Studland Bay Old Studland, near Swanage, Dorset Post Office This glorious slice of Purbeck coastline is famed Fore Street, Tintagel, PL34 0DB for its 4-mile stretch of golden sand, gently shelving bathing waters and views of Old Harry One of the Trust’s earliest acquisitions, this quaint Rocks and the . With four beaches house and garden was once in danger of being to choose from, Studland is loved by young demolished. Dated circa 1380, it is a rare example families and watersports fans of all ages, and of a medieval ‘longhouse’, modified over 600 it includes the most popular naturist beach in years, yet retaining its charm. It has had many Britain. The vast swathe of heathland behind the uses, most notably as a Victorian post office. beach is a haven for native wildlife and features Note: nearest toilet 54 yards in Trevena Square all six British reptiles. Footpaths, cycle tracks (not ). and bridleways through sand dunes, woods and wild open landscape encourage you to explore. Garden best in: April–May, July, September. Wildlife to spot includes deer, insects and birds as well as numerous wild flowers. Studland was the Contact: 01840 770024 inspiration for Toytown in Enid Blyton’s Noddy. [email protected] Note: toilets at Shell Bay, Knoll Beach and Middle Beach; also South Beach (not National Trust). Coaches: no coach parking. Nearest parking: King Arthur’s car park opposite the house. What’s new in 2016? The tiny, thatched Grooms Cottage at Middle Beach has been refurbished to Visit: average duration is 1 hour. Shop. re-create the time it was used by the groom to the Bankes family. Opens seasonally. Catering: no catering available on site. There are plenty of cafés, public houses and restaurants Contact: 01929 450500 within walking distance. [email protected] Knoll Beach, Ferry Road, Studland, Dorset Group admission: £3.40 (groups 10+). BH19 3AQ

Coaches: parking for 4 coaches at Knoll Beach car Tintagel Old Post Office M T W T F S S park, charge applies. 13 Feb–21 Feb 11–4 M T W T F S S 7 Mar–20 Mar 11–4 M T W T F S S Visit: guided walks available (up to 2 hours). Shop. 21 Mar–25 Sep 10:30–5:30 M T W T F S S 26 Sep–30 Oct 11–4 M T W T F S S Catering: Knoll Beach Café open daily except 2 and 3 March, 25 December. Call 01929 450305 for Access: gE 4 5 D Building 03 menus and to book catering. Grounds 03 Group admission: please contact for details. London and Studland Bay M T W T F S S Shop and café Open every day all year 9:30–5* Sweeping landscapes, tranquil South East *27 March to 29 October, open to 6 at weekends. Reduced hours in winter (usually 10 to 4). Shop and café closed 2 and gardens and homes where 3 March and 25 December. history was made Access: 7F 4 g Grounds 3E

70 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places 71 From London living at Ham Perfect for groups House on the banks of the Mottisfont to sweeping Ancient trees, babbling brooks classical landscapes at and rolling lawns frame this Stowe, elegant decay at romantic house. From trompe- l’oeil to Whistler’s extraordinary Nymans and Churchill at drawing-room, it is full of Chartwell – this region surprises. Explore a smart new offers year-round interest welcome centre, shop and café, alongside changing exhibitions, from glorious gardens to including a celebration of Beatrix special walks. Potter’s work.

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‘The Churchills at Chartwell’ Capture the magic of ‘Capability’ Chartwell Brown’s landscapes Celebrate the 300th anniversary ‘Ghost tour’ of the birth of this great landscape Ham House and Garden designer by visiting Petworth ‘Domestic life at Petworth House’ House and Park, where in the 18th Petworth House and Park century the 2nd Earl of Egremont Vibrant Polesden Lacey commissioned the design and landscaping of the deer-park – One of the National Trust’s jewels one of Brown’s first commissions, in the South East, Polesden Lacey has and then move on to Sheffield formal gardens and an Edwardian rose Park and Garden where the garden. Formerly a walled kitchen parkland shows Brown’s signature garden – its soft pastel-coloured roses sweeping views, picturesque are a particular highlight, and at their lakes and majestic trees. best in June. Mid-week is perfect for a quieter visit.

Explore the beautiful gardens at Nymans and admire the summer roses at Cliveden and Mottisfont. Pictured: Polesden Lacey, Previous page: Ham House and Garden, Surrey

