALL HOLKER HALL Ashbourne, Casterne Hall, Ilam, Derbyshire DE6 2BA Grange-over-sands, Cark in Cartmel, Cumbria LA11 7PL www.casterne.co.uk www.holker.co.uk 01335 310489 015395 58328 [email protected] The beautiful manor house of Casterne was Beautiful medieval and Tudor Manor House. Catton Hall rebuilt in 1730 on an ancient site and has Untouched by time. Delightful terraced changed little since, incorporating remnants gardens. Restaurant and gift shop. 1 mile of the houses that preceded it. In a superb south of Bakewell on A6. Follow brown elevated position above the Manifold Valley, tourist signs. it has been in the ownership of the Hurt Chesterfield station 12 miles. Regular bus family for 500 years. route from Derby/ Nottingham/ Manchester. Uttoxeter, Derby, Stafford or Stoke stations. April: Sat Sun & Mon (12 noon – 5.00pm). Bus to Ashbourne, 6 miles from house. Open for Easter 1st – 7th April inclusive. 18th-22nd May; 1st-12th June; 24th June - May – September; Daily (12 noon – 10th July. Weekdays only. Tour at 3pm prompt. 5.00pm). Closed 30th & 31st May. Half price admission. October; Sat, Sun & Mon (12 noon – 5.00 pm). Open for Half term 24th – 31st Wheelchair access to ground floor only. October inclusive. December; 5th – 16th (Christmas opening 10.30 am – 4.00 pm). 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. CATTON HALL Limited wheelchair access. Catton, Walton on Trent, Please telephone in advance. South Derbyshire DE12 8LN MELBOURNE HALL www.catton-hall.com Derby, Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 8EN [email protected] [email protected] 01283 716311 www.melbournehall.com Renishaw Hall is surrounded by classical Explore 4 acres of award winning gardens 9 [email protected] 01332 862502 Italianate gardens, woodland and wider showcasing hundreds of model scenes, Owned by the Neilson family since 1405. [email protected] park, which were designed by Sir George vehicles and people. A miniature world The present hall, planned by James Gibbs, Sitwell. Renishaw Hall and Gardens have portraying British life, past and present, Melbourne Hall is a delightful house full of was built by Smith of Warwick in 1742. belonged to the Sitwell family for almost 400 that captures the imagination of all ages! history. Originally a rectory for the Norman Contains original collection of 17th & 18th years. Cafe, museum and shop are available Sound and animation, and some very British Parish Church, it became the home of Sir century pictures, antique furniture and in the stable courtyard. humour, helps to bring it all to life. Come John Coke in 1628 and has been inherited family and royal portraits. 2 miles East of and see what you can discover! by subsequent members of the family to the 8 miles from Chesterfield station. A38, between Alrewas and Walton-on-Trent. present day. Tearooms, Visitors Centre, Gift St Mary Church bus stop (2 min walk). 8 miles from /Tamworth/Burton Shop and Estate Workshops. Situated 8 miles Gardens open Wednesday to Sunday and Torquay 3 miles, short walk on Trent Stations. South of Derby. Bank Holiday Mondays from 27th March to to bus stop 27th September, 10.30am till 4.30pm (last All Bank Holiday Mondays and every Monday Derby Station (6 miles). admission 3.30pm). The Hall is accessed All year round. Please see website for in August. Private Tour only at 2pm. by guided tour only on Fridays at 1.00pm seasonal details Half price admission. August only; Tuesday - Sunday; 2pm - and 2.30pm and weekends during August. 25% discount on full price ticket (Adult/ 4.15pm (last entry). 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Senior/Child rates). Partial wheelchair access. No disabled WC. Half price admission to Hall only Wheelchair Access – Possible for manual (not gardens). Wheelchair route around gardens. wheelchairs, but steep pathways - Wheelchair access may be limited when check website HADDON HALL house is busy. DEVON BURROW FARM GARDENS Bakewell, The Estate Office, RENISHAW HALL AND GARDENS Axminster, Old Taunton Road, Dalwood Derbyshire DE45 1LA Sheffield, Renishaw Park, Renishaw BABBACOMBE MODEL VILLAGE Devon EX13 7ET www.haddonhall.co.uk South Yorkshire S21 3WB Torquay, Hampton Avenue, Devon TQ1 3LA www.burrowfarmgardens.co.uk 01629 812855 www.renishaw-hall.co.uk www.model-village.co.uk 01404 831285 [email protected] 01246 432310 01803 315 315 [email protected] Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

Beautifully landscaped 13 acre garden with From the east, exit the A30 at the Iron Barnstaple Railway Station 8 miles, Bus Elegant Jacobean and Regency interior magnificent views. Woodland garden in Bridge exit just after Honiton. Follow the service from Barnstaple and South Molton. combined with earlier features. Home of Roman claypit. Ponds and sweeping lawns signs for Fairmile and then Cadhay. From Open all year; Sunday - Fridays; 11am - the Fursdon family for more than 750 years. with fine trees. Rill garden with luxuriant the west - Exit A30 at the Pattesons Cross 5pm/dusk. Local history, family memorabilia, furniture colour themed planting. A plantsman's exit and follow the signs as above. and paintings on informal tour. Fantastic delight. Nursery & refreshments, craft shop. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not views, grounds and lovely walled gardens. May - September open Fridays; 2pm - valid on special event days. A35 Axminster/Honiton turn north at Taunton 5.30pm (last tour 4pm). Also late Spring Delicious home baking in the Coach Hall. crossroads and follow brown tourist signs. and August Bank Holidays, Saturday, Disabled access to formal gardens and Exeter Station (9 miles), no bus services. Axminster Station. Sunday & Mondays. terraced lawns in front of house. Easter - end September; Garden & Tea Half price admission to gardens. ESCOT GARDENS, Daily. 1st April - 31st October, 10am - 7pm. MAZE AND FOREST ADVENTURE Room on Weds, Suns and Bank Holiday Mondays. House tours in June, July and Limited wheelchair access. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Escot Estate, Ottery St. Mary, August. Garden & tea room; Bank Holiday Devon EX11 1LU Mondays, Wednesdays & Sundays; 2pm - CASTLE HILL GARDENS Partial wheelchair access. www.escot-devon.co.uk 5pm. Tours at 2.30 and 3.30pm. Barnstaple, Castle Hill, Filleigh, 01404 822188 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Offer CADHAY HOUSE Devon EX32 0RQ not valid on NGS charity days. See Ottery St. Mary, Cadhay, Devon EX11 1QT www.castlehilldevon.co.uk [email protected] website for details. www.cadhay.org.uk 01598 760336 The Natural Place for a great Family Day Limited wheelchair access. Out. Wild boars, otters, red squirrels, [email protected] 01404 813511 amazing falconry displays, enchanting HALDON BELVEDERE/LAWRENCE CASTLE Woodland Gardens with follies and temples set fantasy woodlands, discovery trails, a knee- [email protected] Exeter, Haldon Belvedere, Higher Ashton in 18th century parkland. Summer Millennium trembling forest drop slide, a world-class Built in 1550, Cadhay retains the Great Devon EX6 7QY Garden, herbaceous borders. Vistas, grass maze, indoor play barn and delicious food 10 Hall of an earlier house with a fine timber terraces and statues leading down to river from the Coach House Restaurant. This is www.haldonbelvedere.co.uk roof. An Elizabethan long gallery was added and Triumphal Arch. Newly restored Holwell Escot - refreshingly uncommercial and set to form a unique courtyard with statues 01392 833846 Temple. Leave A361 (NDLR) at roundabout in 220 acres of the Escot country estate in of sovereigns either side. Understated, signed South Molton onto B3226. Take second beautiful East Devon. A real treat for the [email protected] gracious and beautiful gardens. House by turning right to Filleigh. Shortly after passing whole family. guided tour. Tearoom. Built in 1788, at the height of the romantic through Stags Head go through drive gates Feniton Station (2 miles). period of the Georgian age, this grade II* following signs to car park. listed castle has 360 degree panoramic Open 7 days a week from 10am. Closed views of Devon. Much loved Devon landmark Haldon Belvedere Christmas & Boxing Day. The Park closes sitting 244m above sea level in 5 acres of at 5pm in the Winter (1st October to 31st grounds. Elegant architecture, cantileverted March) and 6pm in the Summer (1st April spiral staircase, gothic windows and doors. to 30 September). Exeter Railway (6 miles). 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. April - September; Sundays only (2pm - Wheelchair access to the walled garden, 5pm). Please check website before visiting. the maze, the birds of prey, Coach House 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not Restaurant and the wetland conservation valid on special event days. area but the woodland paths offer only limited access. Wheelchair access to lower floor only. FURSDON HOUSE HARTLAND ABBEY & GARDENS Exeter, Fursdon House, Cadbury Bideford, Hartland, Devon EX39 6DT Devon EX5 5JS www.hartlandabbey.com www.fursdon.co.uk 01237 441496 01392 860860 [email protected] [email protected] In a stunning valley leading to the sea, former [email protected] Tiverton Castle monastery given by Henry VIII to present A magnificent 600 year old castle and home owner's ancestors. Wonderful architecture, to the Earl and Countess of Devon. Set in interiors, paintings, furniture, porcelain, a fabulous deer park on the edge of the family memorabilia. Wildflower walks to Exe estuary just outside Exeter. Fascinating beach, beautiful walled and woodland guided tours, acres of grounds to explore, gardens, bog garden by Jekyll and Blackpool amazing views, treasure trails and special Mill, location for ‘Sense and Sensibility’. events. An enchanting day out for everyone. ‘William Stukeley – Saviour of Stonehenge’ exhibition. Delicious light lunches & cream Starcross Station less than 2 miles. No. teas. Off A39 on B3248 between Hartland 2/2A bus stops at top of drive. and Hartland Quay. 27 March to 30 October, Sunday to Friday Barnstaple Station approx. 20 miles. (open Sat 28 March, 4 April, 30 May & Bus to village. 29 August) 11am-4.30pm. 19 July to 31 August open until 5.30pm. April - October; Sundays-Thursdays. 11.30am-5pm. 20% off admission

Half price admission on full adult tickets. Limited wheelchair access. Applies only to combined House and Garden ticket. Excludes Special Events. TIVERTON CASTLE Partial wheelchair access. Tiverton, Park Hill, Devon EX16 6RP LUKESLAND GARDENS www.tivertoncastle.com Home of the Lords Clifford of Chudleigh 01305 848363 Ivybridge, Harford Road, Devon PL21 0JF 01884 253200 11 for 400 years and still the Clifford family's [email protected] www.lukesland.co.uk [email protected] private home. Set within Ugbrooke Park, Built around an unmodified Tudor Hall, with Historic castle originally built 1106, altered designed by 'Capability' Brown, the house 01752 691749 a fine collection of English furniture from down the ages. Once home of medieval contains a chapel, library and fine furniture, [email protected] Jacobean to late Victorian periods. The Earls of Devon and Princess Katherine paintings, beautiful needlework, porcelain award winning architectural gardens feature 24 acres of flowering shrubs, wild flowers Plantagenet. Besieged and taken by Fairfax and an extremely rare family military the famous pyramid shaped yew trees and and rare trees with Pinetum in Dartmoor in 1645 it now houses a fine Civil War collection. The gardens include a 200 year diverse water features, plus a boarded walk National Park. Ponds, pools and waterfalls. Armoury- try some on! Interesting furniture, old box parterre, a Spanish garden, unusual along the River Piddle. Superb Spring and Autumn colour. Home-made pictures. Beautiful garden in romantic ruins. semi-tropical trees and shrubs, and lakeside teas. Dogs welcome on lead. Children's Trail. Comfortable holiday accommodation. walks. Orangery tearoom. Dorchester Station (4 miles). 10 miles East of Plymouth. Turn off A38 at 7 miles from Tiverton Parkway Station. Newton Abbot Station – 15 minutes drive Ivybridge. 1.5 miles north on Harford Road. March - October, Sunday -Thursday from 10.30am -5pm. November - February open Ivybridge (1.5m). Easter Sunday- end October; Sundays, 12th July - 24th September; Sunday, Sundays only, from 10.30am - dusk. Thursday & Bank Holiday Mondays; Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays plus Spring (April - mid June) & Autumn (mid 2.30pm - 5.30pm. Last admission 5pm. August Bank Holidays; 12.30pm - 5.30pm 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. (last entry 4.30pm). October - mid November); Sundays, Half price admission. Wednesdays & Bank holidays; 11am - 5pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 excluding Wheelchair access limited. Coach house accessible. Please phone for information. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Wheelchair access to garden and ground floor. charity days (see website for details). Wheelchair access. EDMONDSHAM HOUSE & GARDEN Partial wheelchair access. UGBROOKE HOUSE & GARDENS Wimborne, Edmondsham, Dorset BH21 5RE Disabled toilet facilities. Newton Abbot, Chudleigh, Devon TQ13 0AD DORSET www.aboutbritain.com/edmondshamhouse.htm POWDERHAM CASTLE www.ugbrooke.co.uk 01725 517207 Exeter, Kenton, Devon EX6 8JQ ATHELHAMPTON HOUSE AND GARDENS 01626 852179 [email protected] www.powderham.co.uk Dorchester, Athelhampton, Dorset DT2 7LG [email protected] 01626 890243 www.athelhampton.co.uk Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

As featured in Country Life and The Enjoy 30 acres of award winning gardens A Grade I listed mansion set in cliff-top Terraced valley gardens surround a Tudor/ Dorset Magazine. A fine Tudor/Georgian with vivid herbaceous borders, mature grounds with views over Christchurch Jacobean manor house, stables & dovecote, manor house with Victorian stables and trees, wide sloping lawns and kitchen Bay and the Isle of Wight, with access to croquet lawn, Italianate formal garden with 12th century church nearby, 6 acre garden garden, viewed against the spectacular the beach and the Christchurch coastal fountains, orangery, grottoes, and a 17th and 1 acre organic walled garden. Teas Abbey and the Centenary Fountain, the path. Highcliffe Castle is licensed for civil century summer house. Off A3066 Crewkerne on Wednesdays in April & October only. In highest powered fountain in England. ceremonies, receptions, banquets and or A356 from Dorchester, take B3163. Cranborne Chase between Cranborne and Tearoom, plant centre and gift shop. 4 miles events. Gift shop and tearooms onsite. Crewkerne Station (8 miles). Verwood, off the B3081. South East of Chard, off A358. Hinton Admiral Station (1mile). Bus: X1, Salisbury & Bournemouth Stations Crewkerne Station (7 miles). X2 (nearest stop on Lymington Road near March - October; Sunday - Friday; 11am - 5pm. (17 miles). No public transport into the Lord Bute Hotel). Gardens open daily all year 10am - 6pm 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 on Edmonsham village. 1st February – 23rd December; Daily. (last admission 4.30pm). House open Wednesdays and Thursdays only. House & Garden; April & October; Sunday - Thursday (11am - 5pm); Friday & Easter - October; Tuesday - Friday, Sundays Excludes special events. Wednesdays; 2pm - 5pm. Gardens only; Saturday (11am - 4.30pm). & Bank Holiday Mondays; 12pm - 4pm. Wheelchair access to upper levels. April - October; Sundays & Wednesdays; 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. 2pm - 5pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 to Gardens only. Not valid on special event days; eg Half price admission. Disabled access. Summer Fair. See website for details. SERLES HOUSE & GARDEN Wheelchair access. Wheelchair access to grounds and Great KINGSTON MAURWARD GARDENS Wimborne, 47 Victoria Road, Dorset BH21 1EN Hall. Battery car available. Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8PY 01202 880430 FORDE ABBEY AND GARDENS HIGHCLIFFE CASTLE www.morekmc.com Described by Alan Titchmarsh as one of the Chard, Dorset TA20 4LU Christchurch, Rothesay Drive, Highcliffe, 10 best private gardens in Great Britain, 01305 215003 www.fordeabbey.co.uk Dorset BH23 4LE this garden is for people of all ages. The 12 [email protected] plantings fit in with over 60 relics rescued 01460 221290 www.highcliffecastle.co.uk Set deep in Hardy's Dorset, the beautiful from oblivion by Ian Willis. The Anglo-Indian 01425 278807 [email protected] Kingston Maurward Gardens are laid out in the conservatory, plant-pot man, tree-house [email protected] Jardin Anglais style popularised by Capability and cannons from the Solent are highlights Brown in the 18th Century. With a matrix of of this remarkable experience. Location: themed small gardens, lakeside walks and a Centre of Wimborne. On B3082 West of town, very near hospital, Westfield car park Highcliffe Castle delightful walled garden. Meet our friendly animals, bring a picnic and relax by the lake, 300yds. Off-road parking close by. browse the Visitor Centre, home to Maurward Station at Poole, 1/4 mile from town Meats and gifts galore, or take a trip to the centre bus stops. Coach House Cafe for hot food and drinks. 23rd & 26th July; 3rd, 6th, 9th, 23rd, Dorchester South 30th & 31st August; 3rd, 5th, 6th & 13th September; 2.30pm - 5pm. All year, daily, except 18th December - 4th 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. January; 10am - 5pm, or dusk if earlier. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not Wheelchair access to garden but not house. valid on special event days. Partial wheelchair access. SHERBORNE CASTLE AND GARDENS MAPPERTON GARDENS Sherborne, New Road, Dorset DT9 5NR Beaminster, Mapperton, Dorset DT8 3NR www.sherbornecastle.com www.mapperton.com 01935 812072 01308 862645 [email protected] [email protected]