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M5 Bridport Cottage Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters Castle Poole Ryde Finch Foundry Exeter Lyme Regis Dorchester Clouds Hill Bournemouth Newtown Old Selsey Drogo Brownsea Island Town Hall Tintagel Old Launceston Seaton Max Gate Newport Post Of ce Sidmouth Bembridge Windmill Wareham Studland Bay Sandown A la Ronde Lydford Gorge Corfe Castle The Needles Old Battery Mottistone Shanklin Exmouth Weymouth Dawlish Swanage and New Battery Gardens Tavistock Teignmouth Fortuneswell Newton Abbot Cotehele Compton castle Buckland Abbey Torquay Lanhydrock Totnes Paignton Plymouth Antony Plympton Brixham Trerice Greenway Saltram Dartmouth Coleton Fishacre East Pool Kingsbridge Levant Mine St Ives Mine and Beam Engine Trengwainton Trelissick Overbeck’s Garden Godolphin Falmouth St Michael’s Mount Glendurgan Garden Catering: tea-room in (licensed), self-service, 70 covers, and additional 40 seats outside. Lunch served 12 to 2:30. Special Basildon Park arrangements and menu available for groups. The Parlour in the stableyard shop, 15 covers. Lower Basildon, Reading, RG8 9NR Group admission: £13. Lovingly restored and on a grand scale; Lord and Lady Iliffe made it their life’s work to bring this fine Georgian mansion back to its full glory, dressing Basildon Park M T W T F S S it with carefully chosen antique fine furnishings Open every day all year 10–5* and important Old Master paintings. By contrast, *House open 11 to 5 (tours only from 11 to 12). Between ‘below stairs’ the 1950s kitchen and laundry November and March access to house may be by guided tours only (telephone for details). Closes dusk if earlier. are utterly of their period, and the everyday Closed 24 and 25 December. homeware and equipment provide nostalgic hands-on fun for visitors of all ages. Outside, the Access: 7E F 4 g E L G 4 5 informal gardens and extensive parkland, inspired Mansion 0 Grounds j by ‘Capability’ Brown, offer family activities and seasonal trails that everyone will enjoy. Recently featured in Downton Abbey. Note: entrance to main show rooms of mansion on first floor – 21 Special interest tours steps from ground level. No group bookings on weekends, Bank Holidays and school holidays. Your way We can tailor a tour of this fascinating house Garden best in: April–August. to suit your group’s interests. Choose filming at Basildon including Pride and Prejudice, Dorian Contact: 01491 672382 Gray and Downton Abbey; an 18th-century house [email protected] created by John Carr and built for Francis Sykes; or the 19th-century home of MP James Morrison. Group admission: £4.35. Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 400 yards from mansion. A buggy transfer service is available. Tour cost from £10 per person Duration 45 minutes Alfriston Clergy Alfriston Clergy House M T W T F S S Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to 27 Feb–13 Mar 10:30–5 . . . . . S S site. Introductory talk£. Guided tour£. Guided House 14 Mar–30 Oct 10:30–5 M T W . . S S tours before 12 start at 10:30, groups must arrive 31 Oct–18 Dec 11–4 M T W . . S S at 10. Shop. The Tye, Alfriston, Polegate, Open Good Friday. East Sussex BN26 5TL Access: 8E L 5 D This rare 14th-century Wealden ‘hall-house’ was Building 0 s233Grounds 03 the first building to be acquired by the National Trust, in 1896. The thatched, timber-framed house is in an idyllic setting, with views across the Special interest tours River Cuckmere, and is surrounded by a tranquil cottage garden full of wildlife. Note: nearest toilet Around the National Trust’s first property in village car park. This delightful ‘hall-house’ located beside Alfriston’s parish church was the first building to Contact: 01323 871961 be acquired by the National Trust in 1896 for just [email protected] £10. Learn about the history of the house, the unusual chalk and sour milk floor and admire the Coaches: nearest coach parking in village car park, pretty cottage garden. 500 yards from house. Tour cost from £1.50 per person Visit: average duration is 1 hour. Guided tour£. Duration 1 hour Shop.

Catering: no catering available, contact property for alternatives.

76 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 77 Group admission: £8.50.

Bateman’s M T W T F S S Bateman’s House Bateman’s Lane, Burwash, 1 Jan–26 Feb 11:30–3:30 M T W T F S S East Sussex TN19 7DS 27 Feb–30 Oct 11–5* M T W T F S S 31 Oct–31 Dec 11:30–3:30* M T W T F S S loved this place; it was his Garden, shop and tea-room personal paradise, and somewhere he could enjoy Open all year 10–5* M T W T F S S family life. Surrounded by the wooded landscape *Closes at dusk if earlier. Closed 24 and 25 December. of the Sussex Weald, this 17th-century house, with mullion windows, pretty secluded garden Access: 78 F 4 g E G 4 5 D and acres of countryside, provided a tranquil Building 03 E Grounds 3j E sanctuary. The atmospheric -beamed rooms remain much as he left them. Outside, winding paths take in manicured lawns, a wildflower Special interest tours meadow and Kipling’s 1928 Rolls-Royce Phantom 1, while beside the river sits a 17th-century Bateman’s garden tour watermill. Jungle Book author Rudyard Kipling loved the peace and tranquillity of his garden, and it’s still Garden best in: March–June. there for you to enjoy. Take a stroll with one of our garden guides through the herb border to the Group admission: £7.70. Contact: 01435 882302 orchard, formal garden and the lovely wildflower [email protected] meadow, through which the river gently flows. Bodiam Castle Bodiam Castle M T W T F S S Coaches: parking for 3 coaches, 20 yards from Tour cost from £5 per person Open every day all year 10–5* entrance. Duration 45 minutes Bodiam, near Robertsbridge, *Closes dusk if earlier. Castle opens 10:30. Closed 24 and 25 East Sussex TN32 5UA December. Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to Kipling countryside walk 78 E F 4 g E L 4 5 D site. Introductory talk. Out-of-hours tours£. Shop. Follow in the footsteps of Rudyard Kipling as you A brooding symbol of power for over 700 years, the Access: explore the countryside that inspired him. The strong stone walls of Bodiam Castle rise up proudly Castle 03 1 E Grounds jE Catering: tea-room (licensed), self-service, 52 tour of the hills and woodland of the estate is led from the peaceful river-valley setting. A wide moat covers. Area too small to reserve tables. by our warden, who recalls the history of the area encircles the seemingly untouched medieval exterior. and the changes that each season brings to this Once inside, spiral stairways, tower rooms and Special interest tours beautiful little valley. battlements with dizzying viewpoints are ripe for exploration. The ruins of the inner rooms are brought Guided tour and cream tea New Tour cost from £5 per person to life through stories told by a range of medieval Explore the castle and grounds on a 45-minute Duration 1 hour characters and audio adventure – ‘A Knight’s Peril’. afternoon tour with a knowledgeable guide to Note: popular with schools. Toilets in car park only. discover more about medieval life and castle architecture. Finish with a visit to the tea-room for Contact: 01580 831324 a savoury or sweet cream tea. [email protected] [email protected] Tour cost from £6 per person Duration 2 hours Coaches: parking for 7 coaches, 400 yards from entrance. £5 per coach, no charge if booked. Sir Edward’s estate Buggy transfer can be arranged for visitors with Sir Edward Dallingridge was a larger than life limited mobility. character – a fortune hunter, soldier and a heavyweight in local politics. He built Bodiam in Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. 1385 as both a showpiece and defensive structure. Guided tour£. Shop. Explore the castle and discover more about medieval life and castle architecture. Catering: tea-room (licensed), self-service, 45 covers, 80 seats outside. Groups can book private Tour cost from £2.50 per person room, waitress service, 45 to 60 covers, tailor- Duration 45 minutes made menu or buffet. Catering must be booked one week in advance, telephone 01580 830074.

78 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 79 Group admission: £12. Garden and studio only: £6.

Chartwell M T W T F S S House 27 Feb–30 Oct 11–5* . . . . . S S 29 Feb–28 Oct 11:30–5* M T W T F . . 3 Dec–18 Dec 11–3* . . . . . S S Garden, exhibition, studio, shop and café Open all year 10–5** M T W T F S S *Entry to house by timed ticket (places limited) available from the visitor centre. Last entry 45 minutes before closing. **Studio opens daily, times vary, closed in January, tours only in February. Exhibition closes for short periods to change display. Closes dusk if earlier. Whole site closed 24 and 25 December.

Access: 78 E F 4 g E L G 4 5 D Chartwell Building 03 E Grounds 03 E Mapleton Road, Westerham, Kent TN16 1PS Special interest tours Chartwell was a home and a place that truly inspired Sir . The house is The Chartwell gardens still much as it was when the family lived here, Join us in the garden for a tour that explores with pictures, books and personal mementoes. areas mostly unchanged since the Churchill family The studio is home to the largest collection lived here. The lovely terraced hillside reflects of Churchill’s paintings. The garden reflects Sir Winston’s love of the landscape and nature, Churchill’s love of the landscape and nature including the water garden where he fed his fish, Visit: guided tour. Maximum 25 for out-of- including the lakes he created, the kitchen garden Lady Churchill’s Rose Garden and the Golden hours guided tours (Wednesday to Friday). For and the Marycot, a playhouse designed for his Rose Avenue. group visits during normal opening times, an youngest daughter Mary. The woodland estate Chastleton House introductory talk is available upon request. offers family walks, trails, a Canadian camp and Tour cost from £7.50 per person opportunities to stretch your legs. You may come Duration 1 hour 30 minutes Chastleton, near Moreton-in-Marsh, Catering: local tea-rooms (not National Trust) in across our resident cat, Jock, making his daily GL56 0SU Stow-on-the-Wold and Moreton-in-Marsh, where inspection of the grounds. Note: house entrance The Churchills at Chartwell coach parking is also available. by timed ticket only, available on the day from the Take a closer look into the lives of the Churchill Jacobean country house and garden built in visitor welcome centre. Some places too steep family through this informal tour of the principal the early 17th century by Walter Jones as an Group admission: £7. for wheelchair ramps. Minibus transfer available. rooms of the house, which remain much the impressive statement of wealth and power. The Ground floor accessible with a few steps. Virtual same as they were when the family lived here. The house remained essentially unchanged for 400 tour available. tour highlights interesting contents and gives an years, as the family who owned the house until Chastleton House M T W T F S S insight into the family’s tastes and lifestyle. 1991 struggled financially, leaving a unique and 2 Mar–31 Mar 1–4 . . W T F S S Garden best in: April–June, September–October. fascinating time capsule. Note: last entry one 1 Apr–30 Oct 1–5 . . W T F S S Tour cost from £7.50 per person hour before closing (timed tickets on arrival). 3 Dec–18 Dec 11–3 . . . . . S S Contact: 01732 868381 Duration 1 hour Access roads are narrow and visitor numbers are Timed-ticket system on arrival during peak times. Last entry [email protected] restricted. Timed tickets may be issued during one hour before closing. busy periods and larger groups split. 78 F E G 4 5 Coaches: parking for 6 coaches, 250 yards from Access: entrance. Contact: 01608 674981 Building 0 Garden 0 [email protected] Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. Welcome to site. Introductory talk£. Guided tour£. Coaches: we do not have coach parking. Groups Out-of-hours tours£. Shop. can be dropped off and collected outside the house by prior arrangement. Lay-by parking on Catering: café (licensed), self-service, 200 covers, A44 between Moreton-in-Marsh and Chipping adjacent to car park. Private room for group Norton. functions, 90 covers. Out-of-hours catering also available.