Discover the historic Digby stately home This magnificent French style château Forde Abbey and Gardens built by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1594 and its presents some of the best collections of great stories. See magnificent state rooms, fine and decorative arts in the UK. Take Raleigh's kitchen, relics from the Civil War in the Museum's remarkable exhibition and a museum in the castle's cellars. Explore programme, romantic history, stunning acres of impressive lakeside gardens and galleries, beautiful gardens, parkland and pleasure grounds in a stunning setting. children's play area, family activities, Sherborne, 5 minute walk. and acclaimed Café Bowes and Shop for a wonderful day out. April - October; Open daily except Darlington Station is 17 miles away. Buses Mondays & Fridays; 11am - 5pm (last 75, 76 and 70 from Darlington; Buses 8 from entry at 4.30pm). Bishop Auckland; Bus 79 from Richmond. £2.50 OFF (23% discount) on standard Open daily; 10am - 5pm. Closed only 25 - adult admission for castle and grounds. 26 December & 1 January. Does not apply to special events. 2 adult ticket for the price of 1. Does Wheelchair access to ground floor only. not include exhibitions. Slide show runs to show inaccessible Wheelchair access to the museum including floors on display. shop, Café Bowes and disabled toilet. CROOK HALL & GARDENS WOLFETON HOUSE Durham, Sidegate DH1 5SZ

Dorchester, Wolfeton, Dorset DT2 9QN www.crookhallgardens.co.uk [email protected] Hylands House is a beautiful Grade II* 01305 263500 01913 848028 listed villa, circa 1730, set in 574 acres 13 [email protected] This newly refurbished museum offers [email protected] a unique experience to visitors through of landscaped parkland, partly designed by Humphry Repton. Originally a red brick Grade I* medieval & Elizabethan house. interactive displays and audio visual Crook Hall is one of the oldest inhabited Queen Anne style mansion, over the years it Magnificent carved oak panelling, splendid equipment, telling the story of the history houses in Durham . The 13th century has been changed by its 9 owners. Recently plaster ceilings, grand fireplaces, unique of Darlington and the impact of railways. Grade I listed Medieval hall is surrounded by Chelmsford City Council has lovingly restored stone great stairs and 17th century pictures The museum is about 1 mile from the town a series of romantic garden rooms. Durham's it. The Stables Visitor Centre houses a cafe, and furniture. 1.5 miles from Dorchester on centre on the A167 and is clearly signposted. A37 towards Yeovil. bustling market place, a short walk away leads gift shop, artist studios and bookshop. visitors to describe the gardens as a 'peaceful North Road Station 2 minutes away. Chelmsford Station. From M25, exit Dorchester Station. oasis'. A fact that possibly led Wordsworth and Regular buses from town centre. junction 28, proceed via A12 towards Ruskin to visit for quiet contemplation. June to end of September; Monday, October - March; Wednesday - Sunday; Chelmsford. Exit at Junction 15 on the Wednesday, Thursday; 2pm - 5pm. 1/2 mile from Durham City rail and 11am - 3.30pm. April - September; A414. Follow brown signs. bus station. Tuesday - Sunday; 10am- 4pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Does 1st April - 30th September; Sunday & October - March (10am - 3pm); March 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not to not include groups. Monday only; 10am - 5pm. - September (10am - 5pm). Sunday to be used in conjunction with any other Wheelchair access to ground floor. Wednesday. offer or on event days. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Offer does not extend to any events. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Offer does Wheelchair access. DURHAM not apply to special or bookable events. Wheelchair access.

Limited wheelchair access. ESSEX THE BOWES MUSEUM Barnard Castle, Newgate, HEAD OF STEAM DARLINGTON HYLANDS HOUSE AND ESTATE INGATESTONE HALL County Durham DL12 8NP RAILWAY MUSEUM Chelmsford, London Road, Essex CM2 8WQ Ingatestone, Hall Lane, Essex CM4 9NR www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk Darlington, North Road Station DL3 6ST www.chelmsford.gov.uk/hylands 01245 www.ingatestonehall.com 01833 690606 www.head-of-steam.co.uk 605500 01277 353010 [email protected] 01325 460532 [email protected] [email protected] Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

16th century mansion built by Sir William Stunning Tudor gatehouse, so impressive that www.munningsmuseum.org.uk www.chavenage.com Petre, Secretary of State to 4 Tudor Henry VIII came to stay before they finished monarchs, and occupied by his descendants. building it. Shop, tearoom, gardens, country 01206 322127 01666 502329 The house retains many original features walks. Standing within the Essex landscape [email protected] [email protected] including priests' hiding places. Half a mile it commands views to the River Blackwater Visitors to the former home of Sir Alfred Elizabethan house containing furniture, from London end of Ingatestone High Street and beyond. Signed off Colchester Maldon Munnings (1878-1959) can explore the life pictures & relics of Cromwellian period, amid via Station Lane. Road. April open days have extra opening for and work of this prolific East Anglian artist. the tranquil Cotswolds. Spacious gardens Ingatestone Station (0.5 mile). bottle feeding lambs – see website for more Munnings was a major figure in the great with unspoilt views. Tours conducted by details and other events. tradition of English equestrian art and a owner or his family. Featured in BBC2's Easter - End of September; Sundays, Witham station 7 miles away. recorder of English country life in the first "Curious House Guest" and as Candleford Wednesdays & Bank Holiday Mondays. half of the 20th century. Manor in the costume drama 'Larkrise to (Not Wednesdays in June); 12pm - 5pm. Season runs from Sunday 29th March to Manningtree Station 4 miles and Dedham Candleford'. Also seen in Bonekickers, Tess of Sunday 27th September. April, May, June 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not Hopper bus service. the D'Urbervilles, In Love with Barbara and available for special events. & September; Wednesdays & Sundays; Channel 4's period drama 'New Worlds'. Now 12pm - 5pm. July & August; Sunday - 1st April - 31st October; 2pm-5pm. to be seen as 'Trenwith' in the new Poldark Partial wheelchair access. Thursday; 12pm - 5pm. Bank Holiday Wednesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday series. A hidden gem of the Cotswolds. Mondays between Apr - Sept: 11am-5pm. Mondays. LAYER MARNEY TOWER Kemble (9 miles) or Stroud (7 miles) 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Stations. Bus Tetbury 2 miles. Colchester, Layer Marney, Essex CO5 9US excluding special events. Wheelchair access to ground floor of the May - September; Thursdays & Sundays; www.layermarneytower.co.uk Wheelchair access everywhere but Tower. House, Studio and Café. 2pm-5pm, last admission 4pm. 01206 330784 Half price admission. Excluding Bank Holidays THE MUNNINGS ART MUSEUM [email protected] GLOUCESTERSHIRE 14 Colchester, Castle House, Castle Hill, Wheelchair access downstairs only. Dedham CO7 6AZ BERKELEY CASTLE Berkeley, Gloucestershire GL13 9BQ LYDNEY PARK SPRING GARDENS & ROMAN TEMPLE SITE Berkeley Castle www.berkeley-castle.com Lydney, Lydney Park Estate, 01453 810303 Gloucestershire GL15 6BU [email protected] www.lydneyparkestate.co.uk In 860 years the Berkeley family have 01594 842844 transformed a forbidding fortress into a comfortable family home. Fine furniture, [email protected] silver, paintings and tapestries. Terraced Magnificent woodland garden, a place of gardens and rare plants. Tropical butterfly tranquil natural beauty. Extensive ruins of house (May - September). Yurt Restaurant. a Roman Camp including a Roman Temple. Picnic area. Location; Berkeley, just off the Spring flowering shrubs and trees. Formal A38/B4066, between J13 & J14 off the M5. garden and views. Museums, including Cam & Dursley Station (4 miles). Very the New Zealand Museum, and tearooms. limited bus service. Dogs welcome on leads. Located between April - October; Sunday - Wednesday; Chepstow & Gloucester on the A48. 11am - 5pm. Lydney Station (1.5 miles). 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. 5th April - 7th June. Sundays, Wednesday Excludes special event days. and Bank Holiday Mondays. (10am - 5pm) Wheelchair Access limited (due to steps). 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 excluding special events. CHAVENAGE HOUSE No wheelchair access. Tetbury, Chavenage, Gloucestershire GL8 8XP MILL DENE GARDEN STANWAY HOUSE Chavenage House Moreton-in-Marsh, School Lane, Blockley Cheltenham, Stanway, Gloucestershire GL54 5PQ Gloucestershire GL56 9HU www.stanwayfountain.co.uk www.milldenegarden.co.uk 01386 584469 01386 700457 [email protected] [email protected] Beautiful example of a Jacobean Manor Hidden in the Cotswolds, this old mill has fifty House in the 18th century Charles Bridgeman shades of... green and much more in an unusual Water Garden. The garden, which has been garden created over the years by the owner. In gradually restored, includes a canal, a 300 the two and a half acre garden there's a stream ft single jet fountain and a watermill. At 300 with a grotto, a cricket lawn with tiny paviliion feet the fountain is the highest in Britain (much loathed by Rosemary Verey!) and a herb and is the highest gravity fountain in the garden which has the Church as a backdrop world. 1 mile East of Tordington on B4077. and lovely views over the Cotswolds. Turn off No public transport. A44 at Bourton-on-the-Hill. Follow brown signs 1.3 miles downhill towards Blockley, first left June - August; Tuesday & Thursday; 2pm - 5pm. behind village gates to Mill Dene. Moreton-in-Marsh Station (3 miles). Half price admission. Bus from Moreton Disabled access. March to October; Wednesday - Friday; 10am - 5pm; Saturday; 9am - 1pm. Closed occasionally in July and August: please SUDELEY CASTLE AND GARDENS 15 check website for details. Nr Cheltenham, Castle Street, Winchcombe Half price admission on Fridays excluding Gloucestershire GL54 5JD Charity openings. www.sudeleycastle.co.uk Limited wheelchair access. Around 50% 01242 602 308 accessible. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] PAINSWICK ROCOCO GARDEN Sudeley's walls tell the history of the bloody Cotswold Elizabethan manor house in Hidden in a wooded valley near Stroud is one Stroud, Gloucester Road, Painswick, dynastic power struggles from which the historical setting adjoining Norman church, of the most intriguing houses in the country. Gloucestershire GL6 6TH modern English nation has emerged. The listed stable-block and barn, with family Woodchester Mansion was started in the www.rococogarden.org.uk route through the castle gives you a sense of possessions including good collections of mid-1850s, but abandoned incomplete. life through the centuries, right through to glass, ceramics and minerals. Hand printed It offers a unique insight into traditional 01452 813204 the present day as a family home. Located textiles. 4 miles East of Cheltenham off A40. building techniques. Woodchester Mansion's [email protected] 8 miles NE of Cheltenham on B4632 or 10 Cheltenham Station (4 miles). Trust repair programme includes courses in miles from J9 of M5. 18th century garden hidden in the Cotswolds, stone masonry and building conservation. contemporary buildings, woodland walks, Winchcombe bus stop (606 service) 0.5 mile. 4th - 19th April & 15th - 31st August; The Mansion is available to hire for any kitchen garden and herbaceous borders. Famous everyday 2pm - 5pm. occasion including Wedding Ceremonies, for the snowdrop display and anniversary maze. 16th March - 1st November; daily; 10am - 5pm. Half price admission. Private Parties, Paranormal Investigations Situated 0.5 mile outside Painswick on B4073. and much more. Half price admission. Stroud Station 4 miles away. A46 bus stops Limited wheelchair access. Stroud train station 5 miles. Ebley 35 from Stroud (bus). 0.5 miles away. Wheelchair access limited (due to steps). WOODCHESTER MANSION 10th January - October; Daily; 11am - 5pm. April - October; Tuesday- Sunday; 11am - 5pm. WHITTINGTON COURT Stonehouse, Woodchester Mansion Trust, 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Offer Woodchester Park, Gloucestershire GL10 3TS 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not Cheltenham, Whittington, only for standard entry. Does not apply valid on open days. Gloucestershire GL54 4HF www.woodchestermansion.org.uk for special events. Limited wheelchair access. 01242 820556 01453 861541 Limited wheelchair access. Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

HAMPSHIRE BREAMORE HOUSE AND GILBERT WHITE & THE OATES STANSTED PARK COUNTRYSIDE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Rowlands Castle, Hampshire PO9 6DX AVINGTON PARK Fordingbridge, Breamore, Hampshire SP6 2DF Selborne, High Street, Hampshire GU34 3JH www.stanstedpark.co.uk Winchester, Avington, Hampshire SO21 1DB www.breamorehouse.com www.gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk 02392 412265 www.avingtonpark.co.uk 01725 512858 01420 511275 [email protected] 01962 779260 [email protected] [email protected] Set in 1750 acres of glorious parkland. [email protected] Elizabethan manor house with fine collections Discover three stories about explorers of the Magnificent state rooms, authentic Servants' A beautiful Palladian family home in secluded of paintings, furniture, tapestries and James Natural World. The home of Gilbert White, Quarters. Victorian walled garden, yew maze parkland by the river Itchen. Features I carpet. Museum shows traditional village 18th century naturalist, set in 25 acres of and tearoom. Garden centre, ancient chapel, include splendid gilded and painted walls life with many displays of trades, machinery, parkland and gardens. Captain Oates and arboretum and Stansted light railway. On the and ceilings, a pair of charming Victorian implements, tools and a traction engine. Off his journey to the South Pole and his Uncle, Hampshire/ border. Available for conservatories, and delightful Georgian A338 between Salisbury and Ringwood. Frank Oates, Victorian explorer. Plant sales, weddings and private hire. church in the grounds. Three statues above Salisbury Station (9 miles). free entry to Tea Parlour and shop. Taxis from Havant Station (4 miles away). 2 the classical portico of the facade look out Alton or Liss Stations. Buses from mile forest walk from Rowlands Castle station. across lawns to the newly restored lake. April; Tuesdays & Sundays & Easter Petersfield and Alton. Guided tours and teas. weekend. May - September; Tuesday May - September; Sunday - Wednesday (1 Jan - 16th Feb (Fri - Sun); 17th Feb - 31st - 5pm). Last entry 4pm. Winchester Station (5 miles). - Thursday, Sunday & Bank Holidays. October; Tuesday & Sundays except 4th. March (Tues - Sun); 10.30am - 4.30pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. April - 30th June (Tues - Sun);, July & Aug May to September; Sundays, Bank Holiday Museum open 1pm - 5.30pm; Breamore Excludes special events. House open 2pm - 5pm. (daily), Sept - 31st Oct (Tues - Sun); all Mondays, & Mondays in August; 2.30pm-5pm. 10.30am - 5.15pm. Nov - 20th Dec (Tues - Disabled access. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Sun); 10.30am - 4.30pm. 16 Excludes special events Half price admission. WHITCHURCH SILK MILL Partial wheelchair access (ground floor only) Wheelchair access to museum and ground floor of House. Whitchurch, 28 Winchester Street, Wheelchair access to ground floor & parts Hampshire RG28 7AL of garden. Avington Park KING JOHN'S HOUSE & www.whitchurchsilkmill.org.uk HERITAGE CENTRE 01256 892065 Romsey, Church Street, Hampshire SO51 8BT [email protected] www.kingjohnshouse.org.uk A Georgian water mill that weaves British silk fabrics using 19th century machinery. 01794 512200 The oldest silk weaver in the country and [email protected] a gem of industrial heritage in beautiful, rural Hampshire. Interactive activitie and Historic medieval King John's House with Tudor temporary exhibitions. Large range of extension and Victorian museum. Traditional unique silk gifts in the shop. Riverside café tea room. Beautiful period gardens. Opposite offering light lunches and teas. Picnickers Abbey next to Post Office in centre of town welcomed. Midway between Winchester and easily reached by road (M27, Junction 3), bus Newbury on the A34. or rail. Longstay car park off Latimer Street at rear of King John's Garden. Whitchurch Station 15 minutes walk. Buses from Winchester, Basingstoke & Andover. Romsey station, 10 minute walk. Numerous buses to Romsey town centre. All year; Tuesday - Sunday; 10.30am - 5pm. Open All Year; Monday - Saturday 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. (10am - 4pm). 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Wheelchair access to ground floor, shop & garden, stair lift & 3 steps to 1st