80 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 81 Coaches: parking for 1 coach, 25 yards from entrance. No parking is available for coaches during school holidays, Saturdays, Sundays or Claremont Bank Holidays. Landscape Garden Visit: average duration is 1 hour 30 minutes. Welcome to site. Guided tour£. Welcome and Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 9JG guided tour only available if requested at time of booking visit. Shop. Hidden in the heart of Surrey, this green oasis has always been a place to escape everyday life and Catering: café (licensed), self-service, 45 covers enjoy simple pleasures with family and friends. plus open-air terrace dining area with view across For centuries the garden was a sanctuary for some lake. of the wealthiest, most influential people in the country, however today everyone can enjoy it. Group admission: £6.80. The impressive turf amphitheatre offers wonderful views over the lake. Walks take in interesting features like the and camellia terrace. As a Claremont Landscape Garden M T W T F S S child Queen Victoria loved relaxing here and the 1 Jan–31 Jan 10–5* M T W T F S S tradition of play continues today, with nine-pin 1 Feb–31 Mar 10–5 M T W T F S S bowling, two play areas and a cottage full of toys 1 Apr–31 Oct 10–6 M T W T F S S and games. Note: limited parking during busy 1 Nov–31 Dec 10–5* M T W T F S S times. Please park considerately to maximise Café and shop close 30 minutes earlier than garden. *Closes spaces available. at dusk if earlier, local closing times posted at the property. Closed 24 and 25 December.

Garden best in: May, October–November. Access: 7F 4 g 5 D Grounds 3j E Contact: 01372 467806 Catering: tea-room (not National Trust). Set [email protected] menu available. Contact 01296 730004 for Claydon more details. Group admission: £6.50. Middle Claydon, near Buckingham, MK18 2EY Claydon M T W T F S S Nestled in peaceful parkland, this Georgian exterior 5 Mar–6 Nov 11–5 M T W . . S S hides a lavish interior that left the 18th-century Garden and tea-room open as house (telephone 01296 Verney family facing financial ruin. carvings 730252 for details). Whole property open Good Friday. frame portraits of interesting characters, from Civil 78 F 4 g E L G 4 5 War heroes to buccaneers. A truly inspirational Access: place, where Florence Nightingale, sister of House 03 E Grounds 01 j Lady Verney, spent her summers. Note: Groups welcome, please contact the Claydon Estate office on 01296 730252 for garden entry enquiries. No Special interest tours groups on Bank Holidays. Claydon characters Garden best in: May–August. Join house staff for a guided tour of the ground- floor rooms. Discover more about those who built Contact: 01296 730349 the house and the Verney family, from embezzling [email protected] carvers to Civil War heroes and Florence Nightingale. Find out how history has shaped Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 20 yards from Claydon and how we look after it today. entrance. Tour cost from £1.20 per person Visit: average duration is 4 hours. Welcome to Duration 1 hour site. Introductory talk. Guided tour£. Out-of-hours tours£. Introductory talks must be requested at time of booking. Shop.

82 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 83 Group admission: £8.50.

Cliveden M T W T F S S Garden, shop, café and woodland* Eastbury Manor 13 Feb–31 Dec 10–5:30** M T W T F S S Woodland only House 1 Jan–12 Feb 10–4 M T W T F S S Eastbury Square, Barking IG11 9SN House (part), chapel . . . . . 3 Apr–28 Aug 3–5 T S Elizabethan gentry house circa 1573. Little-altered, *Café last orders 30 minutes before closing. **Closes dusk if featuring 17th-century wall-paintings and garden earlier. Property closed 24 and 25 December. Admission to with bee-boles. Tours, re-enactments, family house by timed ticket only from Information Centre. days and crafts. Note: managed by London Access: 7E F 4 g E 4 D Borough of Barking and . Some rooms are occasionally closed for private functions. House (hotel) 03 1 s233E Independent tea-room and shop selling Tudor Group admission: £3. Cliveden Garden 03 1 j E pottery and books. Garden best in: May–August. Eastbury Manor House M T W T F S S Cliveden Road, , , Special interest tours 27 Mar–11 Dec 12–5 ...... S Buckinghamshire SL1 8NS What’s new in 2016? We have a range of outreach 31 Mar–16 Dec 10–4 . . . T F . . Cliveden house tour talks on the history of the house available to Nestled high above the River Thames with The stunning Italianate mansion is leased as groups within Greater London and Essex. Contact Access: 7F 4 g E 4 D panoramic views over the Berkshire countryside, a private hotel and guided tours of part of us for more details. Building 3l T UE these gardens capture the grandeur of a bygone age. the sumptuous interior are much in demand. Over the course of 300 years, each family that fell Highlights include the impressive Great Hall and Contact: 020 8227 2331 in love with this place added their own extravagant ornate French Dining Room. [email protected] Special interest tours touch, creating a series of distinct gardens. From carpets of spring bulbs and vibrant floral displays Tour cost from £2 per person Coaches: drop-off point. Coaches use public car Candlelit tour on the elaborate , to the intimate Rose Duration 30 minutes parks in Barking. Full details supplied at time of An atmospheric costumed evening tour of Garden and rich autumn colour in the oriental Water booking. this little-altered Elizabethan gentry house. Garden, each area is designed purely for pleasure. Garden tour This exclusive tour is available during October, Miles of walks meander through majestic beech Join one of our experienced guides who will give Visit: average duration is 1 hour 30 minutes. November and December. Led by volunteers woodlands and along riverbank paths, while a giant you the inside view on looking after this special Guided tour£. Out-of-hours tours£. Shop. whose intimate knowledge of this intriguing yew-tree and acres of space to roam, help Grade I listed garden. It features the celebrated house will reveal its story and many fine features. make this a great place to visit. Note: no groups on Parterre, seasonal floral displays, distinctive Catering: tea-room (licensed) not National Trust, Refreshments are included. Sundays, August weekends or Bank Holidays. and an outstanding sculpture collection. with 60 covers in the house. Additional patio seating in Herb Garden, assisted service and a Tour cost from £10 per person Garden best in: March–October. Tour cost from £5 per person range of catering options supplied with booking Duration 2 hours Duration 1 hour 30 minutes information. Contact: 01628 605069 ext 115 Tours with afternoon tea [email protected] So much to see: 17th-century wall-paintings in the Great Chamber, exposed timbers in the attic, Coaches: parking for 3 coaches, 150 yards from a fine spiral oak staircase in the turret, soaring entrance. Coaches please use Hedsor Gate chimneys, the courtyard and a peaceful walled entrance on Bourne End Road, Sat Nav SL6 0JA. garden. This is followed by your choice of a simple cream tea or a full traditional afternoon tea. Visit: average duration is 4 hours. Welcome to site. Timed ticket guided tour of part of house available Tour cost from £7 per person Thursdays, April to end August, 3:20 to 5:00, also Duration 2 hours 30 minutes open to other visitors – early booking advised. Tours run every 10 minutes, maximum 16 people. Shop.