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Hope Under Dinmore, Leominster, Hitchin, St Pauls Walden, Hertfordshire SG4 8BP Herefordshire HR6 0PN www.stpaulswaldenbury.co.uk www.hamptoncourt.org.uk Grade I listed formal woodland garden, laid 01568 797777 out about 1720, covering 50 acres. Long [email protected] avenues and rides lined with clipped beech hedges lead to temples, statues and ponds. Stunning formal gardens in historic setting. Seasonal displays of snowdrops, daffodils,

Ornamental kitchen garden, water canals, magnolias, rhododendrons and lilies. Wild pavilions, flower borders, waterfall and flower areas include banks of cowslips. river walk. Award winning orangery Childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the restaurant serving Lunches and Teas. Shop Queen Mother. On B651, 5 miles south of selling organic plants and gifts. On A417 Hitchin, 1/2 mile north of Whitwell village. near to the junction with the A49. Stevenage 7 miles, Harpenden 7 miles, St Leominster Station 4.5 miles. Albans 10 miles. Bus: 304 Hitchin - St Albans. th th th Sundays 26 April, 17 May, 7 June – all April - October (please see website for 2 – 7pm. Other times by appointment. dates). Open daily; 10.30 - 5pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 (gardens 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Discount only), excluding special event days and does not apply to visits by appointment. bank holidays. Wheelchair access. 17 Wheelchair access to most areas. ISLE OF WIGHT Half price admission. Island Line Trains run from Ryde Pier Head HERTFORDSHIRE to Shanklin. Connect with the Steam Wheelchair access. Railway at Smallbrook Junction. DIMBOLA MUSEUM & GALLERIES GARDENS OF THE ROSE Freshwater Bay, Terrace Lane, ISLE OF WIGHT STEAM RAILWAY Please see Website for opening times and St Albans, Chiswell Green Lane, St Albans Isle of Wight PO40 9QE operating timetables. Hertfordshire AL2 3NR Havenstreet, Havenstreet Station, Isle of Wight PO33 4DS £1.50 discount (adults) and 50p discount www.rnrs.org.uk www.dimbola.co.uk (children) www.iwsteamrailway.co.uk 0845 8334344 01983 756814 Full disabled access to Havenstreet [email protected] [email protected] 01983 882204 Station, which includes our shop, [email protected] museum, workshops and Train Story Founded in 1876, the Royal National Rose Former home of Julia Margaret Cameron, Discovery Centre. Limited access at Society is the oldest specialist plant society in pioneering Victorian photographer. Bringing to life the fascinating history of Wootton Station due to gravel pathway. the world. Hosting the world-famous Gardens Exhibition of Julia's work, vintage cameras railways on the Isle of Wight, this Visit of the Rose sited with its 72-arch pergola. and Victorian dressing-up room. There is England accredited, award winning also a programme of contemporary and KENT The garden hosts 15,000 roses producing attraction is a true journey into nostalgia. hundreds of roses and thousands of blooms historic photography exhibitions so there Beautifully restored Victorian and Edwardian every year, complimented by its herbaceous will always be something different to enjoy. carriages provide a view of the Island's BELMONT HOUSE AND GARDENS planting. Dogs on leads welcome. Free entry to the tearoom and gift shop. unspoilt countryside. Your ticket includes Faversham, Belmont House, Belmont Park, unlimited day travel and access to the Throwley, Kent ME13 0HH St. Albans Station 3 miles, or the 321 bus Buses 7 &12, Needles Breezer (Oct-Mar) NEW Train Story Discovery Centre. With the which stops along Chiswell Green Lane. & FYT Bus. assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund, this www.belmont-house.org 6th June - 2nd August. 7 days a week; April - September; open daily, 10am - £1.2m project opened in April 2014. Packed 01795 890202 10am - 5pm. 5pm. October - March; Tuesday - Sunday, with interactive activities and fascinating 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Under 10am - 4pm. displays, journey through the Island's very [email protected] 16s free. own Train Story. Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

An elegant 18th century house set in [email protected] THE CHAPEL DOWN WINERY Wheelchair access. beautiful parkland. Gardens include a Between Woodchurch and High Halden off Tenterden, Tenterden Vineyard, Small Hythe pinetum with grotto, a walled garden and a Kent TN30 7NG GOODNESTONE PARK GARDENS kitchen garden with Victorian greenhouses. Redbrook Street these 7-acre gardens are Canterbury, The Street, Goodnestone Its contents echo ownership by the Harris amongst the finest in Kent, featuring bluebell www.chapeldown.com Kent CT3 1PL family since 1801, including mementos of woods, red borders, walled garden, Italian careers in India and Trinidad, along with an Garden, Diamond Jubilee Garden and a wide 01580 766111 www.goodnestoneparkgardens.co.uk variety of unusual trees and shrubs. Featured extensive clock collection. [email protected] in Good Gardens Guide, National Gardens 01304 840107 Scheme and many other publications. From England's leading winery with vineyard and Faversham station approx. 6 miles. [email protected] A28 towards Ashford, turn right at village award winning restaurant. Open all year round. See website for more details. Tours The archetypal English country garden, Gardens open every day, 10am-6pm (or green in High Halden. Second right, Redbrook and Tastings are very busy, particularly on visited by Jane Austen, Goodnestone is a dusk if earlier). Access to house by guided Street, towards Woodchurch, before right on weekends, so booking is essential. haven of tranquility hidden away in South tours only - not included in discount scheme unmarked lane after ½m. After ½m, right through brick entrance. Ignore Oast house on East Kent. Refreshments available. From A2 (see website or call for tour details). Headcorn station is 7 miles away. There is towards Dover, take B2046 signed Aylesham & left, follow signs to car park. a very limited bus service from Headcorn Half price admission on gardens only. Wingham, turn right before Wingham, signed station. Taxis are available from the station. Not valid on special event days. 20 minutes by road from Ashford or Goodnestone. From A257 to Sandwich turn Tours May - October. 7 days a week. right in Wingham, signed to Goodnestone. Wheelchair access for all grounds. Headcorn stations. Adisham Station (2.5 miles) April - September. Last Friday of each Half price admission. BOLDSHAVES month, 2 - 6pm; otherwise by appointment. 22nd Feb - 29 March; Sundays (12pm - Ashford, Woodchurch, Kent TN26 3RA 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Disabled toilet and disabled access on the 4pm). 1st April - 27th Sept; Weds- Fri guided tour. No disabled access to the (12pm - 5pm) & Sundays (11am - 5pm). www.boldshaves.co.uk Grass paths. restaurant on the first floor. 18 4th - 25th Oct; Sundays (12pm - 4pm). 01233 860302 CHIDDINGSTONE CASTLE 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not valid on charity days. Edenbridge, Chiddingstone, Kent TN8 7AD Partial wheelchair access. Mount Ephraim Gardens www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk 01892 870347 LULLINGSTONE CASTLE & [email protected] THE WORLD GARDEN A fascinating historic house set in 35 acres Dartford, Lullingstone Park, Eynsford of informal gardens which has Tudor origins Kent DA4 0JA and many interesting Victorian ‘upstairs www.lullingstonecastle.co.uk downstairs’ rooms. It houses the amazing collections of the late Denys Eyre Bower, a 01322 862114 passionate and gifted collector of art and [email protected] artefacts – Japanese lacquer and Samurai Lullingstone Castle dates to the 15th century armour, Ancient Egyptian treasures, Buddhist and has remained in the same family ever objects, Stuart paintings and Jacobite since. It boasts Henry VIII and Queen Anne manuscripts. A cosy Tea Room and sunny amongst its royal visitors. The current heir courtyard are a treat in all weathers. Less Tom Hart Dyke, after his kidnap ordeal in than 15 minutes from the M25 Junction 5. Colombia in 2000, has created a garden in Penshurst Station. the shape of the world, containing some 8,000 unusual plants. April to October; Sundays to Wednesdays, Eynsford Station, 3/4 mile. plus Bank Holidays. 11am-5pm (last admission 4.15pm). April - September; Friday, Saturdays, 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Sundays & Bank Holiday Mondays; 12pm - 5pm. 50% off ticket price. The Museum, ground floor of Quex House Chapel Down Winery and the gardens are all accessible for Limited wheelchair access to ground floor wheelchair users. and grounds. RESTORATION HOUSE MOUNT EPHRAIM GARDENS Rochester, 17 - 19 Crow Lane, Kent ME1 1RF Nr Faversham, Hernhill, Kent ME13 9TX www.restorationhouse.co.uk www.mountephraimgardens.co.uk 01634 848520 01227 751496 [email protected] [email protected] Privately owned ancient mansion, close Near centre of Hernhill village. 10 acre to city centre. Beautiful interiors 'run- garden with lake, rock garden, rose terrace, up' for Charles II's visit. Dickens situated water garden, topiary and exciting grass Miss Havisham here. Fine collection of maze. Beautiful mature trees and a tea English furniture and pictures. Charming room. From A2 or A299 follow brown and interlinked walled gardens. Recently white tourist signs. acquired site of Palatial Tudor Garden now Faversham Station (3 miles). under restoration. Rochester Station (1/3 mile). April - September; Wednesdays - Sundays; 11am - 5pm. 28th May to 25th September; Thursday - 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Friday (10am - 5pm). Plus Saturdays 30th May & 11th July (12pm - 5pm). 19 Wheelchair access to garden on slope, top Half-price admission. more manageable. ROMAN PAINTED HOUSE Wheelchair access. POWELL COTTON MUSEUM, QUEX Wheelchair access limited to garden. Dover, New Street, Kent CT17 9AJ HOUSE & GARDENS LANCASHIRE Birchington, Quex Park, Kent CT7 0BH RIVERHILL HIMALAYAN GARDENS www.theromanpaintedhouse.co.uk BROWSHOLME HALL www.quexmuseum.org Sevenoaks, Riverhill, Kent TN15 0RR 01304 203279 Clitheroe, Clitheroe Road, Cow Ark, 01843 842168 www.riverhillgardens.co.uk The Roman Painted House, the finest Roman Lancashire BB7 3DE [email protected] House on show in Britain, was discovered by 01732 459777 Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit. 25 years www.browsholme.com Powell-Cotton Museum contains a taxidermy [email protected] of excavation across ancient Dover by the collection of African wildlife, ethnographical 01254 827160 Unit have uncovered 50 major structures. exhibits, weaponry, porcelain and fine A hillside garden with rhododendrons, The Painted House was the best preserved [email protected] furniture. Its natural history collections are of azaleas and bluebells in a woodland setting. and is now a major tourist attraction. Many Ancestral home of the Parker family world-class importance as a scientific resource. Sorry, no dogs allowed. Walled garden display panels, finds and commentaries since 1507. Major collection of portraits, Quex House is a regency house featuring a opened in April 2013. 2 miles South of with unique wall murals and underfloor furniture, arms, stained glass & antiquities. Victorian walled garden. Wedding and functions Sevenoaks on A225 from Tonbridge. hypocausts. Excavated in 1970 and opened 1 mile from Bashall Eaves & 5 mile North venue and Mama Feelgoods Boutique Cafe. Sevenoaks Station (2.5 miles). in 1977. Many display panels, finds and West of Clitheroe. Birchington on Sea (1/2 mile). commentaries. Located in Dover town Clitheroe Station (5 miles). 14th March - 13th September; Wednesday centre, railway and buses close by. Museum & Gardens: 13th January - 18th - Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays; May - September (1st Sunday and December, Tues - Sun (10am - 5pm). Quex 10.30am - 5pm. Dover Priory Station (600 yards). Several every Wednesday) plus Spring & August House: March 31st to 1st November 2015 buses to town centre. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Does Bank Holidays. Gardens & Tearoom (1pm - 4pm) not include charity dates 23rd April & April - September, Tuesday - Saturdays 11am–4.30pm. Hall tours 1pm. Booked 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Normal 12th May. (10am - 4.30pm) & Sundays (2pm - 4pm). parties & groups welcome at other admission applies during February half Wheelchair users come in free to tea 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. times, inc Christmas (7-11 Dec), by prior term. Not valid on special event days. terrace with views over garden. arrangement. Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

Half price admission. Half price admission. LEICESTERSHIRE Stamford Station (1 mile). Wheelchair access to ground floor. No wheelchair access. 14th March to 1st November. House closed ROCKINGHAM CASTLE on Fridays. 11am - 5pm. Closed for the HOGHTON TOWER LEIGHTON HALL Market Harborough, Rockingham, 4 days of the Burghley Horse Trials (3-6 Leicestershire LE16 8TH September 2015). Hoghton, Lancashire, PR5 0SH CARNFORTH, Lancashire LA5 9ST 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. www.hoghtontower.co.uk www.leightonhall.co.uk www.rockinghamcastle.com 01254 852986 01524 734474 01536 770240 Wheelchair access. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] DODDINGTON HALL & GARDENS Visit award-winning Hoghton Tower. Join a Fascinating tours of a beautiful historic A royal castle and a family home for 450 Lincoln, Doddington, Lincolnshire LN6 4RU guided tour of the beautiful state rooms house and acres of stunning grounds and years. The predominantly Tudor building, to hear about the history of the house and gardens, as well as a quality gift shop, within Norman walls, has architecture, www.doddingtonhall.com family. Wander through the walled gardens plant conservatory, charming tearooms and furniture and works of art. 18 acres of 01522 694308 and take in the views. Finish your day with a weather permitting, birds of prey display. formal and wild garden command a splendid visit to our gift shop and an afternoon tea in view of 5 counties. Located on the A6003 [email protected] Carnforth station, 3 miles away. North of Corby. our wonderful tea room. All income from tours Silverdale Rail Station and then walk or Begun in 1595 by Robert Smythson, one of benefits the Hoghton Tower Preservation by bus. Bus is Route 51. Kettering and Corby stations. England’s foremost Elizabethan Architects. Trust. Nearest motorway M65, J3. May - September. Tuesday - Friday, Sundays Doddington Hall is a fine example of late Preston Station (7 miles). & Bank Holiday Mondays; 2pm -5pm. From 5th April to the end of May: Sundays Elizabethan Mansion, it is still a lived-in & Bank Holiday Mondays. June to 29th and much loved family home, alive with May - September: Sunday - Thursday, 11am- 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not September: Tuesdays, Sundays & Bank Holiday history and interest. Over 400 years of valid at Special Events. 20 5pm (last tour 4pm). October: Tuesday, Mondays. Open 12 noon – 5pm. Grounds open unbroken family occupation has resulted Wednesday & Thursday with set tour times Partial accessibility. at 12 noon. Castle opens at 1pm. in fascinating collections of furniture, - call or check website for details. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. weaponry, paintings, ceramics, textiles, household objects, porcelain and a wealth Leighton Hall Wheelchair access on ground floor only. of amusing stories all to be found in and around Doddington Hall. 5 miles West of Lincoln on the B1190 signposted from the LINCOLNSHIRE A46 Lincoln bypass, and A57 between the A1 & Lincoln. BURGHLEY HOUSE Saxilby Train Station; 3.3 miles. Lincoln train & bus services; 4.8 miles. Stamford, Burghley Park, Lincolnshire PE9 3JY 5th April - 27th September; Wednesday, www.burghley.co.uk Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday; 12noon - 4pm (Gardens at 11am). 01780 752451 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Offer [email protected] does not apply to special events. The largest & grandest house of the first Disabled parking. 2 for 1 entrance for Elizabethan age. Built by William Cecil, Lord wheelchair user and carer. Full disabled High Treasurer to Elizabeth I & still lived facilities in the Hall, gardens and farm shop. in by his descendants. The world famous collection of art & porcelain make Burghley GRIMSTHORPE CASTLE a real 'treasure house'. Fully licensed Orangery Restaurant (in Capability Brown Bourne, Estate Office, Grimsthorpe designed building). Gardens of Surprise, Lincolnshire PE10 0LZ incorporating the Historical Garden of www.grimsthorpe.co.uk Surprises and the Contemporary Sculpture Garden. Close to the A1, 1 mile east of 01778 591205 Stamford on the B1443, clearly signposted. [email protected] House House dating from 13th century with fine www.drjohnsonshouse.org furniture & paintings. Extensive gardens, woodland walk, tea room & shop. Family 0207 3533745 cycle trail and cycle hire facilities. On the [email protected] A151, 10 minutes drive from A1. Built circa 1700, this atmospheric four- Grantham Station (15 miles). storey townhouse was home and workplace to Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784) in the June - September; Sunday to Thursday. mid-18th century, and it was in the Garret 11am - 6pm. that he wrote his influential "Dictionary 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. (Not of the English Language". Historic interior, valid 31st August) Library, Audio guide, Foreign interpretation available. Gift shop and childrens' costumes. Wheelchair access except to 1st floor of castle. Rail: Farringdon/City / Blackfriars. Underground: Chancery Lane LONDON or Blackfriars. Bus: Fleet Street. Open all year; Monday - Saturday; 11am - 5pm BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HOUSE 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Cannot be London, 36 Street WC2N 5NF used in conjunction with any other offer. www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org No wheelchair access. 0207 9251405 [email protected] STRAWBERRY HILL HOUSE In the heart of London is Benjamin Franklin Twickenham, 268 Waldegrave Road, 21 Middlesex TW1 4ST House, the world's only remaining Franklin SYON PARK Limited wheelchair access. residence. Between 1757 and 1775, Dr www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk Benjamin Franklin - scientist, diplomat, Brentford, London Road, Middlesex TW8 8JF 020 87441241 philosopher, inventor, Founding Father of www.syonpark.co.uk NORFOLK the United States and more - lived behind its [email protected] 020 8560 0882 doors. Built circa 1730, today it is a dynamic The master piece of Horace Walpole, BRESSINGHAM STEAM AND GARDENS museum and educational facility. Strawberry Hill is internationally acclaimed [email protected] Diss, Low Road, Bressingham, Norfolk IP22 2AA Tube: Charing Cross or Embankment. as Britain's finest example of Georgian The London home of the Duke of From Charing Cross: turn left out of Gothic Revival architecture. Eccentric, Northumberland, built on the site of a www.bressingham.co.uk the main station entrance and make complex, magnificent; visitors to Strawberry medieval abbey, contains some of Robert 01379 686900 another left onto Craven Street. Look Hill can truly enjoy an extraordinary fairy Adam's fine interiors with the spectacular for the plaque commemorating Franklin's tale experience. Great Conservatory surrounded by [email protected] residence in the house. Strawberry Hill Station (5-10 minutes). 'Capability' Brown landscaped gardens. You have to go a long way to beat Bressingham Daily except Tuesday. Box office open The 33 bus runs between Hammersmith Gunnersbury (District Line) then 267 or Steam and Gardens for a family day out. For 10.30am - 5pm. Public offerings run at and Fulwell via Twickenham and 237 bus to Brent Lea. E8 bus from Ealing here is where world renowned Gardener 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3.15pm & 4.15pm. Richmond, at 6-10 minutes intervals Broadway underground. Short walk from and horticulturist Alan Bloom combined his Booking advisable; please visit the during the day. It stops at the Strawberry Syon Lane rail station. passion for plants and gardens with his love website or call the box office. Vale Stop on Waldegrave Road, directly of steam to create a truly unique experience Syon House open: 18th March - 1st for all the family. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Cannot be opposite the house. November 2015; Wednesday, Thursday, used in conjunction with any other offer. 1st March - 1st November. Monday - Sunday and Bank Holidays (11.00am Diss station (3 miles). Wheelchair users can gain access to the Wednesday (1.40pm - 4pm) and Weekends – 5.00pm. Last admission 4.00pm). (12 - 4pm). Gardens open daily: 16th March 2015 - 1st April to October, daily (10.30am - 5pm). ground floor but other areas are only Please refer to website for specific dates accessible via our original Georgian staircase. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. November 2015. (10.30am – 5.00pm, last admission 4.00pm) and events. DR JOHNSON'S HOUSE Disabled access except for four showrooms. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. London, 17 Gough Square EC4A 3DE Excludes special event days. Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