Catering: café (licensed), assisted service, 120 covers inside, and open-air seating for 140. Lunches served 12 to 2:30. Group menus available for set lunches. Coffee shop, assisted service, 35 covers inside and 20 outdoors.

84 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 85 Garden best in: April–September.

Contact: 020 7435 3471 Fenton House [email protected] and Garden Coaches: nearest coach parking: Parliament Hill 1½ miles or 1 mile. Drop-off point Hampstead Grove, Hampstead, at Whitestone Pond. London NW3 6SP Visit: average duration is 1 hour 30 minutes. This 1686 town house, overlooking London from Introductory talk. Shop. the top of Hampstead’s Holly Hill, is filled with world-class collections of ceramics, paintings, Catering: surrounding historic Hampstead village textiles, musical instruments and furniture. has a wide variety of restaurants, cafés and pubs. The ever-changing horticultural gem that is our garden includes an orchard, kitchen garden, rose Group admission: £6.20. garden, formal terraces and lawns, and never fails to delight. Fenton House and Garden M T W T F S S 2 Mar–30 Oct 11–5 . . W T F S S Open Bank Holiday Mondays, Good Friday and selected dates in December for Christmas.

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Visit: average duration is 1 hour 30 minutes. Special interest tours Welcome to site. Guided tour£. Shop. A city garden Emmetts Garden Catering: the Old Stables serving light See things you might otherwise miss in this refreshments, self-service, 60 covers. Outside acclaimed, historic walled garden with our Ide Hill, Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 6BA seating available and private function room for gardener-in-charge. Learn about the development hire at nearby Chartwell. of this important city garden, featuring a formal Emmetts is a garden to enjoy with friends and walk and lawn, rose garden, 300-year-old orchard family. If you delve a little deeper, there are exotic Group admission: £6.50. and kitchen garden. History and horticulture, plants collected from around the world and a host purpose and plantsmanship are all explored in this of stories to be discovered. Emmetts is known fascinating tour. for its beautiful bluebells and amazing spring Emmetts Garden M T W T F S S colour, summer brings the romantic rose garden, 27 Feb–31 Dec 10–5* M T W T F S S Tour cost from £7 per person followed by vibrant autumn foliage – there is *Last entry 45 minutes before closing. Closes dusk if earlier. Duration 1 hour something to see all year round. It is a place where All winter opening weather permitting. Closed 24 and 25 December. you can picnic in our meadow or simply sit back A collection of collections and relax. Far-reaching views across the Weald of Access: 7E F 4 g D Grounds 3j E Explore the eccentric collectors and their Kent can be enjoyed from our countryside walks. fascinating collections, now held at Fenton House. A Scottish aristocrat, an Egyptologist and social Garden best in: April–May, September–October. Special interest tours worker, and an award-winning actor contributed extraordinary items representing the very best of Contact: 01732 868381 A walk with the head gardener human endeavour in the fine and decorative arts. [email protected] Join our head gardener on a tour of the Chartwell, Mapleton Road, Westerham, Kent picturesque grounds as he shares his knowledge Tour cost from £9 per person TN16 1PS of the garden with its exotic plants and trees. Duration 1 hour 15 minutes Delight in the glorious shows of spring flowers, Coaches: coach parking 20 yards from visitor the rose garden and rock garden, and the riotous reception. Volunteer-driven buggy to top of hill if colours of autumn. required. Tour cost from £7.50 per person Duration 1 hour 30 minutes

86 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 87 Catering: tea-room (licensed), counter service, Group admission: £8.80. 80 covers plus additional 40 seats outside.

Group admission: £9.70. Ham House and Garden M T W T F S S Greys Court Ham House House Rotherfield Greys, Henley-on-Thames, and Garden 1 Jan–4 Mar 12–4* M T W T F S S Oxfordshire RG9 4PG Greys Court M T W T F S S 5 Mar–9 Oct 12–4 M T W T F S S Garden, tea-room and shop Ham Street, Ham, Richmond TW10 7RS 10 Oct–31 Dec 12–4* M T W T F S S Set in the rolling hills of the Chilterns, Greys Court Open all year 10–5* M T W T F S S Garden, café and shop is a picturesque Tudor manor house surrounded House On the banks of the River Thames, Ham is one Open all year 10–5** M T W T F S S by layers of history, intimate walled gardens 1 Mar–31 Oct 1–5 M T W T F S S of London’s secret treasure houses. With a *Selected rooms open, by guided tour at certain times. and glorious wooded parkland. The house is 1 Dec–31 Dec 1–5 M T W T F S S substantial collection of 17th-century paintings, **Closes dusk if earlier. Closed 24 and 25 December. warm and welcoming, unfurling the memories *Closes dusk if earlier. Closed 24 and 25 December. furniture and textiles, Ham reveals what life 78 F 4 g E 4 of the Brunner family through the rooms of their looked like during the reigns of Charles I and II. Access: comfortable home. Across the perfect lawn, a Access: 78 F g E L D You can learn how later generations protected House 03 l s233E Café 03 E medieval tower and patchwork of mellow brick House 3 Tea-room 3 Grounds 3E their heritage by caring for their ancestors’ Grounds 03 1 j 7 E buildings conceals an English country garden. treasured heirlooms. Outside, there are statues, Through an ancient arch, seasonal blooms are and avenues to be explored in the revealed from bright bulbs through clematis Special interest tours formal Cherry Garden, refuge to be sought in the Special interest tours and wisteria to glorious peonies and roses in the Wilderness and seasonal produce in the Kitchen summer. Winter walks in the woodland are a must. Garden tour Garden. Note: to protect our fragile textiles, Behind-the-scenes tour Note: no guided house tour for groups. Our walled gardens are managed entirely under some rooms have low light levels. Up to the attic and down to the basement – organic principles, and have something of interest experience the unseen parts of Ham House through Contact: 01491 628529 throughout the year. Enjoy a delightful guided Contact: 020 8439 8230 the eyes of the servants, both past and present. [email protected] walk around this gem with those who know it [email protected] Steep stairs and narrow corridors, so some areas not best; members of our gardening team will be fully accessible for visitors with limited mobility. Coaches: parking for minibuses and 1 coach, happy to share garden tips and advice. Coaches: drop-off point at entrance, coaches 220 yards from entrance. park on nearby streets. Tour cost from £8 per person Tour cost from £2 per person Duration 45 minutes Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. Duration 1 hour Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Welcome to Welcome to site. Shop. site. Guided tour£. Out-of-hours tours£. Shop. Garden tour Join us for a guided tour of the open and formal Catering: Orangery Café (licensed), self-service, restored 17th-century gardens that surround the 70 covers. Sorry, table reservations not possible. house. You’ll see the productive kitchen garden containing many heritage crops, the maze-like ‘Wilderness’, complete with summerhouses and the symmetrical Cherry Garden where you will find Bacchus, the god of wine.

Tour cost free of charge Duration 30 minutes

Ghost tour Reputed to be one of the most haunted houses in Britain, discover the ghostly tales scattered through the history of Ham House. Tour price includes drinks and light refreshments.

Tour cost from £22 per person Duration 1 hour 30 minutes

House tour Find out about the family who lived at Ham and discover the collection that has remained inside the house for nearly 400 years.

Tour cost from £11 per person Duration 45 minutes

88 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 89 Hatchlands Park Hinton Ampner East Clandon, Guildford, Surrey GU4 7RT Hinton Ampner, near Alresford, Hampshire SO24 0LA With open fields, ancient woodland and wildflower meadows, the parkland is perfect for relaxation Hinton Ampner is the fulfilment of one man’s and exploration. Our natural adventure area is vision. After a catastrophic fire in 1960, Ralph a great place for families and, new for this year, Dutton rebuilt his home in the light and airy both young and old can climb to our tree house Georgian style he loved. A passionate collector, and get even closer to nature. Nestled in the he filled the sunny rooms with ceramics and art. parkland is a Georgian country house, home to Outside, Dutton designed a series of tranquil Alec Cobbe and his superb collection of paintings garden rooms, each with their own distinctive Catering: tea-room (licensed), self-service, 60 and the Cobbe Collection, Europe’s largest array planting still apparent today. Geometric topiary, covers, and additional 60 seats outside. Groups of keyboard instruments – including some which exotic-coloured dahlias and borders of repeat- use tea-room on free-flow basis. inspired such world-famous composers as J. C. flowering roses lead onto terraces with panoramic Bach, Elgar and Chopin. Note: only six ground- views across the South Downs. Extensive lawns, Group admission: £8.50. floor rooms are open to the public. a park with ancient and beech woodland provide plenty of space to stroll, play, relax and Garden best in: April–October. picnic. Hinton Ampner M T W T F S S Estate, garden, shop and tea-room* What’s new in 2016? Parkland, shop and café are Garden best in: April–October. Open all year 10–5** M T W T F S S now open all year round (except Christmas Eve Group admission: £7.50. House and Christmas Day). Contact: 01962 771305 13 Feb–19 Dec† 11–4:30†† M T W T F S S [email protected] Exhibition in main hall Contact: 01483 222482 Hatchlands Park M T W T F S S 1 Jan–7 Feb 11–4:30†† M T W T F S S [email protected] House and garden† Coaches: parking for 1 coach. Separate coach 27 Dec–31 Dec 11–4:30†† . T W T F S . 27 Mar–30 Oct* 2–5:30 . T W T . . S access, details will be sent out with the booking Closed 24 and 25 December. *Tea-room: last service 4:30. Coaches: parking for 1 coach, 50 yards from Shop, café, park walks and NGS Quiet Garden confirmation. **Closes dusk if earlier. †House: closed 28 November to 2 December. ††House: last entry 45 minutes before closing. entrance. 1 Jan–26 Mar†† 10:30–4 M T W T F S S 27 Mar–30 Oct** 10:30–5:30 M T W T F S S Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to Access: 7F 4 g E L 4 5 D Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Introductory 31 Oct–31 Dec†† 10:30–4 M T W T F S S site. Introductory talk. Guided tour£. Introductory talk. Introductory talk must be requested when *Also open Fridays in August.†Garden open 10:30 to 6 on talk must be requested at time of booking. Shop. Building 3E Grounds 1j E booking. Shop. house open days. Open Bank Holiday Mondays. ††Closes dusk if earlier. Closed 24 and 25 December. **Park walks and NGS Quiet Garden open to 6. Catering: café (licensed), self-service, 50 covers. Busy at lunchtimes on Wednesday concert days. Access: 7E F 4 g E 4 5 D Set menu available. Catering should be booked on Building 03 E Grounds 3j 7 01483 226167.