Disabled access, apart from one gallery. [email protected] Holt Station. Half price admission on adult ticket. Discount not valid on charity days. Surrounded by parkland, this 18th century All year; Monday to Saturday (9am- 4pm). FAIRHAVEN WOODLAND & Palladian mansion is home to the Earls Wheelchair access to garden & ground floor hall. Boardwalk across meadow & bird hide. WATER GARDEN of Leicester and the Coke family, who Half-price admission. , School Road, South Walsham, take great pride in sharing the collection PLANTATION GARDEN Norfolk NR13 6DZ of ancient statuary, original furniture, Ground Floor only. tapestries and paintings with visitors. Enjoy Norwich, 4 Earlham Road, Norfolk NR2 3DB www.fairhavengarden.co.uk a gift shop, cafe, lake activities, cycle hire, MANNINGTON ESTATE www.plantationgarden.co.uk 01603 270449 woodland play area and 6.5 acre walled gardens, currently being restored. Norwich, Erpingham, Norfolk NR11 7LY [email protected] [email protected] Norfolk Green Coasthopper bus stops in www.manningtongardens.co.uk The Plantation Garden is a grade II* English 130 acres of ancient woodland, water gardens Holkham village 3/4 mile walk to attraction. and a private broad, set in the Norfolk 01263 584175 Heritage registered garden established in a 29th March - 31st October; Hall; Sunday, medieval chalk quarry close to Norwich city countryside. Over 3 miles of woodland walks, [email protected] boat trips throughout the summer season, Mondays & Thursday; 12pm - 4pm. All centre, adjoining the Catholic Cathedral. During children's nature trail, bird hide, sensory other areas open every day; 10am - 5pm. Historic park, lake, orienteering, adventure the mid-20th century the garden fell into playground. 18th century house built disrepair and became completely neglected and garden and programme of events throughout 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. for Horatio Walpole, diplomat brother of overgrown. The Plantation Garden Preservation the year, please telephone for details. Our Maximum 4 people per offer. Offer does Sir Robert Walpole. Portrait collection. Trust, run by volunteers, was formed in 1980 to new visitors centre has been awarded 'Highly not extend to events. Offer only available Fascinating history. Signposted from A140 begin the restoration of the garden. The garden Commended' status from the CPRE Norfolk on days Holkham Hall is open for the Norwich/Cromer road. comprises nearly 3 acres in all, a haven of peace Awards. 9 miles East of Norwich, signposted visitor season. Car parking charges apply. Norwich & Croner circa 2 miles away. No and tranquillity and a glimpse into a bygone on A47 at B1140 Junction. Full access statement on our website. reasonable public transport. age. Its features include a Gothic fountain, Acle Railway Station 3 miles, Anglian bus flower beds, lawns, Italianate terrace, 'Medieval' 22 service into village. LETHERINGSETT WATERMILL Sundays from May 24th to End of terrace wall, summer-house, woodland Open every day except Christmas Day. September. Party visits may be arranged walkways and rustic bridge. Riverside Road, Letheringsett, Holt, Norfolk, at other times. NR25 7YD Norwich Station; a good mile away, bus Half price admission. Does not apply to Half price admission excluding charity days. service; bus stop outside gate. special events. www.letheringsettwatermill.co.uk All year round; 9am - 6pm 100% of Gardens accessible by wheelchair. 01263 713 153 Wheelchair access - chair stairlift only. Fully accessible facilities. [email protected] Half price admission. MANNINGTON GARDENS & COUNTRYSIDE HOLKHAM HALL Norfolk’s only working watermill. Milling Norwich, Mannington Hall, Norfolk NR11 7BB Partial wheelchair access. Wells-next-the-sea, Holkham Estate Office, wheat grown in Norfolk using waterpower. Norfolk NR23 1AB Working demonstrations from Monday to www.manningtongardens.co.uk Friday between 11am and 3pm. Mill shop RAVENINGHAM GARDENS www.holkham.co.uk 01263 584175 open all day. We are on the Holt Fakenham Norwich, Raveningham, Norfolk NR14 6NS 01328 713111 Road, 1.5 miles outside of Holt. [email protected] Beautiful countryside with way-marked www.ravingham.com footpaths. Outstanding gardens with lake, 01508 548480 Holkham Hall trees, shrubs and borders surrounding a [email protected] medieval moated manor. Heritage rose gardens with over 1000 varieties set in Gardens surrounding Georgian Hall. Victorian themed small gardens according to date. walled kitchen garden, glasshouses, herb Sensory garden. Tearooms afternoons. garden, millennium lake, sculptures, Signposted from Saxthorpe/Corpusty specialising in galanthus and agapanthus. crossroads on B1149 Norwich/Holt road. Details of special events can be found on No nearby bus service; Aylsham circa 5 miles. the website. 10 miles South East of Norwich. Sign-posted off A146 at Hales. May - September; Sundays 12pm - 5pm. June - August; Wednesday, Thursday & Friday; 11am - 5pm. Norwich Station 15 miles. THE WELLS & WALSINGHAM Raveningham Gardens LIGHT RAILWAY April - August; Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays & special openings (please see Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk NR23 1QB our website); 11am - 4pm www.wellswalsinghamrailway.co.uk 2 adult tickets for the price of 1, 01328 711630 excluding special events. [email protected] Partial wheelchair access. 4.5 mile steam train journey through STODY LODGE GARDENS glorious North Norfolk countryside from Wells to Walsingham. Running for over 30 Melton Constable, Stody, Norfolk NR24 2EW years, this charming 10¼" narrow gauge www.stodyestate.co.uk steam railway is a fun time for all the family. 01263 863994 Coasthopper bus (100 yards). [email protected] March - beginning November; Daily (please The spectacular and unusual Stody see website for seasonal opening times). Lodge Gardens have now been entrusted Half price admission. Only applies to to the next generation of the MacNicol normal service. family. This year, Stody is delighted to Limited. be hosting the prestigious Animal Art Fair within the gardens during the month of May. There will be an indoor exhibition NORTHAMPTONSHIRE of oils and watercolours by the UK’s 23 leading contemporary animal artists as DEENE PARK well as a stunning collection of sculptures Corby, Northamptonshire NN17 3EW PREBENDAL MANOR www.southwickhall.co.uk situated throughout the garden. Stody is Nr Peterborough, Nassington, 01832 274064 well known for the sheer intensity of www.deenepark.com Northamptonshire PE8 6QG [email protected] its planting together with the carefully 01780 450278 planned riot of colour on a grand scale, 14 www.predendal-manor.co.uk Off the beaten track, hidden in a valley acres in total. The extensive collection of [email protected] 01780 782575 and little known even by locals, Southwick rhododendrons and azaleas, magnolias and Deene Park is home to the Brudenell family Hall - a family home from medieval times to camellias, all under-planted with bluebells and was the seat of the 7th Earl of Cardigan [email protected] the present - offers a friendly and informal and spring bulbs, continue to make this who led the Charge of the Light Brigade. 13th century manor steeped in history, the welcome, an architectural history from family garden one of the most exciting The lakeside gardens feature a parterre by oldest house in Northamptonshire. The largest medieval to Victorian times and an unusual to visit in the country. The four acre David Hicks with topiary teapots, circular recreated medieval gardens in Europe, a collection of family archive and local items. Water Gardens, approached via the long Hornbeam hedge and long borders. Off A43 dovecote, fish ponds, tithe barn houses, Corby rail station (10 miles). rhododendron-lined drive, are considered between Corby and Stamford. museum and tea room. Free audio tours. to be the largest mass planting of azalea Kettering approx 13 miles away. 6 miles 6th April, 25th May, 31st August & 13th mollis (around 2,000 plants) in the UK. Peterborough Station (10 miles). North East of Corby, off A43. No bus September; 2pm-5pm (last admission 4.30pm). www.animalartfair.com service. May - September: Wednesdays & Sundays; Half price admission. Norwich rail station 40 minutes by road. Easter Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday. 2pm - 5pm. Group bookings are welcome outside these dates. Every Sunday in May and Bank Holiday May - August Sundays & Bank Holidays Wheelchair access to downstairs only. Monday 25th. Open 1 – 5pm. Midweek only. September Wednesdays only. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. private group tours available by Opening Hours: Gardens & Tea rooms (12 - SULGRAVE MANOR 5pm). House (2 - 5pm). Partial disabled access. appointment. , Manor Road, Sulgrave, Half price admission. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Does Northamptonshire OX17 2SD not apply to special events. SOUTHWICK HALL www.sulgravemanor.org.uk Accessible, but only partially accessible Wheelchair access to ground floor of Peterborough, Main Street, Southwick, to Water Gardens. house and main features of garden. Northamptonshire PE8 5BL 01295 760205 Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

[email protected] [email protected] www.chillingham-castle.com CHINNOR AND PRINCES A superb example of a modest manor house An iconic coastal castle with spectacular 01668 215359 RISBOROUGH RAILWAY & garden of Shakespeare's time. George views. Fourteen rooms house a magnificent [email protected] Chinnor, Station Road, Oxfordshire OX39 4ER Washington's ancestral home. Historic garden. collection of china, porcelain, artwork Sulgrave is just off B4525 Banbury Northampton and armour. The Armstrong and Aviation A medieval family fortress. Dungeons, torture www.chinnorrailway.co.uk road, 6 miles from junction 11 of M40. Artefacts Museum gives you a glimpse into chamber and state rooms. Same family line 01844 353535 (Talking timetable) Banbury Station. the genius and legacy that Lord Armstrong since 1246. Tearoom, gardens, park and lake left. Check the website for an ongoing (Simon Jenkins 4 star. Independent. The best [email protected] April-October, Weekends and Bank programme of events and activities. of top 50 castles of Britain and Ireland). Films A Great Western style branch line operating Holidays. August, Tuesday to Sunday; Alnmouth and Berwick-upon-Tweed. Bus include: Elizabeth, Most Haunted etc. Tearoom. steam and heritage diesel trains from (11am-4pm). Please check website or call stop 100m away. 4 miles from the A1 on Self catering apartments. Ghost tours and Chinnor Station. Sit back, relax and enjoy as opening times are subject to change. B1341 or B1342. vigils. Weddings and functions. Turn off A1 scenic views on a leisurely 45 minute trip towards Alnwick & follow brown heritage signs. along the Chiltern foothills. Look out for the 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not valid 7th February - 1st November; everyday; wildlife & Red Kites. Free car park, cafe and on ticketed events, school or group visits. 10am - 5pm, last admission 4pm. 2nd Alnmouth (17 miles) or Berwick-upon- Tweed Stations (24 miles). souvenir shop. Wheelchair access to grounds & lower floor. November 2015 -February 2016; Saturday & Sunday only; 11am - 4.30pm, last Sunday 29th March to end of October. . Princes Risborough NORTHUMBERLAND admission 3.30pm. 12pm - 5pm every day except Saturdays. station 3 miles. 3 miles from junction 6 of 20% discount on admissions. Not valid on Half price admission. the M40, large car park available. BAMBURGH CASTLE Family tickets or car parking. 15th March - 1st November. Various other Limited access. DVD presentation. Very limited wheelchair access. operating days (not included in discount) Bamburgh, Northumberland NE69 7DF are detailed on website. www.bamburghcastle.com CHILLINGHAM CASTLE OXFORDSHIRE 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not 24 valid on any Evening Specials. 01668 214208 Alnwick, Chillingham, Northumberland NE66 5NJ BROUGHTON CASTLE Wheelchair access on level to platform/ Banbury, Broughton, Oxfordshire OX15 5EB shop/booking office and to train. Use Bamburgh Castle www.broughtoncastle.com Station Approach to gain access to the station direct, not via the car park. 01295 276070 [email protected] RIVER & ROWING MUSEUM Henley on Thames, Mill Meadows, The family home of Lord & Lady Saye and Sele Oxfordshire RG9 1BF for 600 years. Moated castle built in 1300 and greatly enlarged in 1550. It contains fine www.rrm.co.uk panelling and fireplaces, splendid plaster ceilings and good period furniture. Civil war 01491 415642 parliamentary connections. Beautiful walled [email protected] gardens, with old roses, shrubs & herbaceous borders. 2 miles west of Banbury on B4035 The award winning building is situated on Shipston-on-Stour road. the banks of the River Thames, a short walk from the centre of Henley on Thames. The Banbury Station. River & Rowing Museum has three galleries dedicated to Rowing, Rivers and the history Easter Sunday & Monday; 2pm - 5pm. 1st May of Henley on Thames. The Museum is also - 15th September; 2pm - 5pm; Wednesdays, home to the magical Wind in the Willows Sundays & Bank Holiday Mondays. July & exhibition, which brings to life the much- August; also open Thursdays. loved story with 3D models, lighting and 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Offer music. With a constantly evolving calendar of only applies to our open days and temporary art and photography exhibitions excludes all other special event days. and a year-round calendar of nature trails, Wheelchair access to ground floor and gardens. craft workshops and family days, there is always something new to see and do. Henley-on-Thames station 5mins walk Henley-on-Thames Station (5 miles). Rousham House & Garden No bus service. Open daily. 1 September to 30 April – 10am to 5pm, 1 May to 31 August – 10am 5th April - 27th September; Sundays & to 5.30pm. Closed Christmas Eve - Boxing Bank Holiday Mondays, also Wednesdays Day & New Year's Eve & Day. & Thursdays in June, July & August. Gardens, Chapel & Tea Room;12pm -5pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. House & Shop; 1.30pm - 5.30pm. Last Fully accessible. entry to House; 4.30pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 to house ROUSHAM HOUSE & GARDEN and garden. Offer does not extend to: Bicester, Nr Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire OX25 4QX VW Owners Rally, 31st May; Rare plant Fair, 12th July; Chilterns Craft & Design www.rousham.org Show, 28th - 31st August. 01869 347110 Unsuitable for wheelchairs. [email protected] Garden created by William Kent in 1735 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD and has not been altered since. Landscape HARCOURT ARBORETUM garden including the seven arched Praeneste, Oxford, The Harcourt Arboretum, Oxford herbaceous borders, parterre and pigeon Lodge, Nuneham Courtenay OX44 9PX house. A herd of rare Long-Horn cattle can be seen in the park. No tearoom or shop. Bring a www.harcourt-arboretum.ox.ac.uk picnic, wear comfortable shoes and Rousham is yours for the day. No dogs allowed. House 01865 343576 25 built in 1635 by Sir Robert Dormer - only [email protected] open by prior arrangement. Visit the best collection of trees in Oxfordshire Waterperry Gardens - eight acres of 01572 770651 Heyford Station (1 mile). S4 Oxford- with some of the oldest Redwoods in the beautifully landscaped ornamental gardens, [email protected] Banbury bus passes the lodge gates at UK. Seasonal highlights include wild flower including rose and alpine gardens and one Rousham and will stop on request. meadows, rhododendrons and bluebell of the country's finest herbaceous borders. In picturesque Egleton Bay, situated on the Gardens open every day of the year from woods. A truly delightful walking and wildlife Plant Centre, Garden Shop, Gift Barn, western shore of Rutland Water, the AWBC 10 am. Last admission is at 4.30 pm and destination. The Arboretum is located 6 Gallery, Rural Life Museum and Teashop. has breathtaking views of the reserve and the gardens close at dusk. miles South of Oxford on the A47074. Events throughout the year and arts, crafts exceptional walks. On the South Shore is and gardening courses. The gardens are the Lyndon Centre opened by Sir David 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 (garden only). Bus drop off in Village by entrance 200m away. approximately 2.5 miles from Wheatley. For Attenborough offering views of our famous Wheelchair access in garden. directions please see website or call. Ospreys. Both reserves can be accessed April - October; Monday- Saturdays; 10am from the A6003. - 5pm. Sundays & Bank Holiday Mondays; Haddenham and Thame Parkway 19mins. Oakham Station is 1.5 miles away from STONOR PARK 11am - 5pm. Last admission 4.15pm. October to March: 10am-5pm. April to the reserve. There is a Shore Link bus that Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 6HF 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. October: 10am-5.30pm. visits the reserve, timetable available at www.stonor.com 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Does www.rutlandwater.gov.uk/shorelink. Wheelchair path. 01491 638587 not apply to special event days. Egleton Reserve; all year; 7 days a week (closed Christmas Day & Boxing Day); 9am - [email protected] Wheelchair access. WATERPERRY GARDENS 5pm (November - end February, 9am - 4pm). One of England's oldest manor houses, built Lyndon reserve; Mid March - Mid September. and owned by the Stonor family from the Nr Wheatley, Waterperry, RUTLAND 2 for 1 on permit prices. (Least 12th century in possibly the most beautiful Oxfordshire OX33 1JZ expensive permit free). setting of any house in England. Many unique ANGLIAN WATER BIRDWATCHING CENTRE www.waterperrygardens.co.uk Full access to visitor centre, disabled items of furniture, tapestries, sculptures, Oakham, Egleton, Rutland Water Nature toilet, mobility scooter available for hire drawings, and family portraits are on show. 01844 339226 Reserve, Rutland LE15 8BT Souvenir gift shop and tearoom. On B480, (booking essential), disabled access to five miles north of Henley-on-Thames. [email protected] www.rutlandwater.org.uk several hides. Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