90 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 91 Catering: café (licensed), assisted service. There are no separate dining arrangements for groups, all visitors are invited to enjoy our catering Hughenden facilities at their leisure. High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP14 4LA Group admission: £9.

It’s hardly surprising that the unconventional Victorian Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli so Hughenden M T W T F S S loved Hughenden. His handsome home, set in an Open every day all year 10–5* unspoiled Chiltern valley with its views of ancient *Closes dusk if earlier. Shop and manor open at 11. 4 January woods and rolling hills, is full of the fascinating to 12 February, weekday manor visits by guided tour only, 12 to 4. Closed 24 and 25 December. personal memorabilia of this charismatic and colourful statesman. Disraeli’s hillside retreat later Access: 78 E F 4 g E L 4 5 D became the headquarters for a top-secret, Second World War operation that put Hughenden high on Manor 03 s233E Hitler’s target list. The basement exhibition, 1940s Grounds 03 j E living room and ice-house bunker bring wartime Britain to life. The estate also offers a variety of walks, rewarding visitors with perfect views of the Special interest tours . Disraeli’s manor Garden best in: February–October. Welcome to the beloved country home of Benjamin Disraeli, Queen Victoria’s favourite Contact: 01494 755573 Prime Minister. The visit begins with an [email protected] introductory talk about the history of the manor before you are given the opportunity to look Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 150 yards from around at your own pace. Discover interesting entrance. There is a short uphill walk to the memorabilia, personal belongings, and enjoy the Coaches: parking for 6 coaches, 100 yards from entrance, buggy available on request. lovely grounds. entrance. Shuttle bus transfer dependent upon availability of volunteer driver. Minibuses can Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Introductory talk. Tour cost free of charge Ightham Mote drop-off at lower point. Group visitors are welcome to join the scheduled Duration 20 minutes introductory talks that are provided free of charge Mote Road, Ivy Hatch, Sevenoaks, Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Welcome to for all visitors throughout the day. Shop. Mary Anne’s garden talk Kent TN15 0NT site. Introductory talk. Guided tour£. Out-of-hours Step outside the manor and into a re-creation tours£. One daily guided tour available at 10:30 for of the colourful gardens designed by Disraeli’s Hidden away in a secluded Kent valley, is this booked groups. Shop. beloved wife, Mary Anne. Listen to one of our perfectly preserved medieval moated manor knowledgeable garden team who will pick out the house. Emerging from the natural landscape Catering: café (licensed), assisted service, 60 highlights and tell you more about the garden’s almost 700 years ago, Ightham Mote is built covers adjacent to visitor reception. Out-of-hours history. from Kentish ragstone and great Wealden oaks. catering available. While its architecture and decoration trace the Tour cost free of charge development of the , its Group admission: £9. Winter £4.50. Duration 20 minutes owners provide the stories of a once-cherished family home, evoking a deep sense of history. In Wartime Hughenden the tranquil gardens there are streams and lakes Ightham Mote M T W T F S S Your visit will begin with an informative fed by natural springs, an orchard, flower borders House introductory talk about the role that Hughenden and a cutting garden. The wider estate offers 29 Feb–30 Oct 11–5 M T W T F S S played during the Second World War when walks with secret glades and countryside views. 5 Nov–20 Nov 11–3 . . . . . S S Hughenden Manor was requisitioned by the Air Note: very steep slope from visitor reception – 26 Nov–31 Dec 11–3 M T W T F S S Ministry. This hillside hideaway housed a vital and passenger buggy or lower drop-off available. Garden, café, exhibition and shop top-secret mapping unit, codenamed ‘Hillside’. Open all year** 10–5 M T W T F S S Garden best in: May–August. Closed 24 and 25 December. **Closes dusk if earlier. Partial Tour cost free of charge access to house and grounds in winter months. Duration 20 minutes Contact: 01732 810378 78 E F 4 g E L G 4 5 D [email protected] Access: Building 03 1 s233E Grounds 3j