BARNSDALE GARDENS THE DOROTHY CLIVE GARDEN Partial disabled access. Oakham, The Avenue, Exton, Rutland LE15 8AH Market Drayton, Willoughbridge, Shropshire TF9 4EU SHIPTON HALL www.barnsdalegardens.co.uk www.dorothyclivegarden.co.uk Much Wenlock, Shropshire TF13 6JZ 01572 813200 01746 785225 [email protected] 01630 647237 [email protected] Geoff Hamilton's inspiring 8 acre Barnsdale [email protected] TV garden including 39 individually designed With fine views of Staffordshire and Shipton Hall was built around 1587 and has smaller gardens and features. Turn off A606 Shropshire, this magical 12 acre garden was been described as “an exquisite specimen (Oakham to Stamford) at Barnsdale Lodge Hotel created in 1939, when Colonel Harry Clive of Elizabethan architecture”. There are then 1 mile on left. Nursery, gift shop and began his transformation of a disused Victorian Georgian additions and Rococo plasterwork tearoom. Plus year-round courses and events. quarry. Today the garden boasts a spectacular added by Thomas Pritchard, the builder woodland waterfall, thousands of spring of the famous Iron Bridge. Family home Shorelink Bus and Rutland Flyer Bus. standing in its own grounds with a medieval Oakham station is 4 miles away. bulbs, dazzling azaleas & rhododendrons, a laburnum arch, edible woodland, AGM & dovecote, Georgian stables, old walled Daily. March - May & September - October fabulous summer borders, a scree & water garden and Saxon Church. Located 6 ½ miles House (9am - 5pm). June - August (9am - 7pm). garden. New for 2015 our 'Winter Garden’. South West of Much Wenlock on B4378. November - February (10am - 4pm) Stoke-on-Trent railway station (10 miles), Telford 18 miles. Ludlow 14 miles. Craven 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Monday Crewe railway station (14 miles). No buses. Arms 12 miles. No bus service. Bus services to and from Bath, to Friday only. Excludes Bank Holidays. Bristol, Weston-Super-Mare, Cheddar, 1st April - 30th September; daily; 10am Easter to end September; Thursday afternoons Wheelchair access. & Bank Holidays Sundays & Mondays 2.30pm Glastonbury, Street and Shepton Mallet. - 5.30pm. February, March & October - Alight at Wells Bus Station. December; weekends only; 10am - 4pm. -5.30 pm. Last admission 5pm. Daily. Summer (30th March - 31st 26 SHROPSHIRE Half price admission. Free entry. Excludes special event days. October): 10am - 6pm. Winter (1st Disabled access not good. November - 29 March): 10am - 4pm. Last admission is 1 hour before closing. Shipton Hall 20% Discount. SOMERSET Disabled access. THE BISHOP'S PALACE AND GARDENS Wells, Somerset BA5 2PD GLASTONBURY ABBEY Glastonbury, Abbey Gatehouse, Magdalene www.bishopspalace.org.uk Street, Somerset BA6 9EL 01749 988111 www.glastonburyabbey.com [email protected] 01458 832267 Visitors will discover the Origin of Wells [email protected] in the gardens at The Bishop's Palace; the ancient springs that give the City of Wells its A hidden jewel in the heart of Somerset, the name are found here and have been hugely Abbey is known as England's cradle of Christianity significant from the Iron Age to the present and is the resting place for the legendary King day. Constructed in medieval times, the Arthur. Set in 36 acres of beautiful parkland with palace has bene office and home to Bishops an outdoor summer cafe, shop, living history of Bath and Wells for over 800 years. The guides & regular events. Palace is world famous for its resident Buses from Bath, Bristol, Taunton and Yeovil. mute swans that ring a bell alongside the Gatehouse when they want to be fed. Cafe, November to February – 9am to 4pm. shop, family friendly, lift to first floor of March to May – 9am to 6pm. June to palace building and gardens accessible by August – 9am to 8pm. September and new even pathways. October – 9am to 6pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Bishop’s Palace & Gardens Maximum of one discount per card. Valid on normal admission gate price only. Not Wheelchair access. Dogs on leads welcome. valid for special events. Wheelchair accessibility to parts WEST SOMERSET RURAL LIFE MUSEUM of the site. Minehead, The Old School, Allerford, Somerset TA24 8HN MILTON LODGE GARDENS www.allerfordmuseum.org.uk Wells, Old Bristol Road, Somerset BA5 3AQ www.miltonlodgegardens.co.uk 01643 862 529 01749 672168 [email protected] Mature Grade II* listed terraced garden with Large collection of domestic and agricultural outstanding views of Wells Cathedral and items in old thatched Victorian school. Large Vale of Avalon. Mixed borders, roses, fine local photographic archive. We are 100 yards trees, separate 7 acre arboretum. Half a from A39 between Minehead and Porlock. mile North of Wells. From A39 Bristol to Bus service, 100 yards. Wells turn North up Old Bristol Road. Bath Station (20 miles), Castle Cary April to End October. Tuesday - Friday (14 miles). (10.30am - 4pm), plus Sundays & Bank Holidays (1.30pm - 4.30pm). Good Friday - end October; Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday & all Bank Holiday Half price admission. Mondays; 2pm - 5pm. 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No wheelchair access. STAFFORDSHIRE CHILLINGTON HALL ERASMUS DARWIN HOUSE FORD GREEN HALL SHERBORNE GARDEN Wolverhampton, Codsall Wood, Lichfield, Beacon Street, Stoke-on-Trent, Ford Green Hall, Litton, Somerset BA3 4PP Staffordshire WV8 1RE Staffordshire WS13 7AD Ford Green Road, Staffordshire ST6 1NG 01761 241220 www.chillingtonhall.co.uk www.erasmusdarwin.org www.fordgreenhall.wordpress.com 6 acre gently sloping garden with small 01902 850 236 01543 306260 01782 537696 pinetum, holly wood, and many unusual trees and shrubs. Cottage garden leading to [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] privy. Three ponds linked by wadi and rills Chillington Hall has been the family home of The restored 18th century home of the Ford Green Hall is a 17th century timber- with stone and wooden bridges. A hosta walk the Giffards for over 800 years. The present acclaimed physician, poet, inventor, framed farmhouse which was home to leading to pear and nut wood. Rondel and house is a product of two differing Georgian philosopher, humanitarian and co-founder the Ford family for nearly 200 years. Its gravel gardens with grasses and phormiums. styles by architects Francis Smith and Sir of the Lunar Society. He also influenced the period garden and historic interior offers a Collections of day-lilies and rose species. John Soane. The Grounds surrounding the development of science and technology in fascinating insight into 17th century life. On Good plant labelling, plenty of seats, Hall, including The Pool, were landscaped by the 18th and 19th century. B5051 follow brown and white signs. A500 car park and picnic area. Refreshments Capability Brown. Lichfield City Station (1 mile). the A5277 then B5051. available. 7 miles north of Wells. 1 mile from Codsall Station (3 miles). No public Stoke Station (5 miles). Harptree Court (Great British Bake Off). transport from station available. April - October; Daily (11am - 5pm). November - March; Thursday - Sunday Bristol/Bath Stations (15 miles). 1/2 Mile Various dates in April - August. All year; Sunday - Thursday; 1pm - 4pm. (12pm - 4pm). from Litton on B3114 towards Please see website. East Harptree. Free entry. Not applicable on special 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Half price admission. February onwards to Autumn. Any event days. Wheelchair access to ground floor. reasonable time if visitors telephone or Disabled access. Wheelchair access. write in advance. Groups always welcome. Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

WHITMORE HALL GAINSBOROUGH'S HOUSE GLEMHAM HALL Newcastle Under Lyme, Whitmore, Sudbury, 46 Gainsborough Street, Woodbridge, Little Glemham, Suffolk IP13 0BT Staffordshire ST5 5HW Suffolk CO10 2EU www.glemhamhall.co.uk 01782 680478 www.gainsborough.org 01728 746704 [email protected] 01787 372958 [email protected] Grade I 1676 manor house of considerable [email protected] historical and architectural interest dating Dating from 1560, the red brick mansion back to a much earlier period. For 900 years Birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough RA (1727- was remodelled in the 18th century. Large the seat of the Cavenagh-Mainwaring's, 1788). Georgian fronted town house, displays gardens in the traditional symmetrical English direct descendants of the original Norman an outstanding collection of the artist's work. manner are within a 200-acre park noted for owners. Family portraits from 1624. Rare A varied programme of temporary exhibitions its ancient oaks. The estate was acquired by Elizabethan stable block. On A53 Newcastle- is shown throughout the year. Attractive the Cobbold brewing family early in the 20th Little Hall Market Drayton Road, 3m from M6/J15. walled garden, gift shop and coffee shop. century. Heritage signs off the A12 between Follow the pedestrian signposts from the Woodbridge and Saxmundham. Stoke-on-Trent (8 miles). LITTLE HALL town centre car parks or railway station. Wickham Market - 3 miles. Very limited Lavenham, Market Place, Suffolk CO10 9QZ 1st May - 31st August; Tuesdays & Sudbury Railway Station and Bus Station bus services and taxis. Wednesdays; 2pm - 5pm. are a five minute walk away. Sun 5 April, Thu 23 Apr, Wed 20 May, Wed www.littlehall.org.uk Half price admission. Open all year; Monday - Saturday and 01 Jul, Sun 16 Aug, Wed, 02 Sep – All tours 01787 247179 Sundays from 1st April. 10am - 5pm. will begin at 2.30pm and last for approx. [email protected] Wheelchair access to ground floor only. Closed; Good Friday & between Christmas 1.5 hours. & New Year. Half price admission for dates specified An attractive and well preserved 14th/15th 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. in opening times section only. century timber-framed hall house in a 28 SUFFOLK beautiful medieval village setting. Originally Disabled access. Wheelchair access to ground floor and home to the Caustons, wealthy merchants upper floor. trading in the woollen-cloth on which Somerleyton Hall HELMINGHAM HALL GARDENS Lavenham's early prosperity was founded. Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 6EF Restored and furnished during the 1920s & Gardens - 30s by the Gayer-Anderson brothers and www.helmingham.com now an accredited museum. 01473 890 799 Bus 753. We are 12 miles from bury [email protected] St Edmunds, 19 miles from Ipswich & 23 miles from Colchester. Car parks in Grade I listed gardens set in a 400 acre Lavenham are free and visitors may find deer park surrounding a moated Tudor Hall. parking spaces in the market square Visitors are enchanted by the herbaceous opposite the hall. borders within the Walled Kitchen Garden, Herb & Knot gardens, Rose and Wild 28th March - 1st November; Mondays; gardens. Enjoy lunch in the Coach House 10am - 1pm. Tuesday-Thursdays, Tearooms and the Stable Shops offer a wide Saturdays & Sundays; Open from 1pm range of local produce, plants and garden (last admission 4pm). accessories. Off B1077. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. No public transport. No wheelchair access. May - September. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays (12 - 5pm). HALL 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Offer Ipswich, Hall Lane, Otley, Suffolk IP6 9PA not valid on event days - please see www.otleyhall.co.uk website for more details. Disabled access. 01473 890264 [email protected] A stunning 15th century moated hall. Set Anglo-Italian stately home with magnificent Painshill Landscape Garden in 10 acres of unique gardens, the hall is and unique design features. Guided tours & still a family home. The gardens include stunning gardens. New for 2015: Restored parts of an important design by Francis formal gardens & fountain. Kitchen Garden Inigo Thomas, featuring an H-shaped canal, Restaurant serving lunch, tea & homemade nutteries, croquet lawn, rose garden and cakes. 5 miles North West of nut walk. Sylvia Landsberg, author of on B1074, 7 miles South West of Great The Medieval Garden, has also recreated Yarmouth off A143. historically accurate designs. 8 miles North Somerleyton Station 1 mile. of Ipswich off the B1079, turn right at the post office in Otley and follow the signs. 2 April to 29 September: Tues/Thurs/Sun Ipswich Station (9 miles). plus Bank Holidays. Also Wednesdays from 15th July to 9th September. 10am - 5pm, Gardens: May - September; every hall tours running from 11.30am until Wednesday; 11am - 5pm. 3.30pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Invalid Half price admission. for charity open gardens or when gardens are closed. Limited wheelchair access. Very limited wheelchair access. WYKEN HALL GARDENS PAKENHAM WATER MILL Bury St. Edmunds, Wyken Hall, Wyken Road, Bury St Edmunds, Mill Road, Pakenham, Stanton, Suffolk IP31 2DW RAMSTER GARDENS Suffolk IP31 2NB [email protected] www.wykenvineyards.co.uk Chiddingfold, Ramster, Surrey GU8 4SN 29 www.pakenhamwatermill.org.uk Discover a magnificent award-winning 01359 250262 18th century landscape garden with follies www.ramsterevents.com 01359 230275 and Serpentine Lake. Features include [email protected] 01428 654167 [email protected] a unique crystal Grotto (limited opening 4 acre garden with wildflower meadows, times), Ruined Abbey, Turkish Tent, Gothic [email protected] Suffolk's last working water mill, producing nuttery and kitchen gardens, herb, knot Temple and Gothic Tower. Garden offers stone-ground flour. Beautiful setting with Nestling in a fold of the Surrey Hills Ramster and rose gardens. Also, an onsite restaurant seasonal interest including the John Bartram garden by millpond, guided tours, shop, Garden is over 20 acres of peaceful mature called 'The Leaping Hare', a cafe and a Heritage Collection North American trees & tearoom, special events. Milling on first woodland garden famous for its outstanding vineyard shop. 8 miles North East of Bury shrubs (Plant Heritage), Walled Garden and Thursday morning of each month and many collection of rhododendrons and azaleas, St. Edmunds. Follow brown signs for Wyken Vineyard. Events, gift shop and tea room. other Thursdays, 10 - 11am. Situated in the with wonderful lake views and hillsides, filled Vineyards from A143. Dogs on a short lead welcome. Road M25/ village of Pakenham, 6 miles east of Bury St with colour and interest a perfect escape for Bury St Edmunds Station (8 miles) & J10/A3 to London. West of Cobham on A245. Edmunds; follow brown signs from the A143. todays busy lifestyle. The teahouse serves Stowmarket (10 miles). Entrance is in Between Streets, 200 yards delicious homemade sandwiches and cakes, Bury St Edmunds rail station. 1st April - 1st October; Sunday - Friday; east of A245/A307 roundabout. open daily while the garden is open. 1.5 2pm - 6pm. Closed Saturdays. See website or call for details of opening Rail: Cobham/Stoke d'Abernon 2 miles. miles south of Chiddingfold A283. Plant sales times. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Bus Route 515/515A or 408. and refreshments. Half-price admission. Haslemere Station (5 miles). Limited wheelchair access. Open daily. March - October; 10.30am - 6pm or dusk if earlier (last entry 4.30pm), Garden Open 27th March - 14th June Ground floor only. November - February; 10.30am - 4pm or 2015. Daily; 10am-5pm. Ramster SURREY dusk if earlier (last entry 3pm). Embroidery and Textile Art Exhibition 17th SOMERLEYTON HALL & GARDENS – 30th April 2015. Also open in October for Lowestoft, Somerleyton, Suffolk NR32 5QQ PAINSHILL LANDSCAPE GARDEN 2 adult entry tickets for the price of 1. Autumn colour, please check website. Excludes special event days. www.somerleyton.co.uk Cobham, Portsmouth Road, Surrey KT11 1JE Half price admission. Accessible route, pre-booked guided www.painshill.co.uk 0871 2224244 buggy tours, and wheelchair loan, audio Wheelchair access to some areas. [email protected] 01932 868113 tours, disabled toilets and parking.

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TITSEY PLACE 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Hastings via bus 349. Station: Oxted, Titsey, Surrey RH8 0SD Excludes gardens on 17 May, 14 June, Robertsbridge (5 miles away), no bus link. 12 July, 16 August. Also Kent & East Sussex railway steam www.titsey.org Limited access. train service to Bodiam. 01273 715356 Daily except 24th & 25th December; [email protected] SUSSEX 10am - 5pm or dusk if earlier. (Castle opens 10.30am) Titsey Place is an impressive manor house 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. with beautiful gardens set in the stunning BODIAM CASTLE

North Downs. Enjoy tours of the house Nr Robertsbridge, Bodiam, Partial wheelchair access. Access to castle with our knowledgeable guides; highlights East Sussex TN32 5UA courtyard but towers only accessible by of the tour include the new dining room steep spiral staircases. Charleston with its four, stunning paintings of Venice www.nationaltrust.org.uk/bodiamcastle by Canaletto; the panelled sitting room with 01580 830196 its wonderful antiquarian interior: and, the [email protected] BORDE HILL GARDEN, Charleston was the home of artists Vanessa gallery bedroom, an architectural surprise Bell and Duncan Grant from 1916. Together One of the most picturesque & evocative PARK & WOODLAND with its splendid Georgian interior. Visitors they decorated the house over the decades castles in Britain, built in 1385 as a defence will also enjoy the formal rose gardens, Haywards Heath, Bordehill Lane, they spent here, painting walls, doors and & as a home. Virtually complete exterior & lakes and stream which provide such a fine West Sussex RH16 1XP furniture and filling the rooms with their enough of the interior to give an impression context to Titsey Place itself. Home made own paintings and those of artists they of castle life. Colourful castle characters bring cream tea and refreshments in Tea Room. www.bordehill.co.uk knew and admired, such as Picasso, Derain, the medieval word to life. Try our new audio Oxted Rail Station. Buses to Limpsfield. Sickert and Renoir. adventure A Knight’s Peril, which invites you 01444 450326

[email protected] Lewes Station (7 miles East). 125 Bus 13th May - 30th September. Wednesdays, to solve a mystery and save the day. 2 miles from Lewes. 30 Saturdays & Sundays (1pm - 5.30pm). East of A21 Hurst Green. Half mile North of A wonderful, botanically rich garden and Tours at 1.30, 2.30 & 3.30pm. Kent & East Sussex Steam Railway. woodland with numerous rare trees and 25th March to November. Wednesdays shrubs providing interest from Spring to to Saturdays: 1pm – 6pm (12 – 6pm July, Autumn. Distinctive garden ‘rooms’ include August and September). Last entry 5pm. Borde Hill Garden the Azalea Ring, Rose and Italian gardens. Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays: 1pm – Extensive parkland with lakes and fine views 5.30pm. Last entry 4.30pm. across Sussex Weald. Easily accessible by Half-price admission on Thursdays only. road (M25, M23 junction 10a, or A272), rail and air (Gatwick airport 10 miles). Wheelchair access to ground floor, garden, shop, cafe & toilets. Haywards Heath station 1.5 miles, direct services from London and Brighton. DENMANS GARDEN Denmans Lane, Fontwell, West Sussex BN18 0SU 28th March – 1st September and 23rd October – 1st November. Daily (10am – www.denmans-garden.co.uk 6pm) 01243 542808 25% off adult ticket. Not valid on [email protected] ticketed event days. Formal garden wheelchair accessible. Unique 4 acre garden designed for year round interest - through use of form, colour and texture. Owned by John Brookes MBE, CHARLESTON renowned garden designer and writer and Michael Neve. Its a garden full of ideas to Lewes, Firle, East Sussex BN8 6LL be interpreted into smaller home spaces. www.charleston.org.uk Beautiful plant centre and the fully licensed, multi-award winning Garden Cafe. 01323 811265 Barnham Station (4 miles). [email protected] Open daily all year round; 10am - 4pm - please April - October. Tuesday - Sunday Goodwood House check website for Winter opening times. (11am - 5pm). 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Half price admission.

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GOODWOOD HOUSE HAMMERWOOD PARK Chichester, Goodwood, Sussex PO18 0PX East Grinstead, Hammerwood, Sussex RH19 3QE www.goodwood.com www.hammerwoodpark.co.uk 01243 755040 01342 850594 [email protected] [email protected] The house at the heart of the world's Built in 1792 as a Temple to Apollo in romantic greatest sporting estate is the seat of the parkland by Benjamin Latrobe, architect of Dukes of Richmond. The state apartments the White House in Washington D.C. Found provide a magnificent setting for paintings derelict by present owners in 1982, always by Stubbs, Van Dyck, and Canaletto, with ongoing restoration. Guided tours by the many other treasures. Cream teas served in family, young people are encouraged to come the ballroom to visitors to the house. Take on the tours, Hammerwood is an academic A3 from London then A286 or A285. From resource. Teas served in the Elgin room with Portsmouth/Brighton M27/A27. its copy of the Parthenon Frieze. Monthly Chichester Station. (5 miles). No public concerts. Spectacular rhododendrons. 3.5 transport to property. miles east of East Grinstead on A264 to April - October; closed Wednesdays; Open daily 14th Feb to 20th Dec. March 31 15th March - 12th October; Sundays & Tunbridge Wells. 1pm - 5pm - October 10.30am to 5pm. Feb/Nov/Dec Mondays; afternoons only. Please visit the East Grinstead (5 miles). 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. 11am to 4pm. website before visiting or call to confirm Excludes Event days 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. opening times. Cream Teas should be House open for guided tour at 2pm Wheelchair access, with care. booked in advance by calling 01243 775537. (admission is by this guided tour only) Wheelchair access to garden, cafe, Half price admission. Offer does not Wednesdays, Saturdays & Bank Holiday ground floor of house & watermill. Mondays from 1st June - end September. MICHELHAM PRIORY include certain events. PARHAM HOUSE & GARDENS 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Hailsham, Upper Dicker, Sussex BN27 3QS Wheelchair access to ground floor. Disabled Nr Pulborough, Parham Park, Sussex RH20 4HS WC. Ramps over steps at entrance. Wheelchair access to garden, ground floor www.sussexpast.co.uk www.parhaminsussex.co.uk GREAT DIXTER HOUSE AND GARDENS & tea-room only. 01323 844224 01903 742021 Rye, Northiam, East Sussex TN31 6PH HIGH BEECHES GARDENS [email protected] [email protected] www.greatdixter.co.uk Haywards Heath, High Beeches Lane, Enter through the 14th century gatehouse Much loved family home set in the heart 01797 252878 Handcross, West Sussex, RH17 6HQ and wander the beautiful gardens or tour of an ancient deer park, below the South the historic house. The 7 acres of tranquil Downs. Parham is one of the country's [email protected] www.highbeeches.com gardens and grounds include the kitchen finest Elizabethan houses and contains Designed by Sir Edwin Luytens and the 01444 400589 garden, cloister garden, orchard, herbaceous an important collection of needlework, family home of the late Christopher Lloyd border and bog garden. Furniture and [email protected] paintings and furniture. The gardens consist who devoted his lifetime to creating one artifacts trace the property's religious origins of seven acres of Pleasure Grounds and a of the most experimental, exciting and 25 acres of beautiful woodland & water and its development over 800 years. Explore four acre Walled Garden. The award winning constantly changing gardens of our time gardens, and one of the finest acid wild the medieval watermill, working forge, rope walled gardens contain stunning herbaceous with yew topiary, meadow flowers, exotics, flower meadows in Sussex. Restaurant, car & museum and Elizabethan Great Barn. Plenty borders, greenhouse and vegetable garden. and medieval buildings. Nursery, gift shop, coach parking. Guide dogs only. 1 mile East of free parking, cafe, playground and gift Its tranquillity and timeless beauty have refreshments on site. of the A23, South of B2110. shop plus special events. changed little over the centuries. Hastings Station. 400 Bus. Station. Berwick (3 miles) & Polegate (4 miles) stations. 5 miles. Public transport: Pulborough Station. Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

5th April - 25th October. Wednesday - April 1st to September 30th; Tuesday - March - October: Tuesday - Saturday & Friday, Sunday and Bank Holidays. House Saturday, Bank Holiday Mondays & Special Bank Holiday Mondays; 10.30am - 5.30pm, open from 2pm. Garden & Big Kitchen Event days; 11am - 5pm. Sundays; 12pm - 5.30pm. open 12noon. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not Half-price admission, except on special 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 or if only valid on Special Event days or Bank event days. one person then 50% discount. Discount Holidays, please call or check website Limited wheelchair access. not applicable on special event days - for details. please visit website for further details. Partial wheelchair access - please call ST MARY'S HOUSE & GARDENS Wheelchair access. for details. Steyning, Bramber, West Sussex BN44 3WE THE PRIEST HOUSE PASHLEY MANOR GARDENS www.stmarysbramber.co.uk West Hoathly, North Lane, Sussex RH19 4PP Hall’s Croft Wadhurst, Pashley Road, Ticehurst, 01903 816205 East Sussex TN5 7HE www.sussexpast.co.uk [email protected] www.pashleymanorgardens.com 01342 810479 1st June - 11th October. Open 1pm - 5pm Enchanting medieval house with five acres (Closed on Tuesdays). 01580 200888 [email protected] of delightful gardens. Fine panelled interiors 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. [email protected] Originally a 15th century timber-framed include the unique Elizabethan 'Painted farmhouse in a beautiful traditional cottage Room.' Amusing animal topiary. Victorian Excludes special events and open days. A sumptuous blend of romantic landscaping, garden on the edge of Ashdown forest. ‘Secret’ Garden, Rural Museum, and new Wheelchair access. imaginative plantings, fine trees, fountains Collection of 17th and 18th century domestic Landscape Water Garden. Features in Simon and ponds. There is always something to furniture, needlework and household items. Jenkins' 'England's Thousand Best Houses.' delight the senses, from bluebells and tulips The herb garden has over 150 culinary, Winner of the Best Restoration in Hudson's WEALD & DOWNLAND to roses and lilies, then dahlias and asters. medicinal and household plants. Within Heritage Awards. Teas. Car-park. Gift-shop. OPEN AIR MUSEUM 32 'Enjoy fabulous homemade food and warm 10 miles north west of Brighton. the triangle formed by Crawley (6m), East Chichester, Singleton, Sussex PO18 0EU hospitality at arguably the best garden cafe Grinstead (5m) and Haywards Heath (5m), 4 in the county.' Shoreham-by-Sea Station (4 miles). miles West of Wych Cross on the A22. Bus service. www.wealddown.co.uk Wadhurst or Etchingham rail stations Haywards Heath & East Grinstead Stations May - September; Sundays, Thursdays & (both 5 miles away). 01243 811348 (5 miles). Buses 81 and 84. Bank Holiday Mondays; 2pm - 6pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. [email protected] Pashley Manor Gardens Limited wheelchair access. Located in Singleton near Chichester, the Museum’s 40-acre site houses a collection of 50 historic buildings rescued from locations across SUSSEX PRAIRIES Hampshire, Sussex and Kent. Set in the South Near Henfield, Morlands Farm, Wheatsheaf Downs National Park, learn about the people Road (B2116), West Sussex, BN5 9AT who lived and worked in these buildings over a 600 year period. Dogs are welcome. www.sussexprairies.co.uk Stagecoach no. 60 Chichester – Midhurst. 01273 495902 Chichester rail station (7 miles) [email protected] January - February; Wed, Sat & Sun Featured on BBC Gardeners World, crammed (10.30am – 4.00pm). March - December; with colour, this 6 acre garden features huge (10.30am – 6.00pm). borders interlaced with small pathways allowing the visitor to get right inside the plantings. Teas 2 adults tickets for the price of 1. & delicious home baking. Located 2 miles North Offer excludes access to ticketed events East of the village of Henfield. or those which take place outside of Railway Station, 20 minutes regular Museum opening hours. drive by taxi. Bus service to Henfield, 2 Disabled access. miles away. WARWICKSHIRE 1st April - 31st October; Saturday, Sunday, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage Bank Holiday Mondays; 12.30pm - 4.30pm. Tuesday - Thursdays; 11am - 4pm. ANNE HATHAWAY'S COTTAGE 2 adult tickets for the price of 1, Stratford-upon-Avon, Shottery, excluding events. Warwickshire CV37 9HH Disabled access. www.shakespeare.org.uk 01789 295517 COMPTON VERNEY [email protected] Warwick, Warwickshire CV35 9HZ Discover where the young William www.comptonverney.org.uk Shakespeare courted his future bride. Fall in love with this thatched Tudor gem nestled 01926 645500 in nine acres of beautiful grounds. Stroll [email protected] around our woodland walk and listen to Shakespearian verse in the sonnet arbour. The Gallery is housed in a Georgian Mansion Take a guided tour of the 600 year old and set in 120 acres of Capability Brown cottage interior. parkland. Enjoy 6 permanent collections of art from around the world, and visiting 1.5 miles from Stratford-upon-Avon exhibitions of an international standard. railway station. Situated just 9 miles from Warwick and Open daily all year round except Stratford-Upon-Avon. From M40 take Christmas Day and Boxing Day. March - junction 12 and follow brown signs. October; 9am - 5pm; November - March; Warwick train station. 10am - 4pm. 33 2 tickets for the price of 1 for the All Five March - December; Tuesday - Sunday; House ticket only (Shakespeare's Birthplace, 11am - 5pm. Hall's Croft, Harvard House, Mary Arden's 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Does not Farm & Anne Hathaway's Cottage). Valid for extend to group bookings, talks, workshops. 2 tickets for the price of 1 for the All Five 10 minute walk from Stratford-upon-Avon unlimited entry for 12 months. Disabled access throughout. House ticket only (Shakespeare's Birthplace, railway station. Partially accessible: please call or email Hall's Croft, Harvard House, Mary Arden's Farm & Anne Hathaway's Cottage). Valid for for details. HALL'S CROFT March - October; 10am - 5pm, November unlimited entry for 12 months. - March; 11am - 4pm. Open daily except Stratford-upon-Avon, Old Town, CASTLE BROMWICH HALL GARDENS Partially accessible-please call or email Christmas day & Boxing Day. Warwickshire CV37 6BG Birmingham, Chester Road, Castle Bromwich for details. B36 9BT www.shakespeare.org.uk 2 tickets for the price of 1 for the All HARVARD HOUSE Five House ticket only (Shakespeare's 01789 292107 www.cbhgt.org.uk Stratford-upon-Avon, Chapel Street, Birthplace, Hall's Croft, Harvard House, Mary Arden's Farm & Anne Hathaway's 0121 7494100 [email protected] Warwickshire CV37 6AU Cottage). Valid for unlimited entry for [email protected] Explore the elegant Jacobean home of Susanna 12 months. and her wealthy physician husband, Dr John www.shakespeare.org.uk A rare survival of English formal garden Hall. Admire the exquisite carved furniture, Partially accessible-please call or email 01789 204507 design of the late 17th & early 18th century. paintings and apothecary's equipment. Relax for details. Containing plants of the period making them in the tranquil walled gardens amongst the [email protected] one of the most important historic gardens medicinal herbs as used by Dr Hall. LORD LEYCESTER HOSPITAL in the country. The Holly Maze tests the Visit a beautifully preserved town house skills of all ages. Coffee Shop, Gift Shop, 15 minute walk from Stratford-upon-Avon built during Shakespeare's lifetime. Warwick, High Street, Warwickshire CV34 4BH Plant and Produce sales. rail station. Experience life for a wealthy merchant in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Observe the intricate www.lordleycester.com Lea Hall train station (2 miles). Bus 94, March - October; 10am - 5pm, November carving work and 14th Century stained glass. 01926 491 422 70 from Birmingham city centre. Bus 71 - March; 11am - 4pm. Open daily except Learn the history of the successful Thomas Solihull - Sutton Coldfield route. for Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Rogers, and his family. 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The Lord Leycester Hospital is not now, and 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. 2 tickets for the price of 1 for the All has never been a medical establishment. Five House ticket only (Shakespeare's The word ‘hospital’ is used in its ancient Partial access. Birthplace, Hall's Croft, Harvard House, sense meaning “a charitable institution Mary Arden's Farm & Anne Hathaway's for the housing and maintenance of the MARY ARDEN'S FARM Cottage). Valid for unlimited entry for needy, infirm or aged”. The Hospital is an 12 months. Stratford-upon-Avon, Station Road, Wilmcote, historic group of timber-framed buildings Warwickshire CV37 9UN Partially accessible - please call or email on Warwick High Street dating mainly from for details. the late 14th Century clustered round the www.shakespeare.org.uk MIDDLETON HALL Norman gateway into the town with its 01789 293455 12th Century Chantry Chapel above it. In Tamworth, Middleton, Staffordshire B78 2AE the reign of Queen Elizabeth I it became, [email protected] under the patronage of Robert Dudley, Earl Step back in time with all the sights, sounds 01827 283095 of Leicester, a place of retirement for and smells of a real working Tudor farm. [email protected] old warriors. So it remains today as an Meet our costumed residents as they go Middleton Hall is a Grade II* listed house, independent charity providing homes for about their daily work. See rare breed ex-Servicemen and their wives. a rare living museum featuring 750 years animals and watch falconry displays. Explore of architectural styles, set in 42 acres of Warwick Railway Station (10 minute walk our exciting nature trails. Get 'hands-on' tranquil countryside, with a walled garden up Smith Street then straight along the with rural crafts and traditional pastimes. and shop. Restored and run by a small High Street) 5 minutes from Wilmcote Station, 3 miles independent charitable trust. On the A4091 All year round. Tuesday to Sunday. from Stratford-upon-Avon. between The Belfry and Drayton Manor. Easter - September (10am - 5pm); March - November; Monday - Sunday; 10am Tamworth train and bus station 3 miles Winter (10am - 4pm). - 5pm. Closed for the Winter Season. 34 April - September: Wednesdays and Sundays. 10am - 4pm. Mary Arden’s Farm Lord Leycester Hospital 2 adult tickets for the price of 1, under 18's go free. Offer does not apply to last Sunday of the month when entry to the Nearest railway station is Coventry, just Food & Craft market is free and a £2 over 6 miles away. Nearest bus stop is donation per car to park is requested. in the village of Wolston, about a 1 mile Wheelchair access to ground floor & grounds walk from Ryton Gardens. All year; Monday - Saturday; 10am - 4pm. (Opening hours are subject to change RYTON ORGANIC GARDENS over the winter months, please see Coventry, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Wolston Lane website or contact the office before Warwickshire CV8 3LG arranging to visit). www.rytongardens.co.uk 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. 02476 303517 Most of site has good degree of access [email protected] but please call or visit website if you need specific information. Assistance dogs Ryton Gardens is set in the heart of England welcome. and combines acres of organic gardens brimming with wildlife, plants, flowers, SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHPLACE fruit and vegetables. It has been the home Stratford-upon-avon, The Shakespeare Centre, and showcase gardens for the UK’s leading Warwickshire CV37 6QW organic growing charity, Garden Organic, for over 25 years. For more information please www.shakespeare.org.uk visit our website. 5 miles south east of 01789 204016 Coventry, off the A45. 1 mile from Wolston village. Look out for the brown tourist signs. [email protected] Explore the dramatist's childhood home. Limited wheelchair access and Shakespeare’s Birthplace Hear costumed guides relate it's amazing disabled facilities history. Watch our actors – Shakespeare Aloud! – bring his plays to life. View rare LYDIARD PARK artefacts in our Shakespeare's Treasures Swindon, Lydiard Tregoze SN5 3PA exhibition. Learn the extraordinary story of William Shakespeare in the introductory www.lydiardpark.org.uk exhibition: Famous Beyond Words. 01793 466664 10 minute walk from Stratford-upon-Avon [email protected] rail station. Beautifully restored Palladian house, Open daily all year round except Christmas ancestral home of the Viscounts Day. July - August; 9am - 5.30pm, March - Bolingbroke, with exceptional plasterwork, June & September - October; 9am - 5pm, family portraits and room devoted to 18th November - March; 10am - 4pm. century society artist, Lady Diana Spencer. 2 tickets for the price of 1 for the All Five Delightful 18th century ornamental fruit House ticket only (Shakespeare's Birthplace, and flower walled garden. Stunning parkland Hall's Croft, Harvard House, Mary Arden's with children's play area and café. Just off Farm & Anne Hathaway's Cottage). Valid for J16 M4 - follow brown signs. unlimited entry for 12 months. Swindon 4 miles, buses 1 and 1A from Partially accessible - please call or email town centre. for details. Tuesday to Sunday & Bank Holiday WILTSHIRE Mondays. March to October 11am-5pm, November to February 11am-4pm. 35 IFORD MANOR- THE PETO GARDEN 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not valid on special event days. THE SALISBURY MUSEUM WILTON HOUSE -on-Avon, Iford Manor, Iford, Salisbury, The King's House, 65 The Close, Salisbury, Wilton, Wiltshire SP2 0BJ Wiltshire BA15 2BA Wheelchair access to garden and house is ground floor. Wiltshire SP1 2EN www.ifordmanor.co.uk www.wiltonhouse.com THE MERCHANT'S HOUSE www.salisburymuseum.org.uk 01225 863146 01722 746728/746700 Marlborough, 132 The High Street, 01722 332151 [email protected] [email protected] Wiltshire SN8 1HN [email protected] Grade 1* Italianate garden, famous for Home to the Earl of Pembroke. Splendid tranquillity and beauty, former home of www.themerchantshouse.co.uk The Salsibury Museum is situated in the Palladian house set in 21 acres of landscaped medieval King's House within the beautiful Edwardian landscape designer Harold 01672 511491 parkland and smaller formal gardens beside Peto. Unique and romantic, the garden is setting of Cathedral Close. Fantastic the River Nadder and Palladian Bridge. [email protected] characterised by pools, terraces, sculpture, collections, exhibitions and events all year Magnificent state rooms and extensive art evergreen planting and magnificent rural Situated on Marlborough's famous high street round. The new Wessex Gallery houses one collection. 3 miles west of Salisbury off A36. of Europes most extensive collections of views. Housekeeper’s cream teas etc. at is the house of Thomas Bayly, a prosperous Salisbury station (3 miles). Salisbury Red weekends from April to September. 7 miles 17th century silk merchant. Built in 1653 it Stone Henge and pre-historic artefacts. The King's House cafe serves lunches and cakes. buses - Wilton/Ditchampton Route - R3 & south of Bath on A36 Warminster Road and is being carefully restored and is an unusual R8 buses from Salisbury Station. 2 miles southwest of Bradford on Avon on place to visit. Salisbury Station (0.75 mile). Bus: Alight B3109- brown signs Iford Manor. House; 3rd April - 6th April; 2nd May - Pewsey or Swindon railway. at city centre. 31st August; 11.30am -5pm. Gardens; Freshford Station (2 miles). Bath Spa 29th March - 12th April; 2nd May - 13th April - October. Tuesdays, Fridays & Open all year, excluding Christmas and New Station (7 miles). September; 11am - 5.30pm. Sundays to Saturdays. Tours only; 10.30am, 12pm, Year. Monday to Saturday (10am - 5pm). Plus Thursdays including Bank Holiday Saturdays. April - September; Tuesday - Thursday, 1.30pm, 3pm. Sundays (12pm - 5pm) in June - September. Weekends and Bank Holiday Mondays; 2pm Half price admission. Offer does not 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. - 5pm. October; Sundays only 2pm - 5pm. extend to any of the events. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1, not Stairlift to 1st Floor. Wheelchair access to ground floor only. Wheelchair access. including special events. Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

WORCESTERSHIRE Bromsgrove Railway station (2 miles). Award winning Arboretum, beautifully Local bus stop. landscaped and set within a working farm. AVONCROFT MUSEUM OF March - June; Tues - Sun. July & August; Free entrance to Visitor Centre provides HISTORIC BUILDINGS Daily. September & October; Tues - Sun tree and plant sales, a gift shop and restaurant carvery serving meat from the Bromsgrove, Stoke Heath, Worcestershire (10.30 - 5pm). November - February; Saturday & Sunday ( 1-.30 - 4pm). farm and homemade food. Follow brown B60 4JR signs from Wolverley Church island along www.avoncroft.org.uk 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. B4189. Signposted from Wolverley Church Excludes ticketed events island along B4189. 01527 831363 Disabled access. [email protected] Kidderminster station (4 miles). Avoncroft is an award-winning open-air BODENHAM ARBORETUM museum and home to 30 historic buildings Main season 19th Feb to 21st Nov. Kidderminster, Wolverley, Worcestershire Wednesday - Sunday 11am-5pm. More which have been rescued and rebuilt in DY11 5TB beautiful 19 acre grounds. The collection details on additional opening dates can be includes a Windmill, a medieval Town House www.bodenham-arboretum.co.uk found on the website. and a fully furnished Prefab . Award-winning 01562 852444 £1 off entrance fee. Tea Room. Just south of Bromsgrove, [email protected] signposted from A38. Easy motorway access Wheelchair access good. from M5, M6, M40, M42. Bronte Parsonage Museum

Bodenham Arboretum ELGAR BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM HARTLEBURY CASTLE Worcester, Crown East Lane, Lower Nr Kidderminster, Hartlebury, Broadheath, Worcestershire WR2 6RH 36 Worcestershire DY11 7XZ www.elgarmuseum.org www.museumsworcestershire.org.uk 01905 333224 01299 250416 [email protected] [email protected] Dedicated to the life and music of England's great composer. Be transported back to Explore the wonders of Worcestershire and Elgar's Victorian and Edwardian past, find out more about how we used to live learn about his musical achievements and inside historic Hartlebury Castle, home to discover his varied hobbies and travels the Bishops of Worcester for over 1000 abroad. Relax in the Cottage Garden or years. Collection includes social history, have family fun in our Musical Garden. An costume, craft work, archaeological finds introductory video, shop and cafe bar all and an extensive collection of horsedrawn add to the enjoyment of a visit. 3 miles vehicles and gypsy caravans. Site includes West of Worcester, signposted off the A44 cafe, shop, nature reserve, picnic area and Worcester/Leominster road. video presentation. Worcester Foregate (3 miles) or Worcester Hartlebury Station is 10 minute walk. Shrub Hill (4 miles). Infrequent buses from Kidderminster, Worcester and Stourport. Daily between February and December. 11am - 5pm (last admission 4.15pm). 7th January - 23rd December; Tuesday - Friday; (10am - 5pm) & Sat, Sun and Bank 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Does Holiday Mondays (11am - 5pm). not apply to special events, other offers or group visits. Half price admission. Wheelchair access to Elgar Centre, garden Fully accessible with new lift. and ground floor of cottage. YORKSHIRE BRONTE PARSONAGE MUSEUM Burton Constable Hall , , BD22 8DR BOLTON CASTLE www.bronte.org.uk Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4ET 01535 642323 www.boltoncastle.co.uk [email protected] 01969 623981 This beautifully preserved museum has been [email protected] opening its doors to visitors for over 75 years. Enjoy the ultimate medieval experience Set between Haworth and the wild moorland, in the historic heart of Wensleydale. This the Parsonage retains the atmosphere of magnificent medieval fortress is steeped in the Brontës’ time and houses a world- history and has a wealth of atmosphere and class collection of manuscripts, furniture life. Experience the sights and sounds of the and personal possessions. See website for past with our wonderful falconry displays, programme of events and exhibitions. archery demonstration, wild boar, bees and Keighley Station (3 miles). 663, 664, 665 rare breed sheep. from Keighley bus station. Northallerton. For directions see our website. Open Daily; February – December (closed 24-27 Dec, open New Year’s Day). Apr – Oct Mid February to End of October; Open daily (10am -5.30pm); Nov – Mar (10am – 5pm). 10am - 5pm. (Closes 4pm in Feb & March) 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not available 20% discount on admission. Does not in conjunction with any other offer. extend to evening events. No wheelchair access. BURTON CONSTABLE HALL CONSTABLE BURTON HALL GARDENS Wheelchair access only into gardens. See Hull, Skirlaugh, East Riding HU11 4LN Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 5LJ 37 website for Access Statement. BURTON AGNES HALL & GARDENS www.burtonconstable.com www.constableburton.com BROCKFIELD HALL Driffield, Burton Agnes, 01964 562400 01677 450428 York, Warthill, North Yorkshire YO19 5XJ North Humberside YO25 4NB [email protected] [email protected] www.brockfieldhall.co.uk www.burtonagnes.com The ancestral home of the Constable family Delightful terraced garden of lilies, ferns, 01904 489362 01262 490324 built during the reign of Queen Elizabeth shrubs, roses and wild flowers attached [email protected] [email protected] I. Thirty rooms open to view including to a beautiful Palladian House (not open). the gallery, dining and drawing rooms, Garden trails, herbaceous borders, stream Brockfield Hall is a fine late Georgian house Built in 1598 Burton Agnes Hall is a bedrooms, chapel, Chinese room and lamp garden and reflection ponds. Impressive designed by Peter Atkinson, assistant to magnificent example of Elizabethan room. Collections include pictures and spring display of daffodils and tulips. The John Carr of York, for Benjamin Agar Esq. architecture, filled with treasures collected prints, architectural drawings, sporting Tulip Festival is on 2nd - 4th May 2015. Begun in 1804, its outstanding feature is an over four centuries. Lawns and topiary guns, Chippendale furniture and a cabinet of Enjoy traditional teas & a cut flower display oval entrance hall with a cantilevered stone bushes surround the hall, and an award- curiosities containing fossils, natural history in the entrance hall. staircase curving past an impressive Venetian winning garden contains a maze, potager, and a collection of scientific instruments. window. There are some interesting portraits giant games, jungle garden and four Clearly marked by historic house signs from Northallerton/Darlington train stations. of the Stapleton family and some good English thousand plant species. Found on A614 York Beverley following A165 Bridlington Road and Bus services to Leyburn pass through furniture. The house also contains the country’s to Bridlington road. from Hull following the B1238 to Sproatley. Constable Burton. biggest permanent exhibition of paintings by Driffield station 5 miles, Bridlington 6 miles. the Staithes Group of artists. 5 miles East of Hull Station (10 miles). Daily. 21st March - 27th September. York, between the A166 and the A64. 9am - 6pm. April - October; Daily; 11am - 5pm. April - October; Saturday - Thursday; York (6 miles). No buses. 11am - 5pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 on Hall 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not valid during Tulip Festival (2nd - 4th May) August; Tuesdays - Sundays; 1pm - 4pm. admissions. Does not include event days. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Wheelchair access to ground floor Gardens have pathways facilitating Wheelchair access. Stairlift to 1st floor; 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. and grounds. wheelchair access throughout. disabled toilets available in car park. Partial disabled access. Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

HELMSLEY WALLED GARDEN HOVINGHAM HALL KIPLIN HALL Helmsley, Cleveland Way, North Yorkshire York, Hovingham, North Yorkshire YO62 4LU Richmond, nr. Scorton, North Yorkshire DL10 6AT YO62 5AH www.hovingham.co.uk www.kiplinhall.co.uk www.helmsleywalledgarden.org.uk 01653 628771 01748 818178 01439 771427 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Palladian family home, designed and built Award winning historic house. Jacobean A historic five-acre garden at the foot of by Thomas Worsley. The childhood home country seat of founder of Maryland, George the North York Moors and set against the of Katharine Worsley, Duchess of Kent. Calvert. Intriguing house now furnished as a backdrop of Helmsley Castle. Enjoy stunning Entered through a huge riding school with comfortable Victorian home with 16 rooms borders and displays of flowers including beautiful rooms and collections of pictures open to the public. Crowded with an eclectic Clematis Garden, Physic Garden and Kitchen and furniture. Attractive gardens with mix of previous owners' furniture, paintings, Garden; relax over lunch at the Vinehouse magnificent yew hedges and cricket ground. portraits and personalia. Ornamental gardens Cafe and browse for gifts in the Garden Shop Situated on B1257 halfway between Malton (undergoing restoration), productive Walled Parcevall Hall Gardens and Plant Centre. Dogs welcome on leads. and Helmsley. Garden, woodland/lakeside walks. Exhibition Car park off B1257 (Stokesley Road). Malton (8 miles), both railway & bus - 'Charting Chipeling, The Archaeology of the Kiplin Estate'. Knaresborough is a 10 minute up-hill walk Thirsk/Malton rail stations 13 - 15 miles. station (next door to each other). from the train station. 5 minutes from Bus services in Market Square 200m. 1st - 28th June; 12.30pm - 4.30pm.( Last Northallerton Station (8 miles). Bus 55. bus stop. 1st April -31st October; Daily; 10am- 5pm. admission 3.30pm). Gardens & Tea Room: February - October, 25th March to 27th September daily; 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Does 11am - 4pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Does Sunday to Wednesday 10am-5pm (4pm not extend to Guided Tours. not include event days. Feb & March). House : April - October, 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Partial wheelchair access. Sunday to Wednesday 2pm-5pm. 38 Full wheelchair access. Half price admission for adults. Limited due to historic nature of site. Access to some of the museum and ground floor of King's Tower. Helmsley Walled Garden Wheelchair access to ground floor and part of the garden. PARCEVALL HALL GARDENS KNARESBOROUGH CASTLE & OLD Skyreholme, nr. Appletreewick, North Yorkshire BD23 6DE COURTHOUSE MUSEUM Harrogate, The Mercer Art Gallery, Swan Road www.parcevallhallgardens.co.uk North Yorkshire HG1 2SA 01756 720311 www.harrogate.gov.uk/ [email protected] knaresboroughcastle The only RHS and English Heritage listed 01423 556188 gardens open to the public in the Yorkshire [email protected] Dales National Park. 24 acres of pure delight for anyone with a love of gardens and a A stronghold of medieval kings and part of the wonderful place to enjoy a peaceful stroll in Duchy of Lancaster inheritence to this day, glorious surrounds. Follow brown signs direct Knaresborough Castle still stands towering from B6265 and B6160, best accessed by car. over the River Nidd. Explore the King's Tower, the dungeon and scurry through the 9 miles, 12 miles. secret exit underground tunnel. Visit the rare original Tudor courtroom and learn more of 1st April - 31st October; open daily; 10am Knaresborough's colourful history and famous - 6pm (last entry 5pm). characters. Discover 'Life in a Castle' with 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Does replica costumes and games. Download our not include event days. audio tours for adults and children. Enjoy No wheelchair access - gardens on a very events throughout the year. steep hill. PLUMPTON ROCKS 01944 759111 Stillingfleet Knaresborough, West Lodge, Plumpton, [email protected] North Yorkshire HG5 8NA A contemporary garden created by acclaimed www.plumptonrocks.com designer and plantsman Piet Oudolf and set within magnificent 'Capability' Brown 01289 382322 parkland. Striking perennial meadow [email protected] planting sits alongside traditional spring/ Grade II* listed garden extending to over autumn borders. A green 'silent garden', 30 acres including an idyllic lake, dramatic and the dramatic use of grasses, bulbs millstone grit rock formations, romantic and unusual shrubs extend the season. All woodland walks winding though bluebells complemented by excellent catering and and rhododendrons. Declared by English plant sales areas. Heritage to be of outstanding interest. Malton train station (5 miles); Bus 843, 845. Painted by Turner. Described by Queen Mary as 'Heaven on Earth'. 3rd April - 1st November. Tuesday - Sunday plus Bank Holiday Mondays. 10am Buses & train; Harrogate/Knaresborough. - 5pm. (Last admission 4.30pm). March - end October; Saturdays, Sundays 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Not & Bank Holidays; 11am - 6pm. valid on vintage weekend in June. Half price admission. Wheelchair access, disabled parking & toilet.

Very limited wheelchair access; please SHANDY HALL call for information. York, Coxwold YO61 4AD 39 ROYAL PUMP ROOM MUSEUM www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk Harrogate, Crown Place, North Yorkshire HG1 2RY 01347 868465 [email protected] [email protected] www.harrogate.gov.uk/pumproommuseum [email protected] One of the best preserved, complete A delightful late 18th Century farmhouse 01423 556188 Former home of Laurence Sterne, 18th medieval castles in England, situated at surrounded by a series of contrasting gardens [email protected] century author of 'Tristram Shandy' and 'A the head of Skipton's bustling High Street with a specialist plant nursery. Surrounding and within easy walking distance from the house are individual colour themed Explore Harrogate's history as a spa town. Sentimental Journey'. Lived-in museum with the railway and bus stations. Delightful cottage gardens and the Avenue is a 60 foot Experience the strongest sulphur water in medieval wall painting. Two-acre garden, tearooms, wonderful views, picnic areas, double herbaceous border. A woodland walk Europe! Investigate Ancient Egypt through a walled garden with roses and perennials excellent shop. Woodland walks. leads to the pond and a wildflower meadow. our Egyptology treasures. and a wild garden. Bookshop, small antiques and plants for sale. Gallery with exhibitions. Walking distance from Skipton. The rill garden is now established and forms a Harrogate Station, 10 minute walk from modern peaceful water garden which is very Thirsk rail station 7 miles. 31X bus from bus and train station. different from the rest of the gardens. The Helmsley to York. Open daily all year round; 10am (Sundays Monday to Saturday 10.30am-5pm and 12pm)- 6pm. October - February; 10am coffee shop, serving delicious locally sourced Sundays 2-5pm. November to March closes May - September. Garden 11am-4.30pm - 4pm. refreshments, doubles up as art exhibition 4pm daily. (except Saturday). House Wed & Sun space, hosting a different artist's work each 2.30pm-4.30pm. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Except month. Situated just 6 miles from York. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Bank Holidays/Special events. 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Wheelchair access to grounds only. Bus 42 from York or Selby every hour. Wheelchair access. Partial wheelchair access in house and garden. STILLINGFLEET LODGE GARDEN & April to September. Wednesday & Friday (1pm SCAMPSTON WALLED GARDEN – 5pm) and 1st & 3rd Saturdays and Sundays. SKIPTON CASTLE NURSERIES Malton, Estate Office, Scampston Hall, 2 adult tickets for the price of 1, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 1AW York, Stewart Lane, Stillingfleet YO19 6HP North Yorkshire YO17 8NG excluding special events and open days. www.skiptoncastle.co.uk www.stillingfleetlodgenurseries.co.uk www.scampston.co.uk/gardens Disabled access. 01756 792442 01904 728506 Website Telephone Email Transport Opening times Privilege Accessibility

THORP PERROW ARBORETUM WHITE SCAR CAVE Bedale, North Yorkshire DL8 2PR Carnforth, Ingleton, Yorkshire LA6 3AW

www.thorpperrow.com www.whitescarcave.co.uk

01677 425323 01524 241244 [email protected] [email protected] A wonderful day out for all ages. 100 acres The longest show cave in Britain. The guided of woodland to explore, with woodland tour takes about 80 minutes and covers walks, trails, lake picnic areas and delicious one mile. See underground waterfalls and local produce in the tearoom. There is a streams, thousands of stalactites, and the large collection of birds of prey from around massive Battlefield Cavern. Cafe, shop and the world and meerkats, donkeys, wallabies car park. 1.5 miles from Ingleton on B6255 etc. See website for displays and events. road to Hawes. Northallerton - 10 miles. Bus from Ingleton (Limited Summer service) Spring, Summer & Autumn; 10am - 5pm. February to October; Daily (10am - 4pm). Winter; 11am - 3pm. November to January; Saturdays and 2 adult tickets for the price of 1. Sundays. Weather permitting. Valid January, February, March, July, 2 adult tickets for the price of 1 September & December. Full wheelchair access. Partial wheelchair access 40

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White Scar Cave HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE ALL THIS IS LOST? HELP US SAVE OUR COUNTRYSIDE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS

Our English countryside is disappearing fast. Green fields are gradually being destroyed to make way for retail parks, roads and other forms of development. Small towns and villages are being swallowed up as major cities expand and sprawl outwards. If this goes on, the simple pleasures of the countryside may not be here for future generations to enjoy. To protect our countryside it is vital that CPRE is here to fight for it, not just today and tomorrow, but for years to come. It is thanks to supporters like you that CPRE has made such a huge difference to our countryside. Since 1926 our campaigning has helped establish Green Belts, National Parks and the nation’s planning system, which ensures a clear distinction between town and country. A gift in your Will to CPRE costs you nothing in your lifetime but many years from now it can help safeguard the future of what William Blake famously called our “green and pleasant land”. We rely on legacies to fund a third of everything we do and they are critical to our ability to stand up for the countryside. Your gift could help us defend woods and meadows against housing or retail development, or help us promote legislation ensuring that development is directed towards previously used brownfield land instead of unspoilt countryside. What more inspiring legacy could you leave for future generations?

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Adlington Hall & Gardens...... 5 Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens...... 33 Gilbert White & The Oates Anglian Water Birdwatching Centre...... 25 Castle Hill Gardens...... 10 Collections...... 16 Anne Hathaway’s Cottage...... 33 Catton Hall...... 9 Glastonbury Abbey...... 26 Athelhampton House and Gardens...... 11 The Chapel Down Winery...... 18 Glemham Hall...... 28 Avington Park...... 16 Charleston...... 30 Goodnestone Park Gardens...... 18 Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings...... 36 Chavenage House...... 14 Goodwood House...... 31 Babbacombe Model Village...... 9 Chenies Manor Gardens...... 4 Great Dixter House and Gardens...... 31 Bamburgh Castle...... 24 Chiddingstone Castle...... 18 Grimsthorpe Castle...... 20 Barnsdale Gardens...... 26 Chillingham Castle...... 24 Haddon Hall...... 9 Belmont House and Gardens...... 17 Chillington Hall...... 27 Haldon Belvedere/Lawrence Castle...... 10 Benjamin Franklin House...... 21 Chiltern Open Air Museum...... 4 Hall’s Croft...... 33 Berkeley Castle...... 14 Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway...... 24 Hammerwood Park...... 31 The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens...... 26 Cholmondeley Castle Garden...... 5 Hampton Court Castle & Gardens...... 17 Bodenham Arboretum...... 36 Combermere Abbey...... 6 Hartland Abbey & Gardens...... 10 Bodiam Castle...... 30 Compton Verney...... 33 Hartlebury Castle...... 36 Boldshaves...... 18 Constable Burton Hall Gardens...... 37 Harvard House...... 33 Bolton Castle...... 37 Cowper & Newton Museum...... 4 Head of Steam Darlington...... 13 42 Bonython Estate Gardens...... 6 Crook Hall & Gardens...... 13 Helmingham Hall Gardens...... 28 Borde Hill Garden, Park & Woodland...... 30 Dalemain Mansion and Historic Gardens...... 8 Helmsley Walled Garden...... 38 Bosvigo...... 7 Deene Park...... 23 High Beeches Gardens...... 31 The Bowes Museum...... 13 Denmans Garden...... 30 Highcliffe Castle...... 12 Brantwood...... 8 Dimbola Museum & Galleries...... 17 Hoghton Tower...... 20 Breamore House and Countryside Museum...... 16 Doddington Hall & Gardens...... 20 Holker Hall...... 8 Bressingham Steam and Gardens...... 21 The Dorothy Clive Garden...... 26 Holkham Hall...... 22 Brockfield Hall...... 37 Dr Johnson’s House...... 21 Hovingham Hall...... 38 Bronte Parsonage Museum...... 37 Edmondsham House & Garden...... 11 Hutton-in-the-Forest...... 8 Broughton Castle...... 24 Elgar Birthplace Museum...... 36 Hylands House and Estate...... 13 Browsholme Hall...... 19 Elgoods Brewery Garden...... 5 Iford Manor- The Peto Garden...... 35 Burghley House...... 20 Erasmus Darwin House...... 27 Ingatestone Hall...... 13 Burncoose Nurseries & Garden...... 7 Escot Gardens, Maze and Forest Adventure...... 10 Isle of Wight Steam Railway...... 17 Burrow Farm Gardens...... 9 Fairhaven Woodland & Water Garden...... 22 Ken Caro Gardens...... 7 Burton Agnes Hall & Gardens...... 37 Forde Abbey and Gardens...... 12 King John’s House & Heritage Centre...... 16 Burton Constable Hall...... 37 Ford Green Hall...... 27 Kingston Maurward Gardens ...... 12 Cadhay House...... 10 Fursdon House...... 10 Kiplin Hall...... 38 Caerhays Castle & Garden...... 7 Gainsborough’s House...... 28 Knaresborough Castle & Old Courthouse Museum...... 38 Capesthorne Hall...... 5 Gardens of the Rose...... 17 Layer Marney Tower...... 14 Casterne Hall...... 8 Gawsworth Hall...... 6 Leighton Buzzard Railway...... 4 INDEX

Leighton Hall...... 20 Powell Cotton Museum, Quex House & Gardens...... 19 Sussex Prairies...... 32 Letheringsett Watermill ...... 22 Prebendal Manor...... 23 Syon Park...... 21 Little Hall...... 28 The Priest House...... 32 The Tabley House Collection...... 6 Lord Leycester Hospital...... 33 Ramster Gardens...... 29 Thorp Perrow Arboretum...... 40 Lukesland Gardens...... 11 Raveningham Gardens...... 22 Titsey Place...... 30 Lullingstone Castle & the World Garden...... 18 Renishaw Hall and Gardens...... 9 Tiverton Castle...... 11 Lydiard Park...... 35 Restoration House...... 19 Ugbrooke House & Gardens...... 11 Lydney Park Spring Gardens & Roman Temple Site...... 14 Riverhill Himalayan Gardens...... 19 University of Oxford Harcourt Arboretum...... 25 The Manor...... 5 River & Rowing Museum...... 24 Waltham Place Estate...... 4 Mannington Estate...... 22 Rockingham Castle...... 20 Mannington Gardens & Countryside...... 22 Rode Hall Gardens...... 6 Waterperry Gardens...... 25 Mapperton Gardens...... 12 Roman Painted House...... 19 Weald & Downland Open Air Museum...... 32 Mary Arden’s Farm...... 34 Roseland House...... 8 The Wells & Walsingham Light Railway...... 23 Melbourne Hall...... 9 Rousham House & Garden...... 25 West Somerset Rural Life Museum...... 27 The Merchant’s House...... 35 Royal Pump Room Museum...... 39 Whitchurch Silk Mill...... 16 Michelham Priory...... 31 Ryton Organic Gardens...... 34 White Scar Cave...... 40 Middleton Hall...... 34 The Salisbury Museum...... 35 Whitmore Hall...... 28 Mill Dene Garden...... 15 Scampston Walled Garden...... 39 Whittington Court...... 15 Milton Lodge Gardens...... 27 Serles House & Garden...... 12 Wilton House...... 35 Moggerhanger Park...... 4 Shakespeare’s Birthplace...... 34 Wolfeton House...... 13 Mount Ephraim Gardens...... 19 Shandy Hall...... 39 Woodchester Mansion...... 15 The Munnings Art Museum...... 14 Sherborne Castle and Gardens...... 12 Wyken Hall Gardens...... 29 Norton Priory Museum & Gardens...... 6 Sherborne Garden...... 27 Oliver Cromwell’s House...... 5 Shipton Hall...... 26 Kingston Maurward Gardens Otley Hall...... 28 Skipton Castle...... 39 Painshill Landscape Garden...... 29 Somerleyton Hall & Gardens...... 29 Painswick Rococo Garden...... 15 Southwick Hall...... 23 Pakenham Water Mill...... 29 Stansted Park...... 16 Parcevall Hall Gardens...... 38 Stanway House...... 15 Parham House & Gardens...... 31 Stillingfleet Lodge Garden & Nurseries...... 39 Pashley Manor Gardens...... 32 St Mary’s House & Gardens...... 32 Pencarrow House & Gardens...... 7 Stody Lodge Gardens...... 23 Penjerrick...... 7 Stonor Park...... 25 Plantation Garden...... 22 St Pauls Walden Bury ...... 17 Plumpton Rocks...... 39 Strawberry Hill House...... 21 Port Eliot House & Gardens...... 8 Sudeley Castle and Gardens...... 15 Powderham Castle...... 11 Sulgrave Manor...... 23 Campaign to Protect Rural England, 5-11 Lavington Street, London, SE1 0NZ Tel: 020 7981 2870 Email: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.cpre.org.uk CPRE is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England, number 4302973. Registered charity number1089685. Holker Hall, p8