92 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 93 Contact: 01794 344020 [email protected] Coaches: parking for 10 coaches, 75 yards from Mottistone Gardens entrance. Mottistone, near Brighstone, Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to Isle of Wight PO30 4ED site. Introductory talk£. Guided tour£. We can tailor your day to make it extra special, call to Set in a sheltered south-facing valley, these discuss ideas and your group’s requirements. gardens are full of surprises, with shrub-filled Shop. banks, hidden pathways and colourful herbaceous borders. Surrounding an attractive manor house Catering: Kitchen Café (licensed), self-service, (tenanted, not open), these 20th-century gardens 80 covers, menu includes hot meals. New Coach have a Mediterranean-style planting scheme to House Café (licensed), self-service, 60 covers take advantage of its southerly location, including opening in early 2016, serves light refreshments. drought-tolerant plants from subtropical regions. Other surprises include a monocot border, a Group admission: £10. small organic kitchen garden and a traditional tea-garden alongside The Shack, a unique cabin retreat designed as their summer drawing office by Mottisfont M T W T F S S architects John Seely (2nd Lord Mottistone) and Garden, shop, café and art gallery* Paul Paget. There are also delightful walks across Open all year 10–5** M T W T F S S the adjoining Mottistone Estate. Note: manor House house open two days a year. Groups booked to see 1 Mar–31 Dec 11–5† M T W T F S S garden can join free-flow to house on those days. *Gallery opens 11 and closes for short periods to change exhibitions. **Closes dusk if earlier. Closed 24 and 25 Garden best in: May–September. December. Late opening during rose season (except house and café), telephone for details. †Timed tickets may apply at certain times. House and gallery close at 4 from 1 Contact: 01983 741302 November. [email protected] Isle of Wight Access: 7E F 4 g E L 4 5 D Mottisfont House and gallery 03 E Grounds 1j E Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 50 yards from entrance. near Romsey, Hampshire SO51 0LP Visit: average duration is 1 hour. Introductory talk. Once across the crystal-clear river, visitors Guided tour£. Introductory talks and guided tours enter a garden paradise. Ancient trees, babbling are subject to availability. Shop. brooks and rolling lawns frame this lovely old house. An 18th-century home with a medieval Catering: tea-garden, assisted service, 60 covers, priory at its heart, Mottisfont inspired a 1930s serves light refreshments. dream of creativity. Artists came here to relax and create works, some of which are still visible Group admission: £4.95. in our historic rooms. We continue those artistic traditions today, with major exhibitions in our top-floor gallery. Outside, carpets of spring Mottistone Gardens M T W T F S S Special interest tours bulbs, a walled rose garden, rich autumn leaves Gardens and shop and a colourful winter garden create a feast for 13 Mar–27 Oct 10:30–5 M T W T . . S Who needs water? the senses all year round. New for 2016 – Beatrix Shop Discover how to garden with a ‘no watering’ policy Potter exhibition in summer, and house open 3 Nov–10 Dec 11–3 . . . T F S . on dry sandy soil and see which plants do best, during the winter. Note: National Collection of 11 Dec 11–3 ...... S from hardy perennials to subtropical varieties. Old-fashioned Roses (usually flowering June). Closes dusk if earlier. Manor house open two days only: 29 Maximum 30 people. May by guided tour 9:30 to 12 (timed ticket, available on day); free-flow 1 to 5, and 30 May, 10:30 to 5 by free-flow Tour cost from £25 per group Garden best in: February–October. (additional charges apply). Duration 1 hour What’s new in 2016? Beatrix Potter exhibition Access: 78 F 4 g E L 4 D in the summer, and the house is now open The Shack 0 s233Garden 03 j E throughout winter.

94 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 95 Coaches: no coach access or parking. Nearest parking: Alum Bay ¾ mile away where parking is free for coaches. No nearer drop-off point, visitors The Needles can transfer onto public transport or walk. Nuffield Place Old Battery and Visit: average duration is 1 hour 30 minutes. Huntercombe, near Henley-on-Thames, Introductory talk. Guided tour£. Out-of-hours Oxfordshire RG9 5RY tours£. Both special interest tours have a minimum New Battery group size of 30 people. Shop. Though he left school at 15, went West High Down, Alum Bay, on to become an international figure and one Isle of Wight PO39 0JH Catering: tea-room, assisted service at The of the richest men in the world. As founder of Needles Old Battery, 32 covers. Kiosk at The Morris Motors he changed not only the industrial, Perched high above The Needles, amid acres of Needles New Battery, limited seating available. but social landscape with his philanthropic unspoilt countryside, is The Needles Old Battery, benefactions. Despite his great wealth, a Victorian fort built in 1862 and used throughout Group admission: £5.30. Morris, later Lord Nuffield, lived in a pleasant both World Wars. The Parade Ground has two but unostentatious home in the Oxfordshire original guns, and the fort’s fascinating military countryside. Perched on the Ridgeway, this house history is brought to life with displays and models, The Needles Batteries M T W T F S S and garden typify early 20th-century taste and plus a series of vivid cartoons by acclaimed comic Old Battery and tea-room* thrift, and reveal the home life of a couple who book artist Geoff Campion. An underground 12 Mar–30 Oct 10:30–5 M T W T F S S with a fortune behind them, still enjoyed the tunnel leads to a searchlight emplacement with New Battery simpler things in life. Note: maximum group size dramatic views over The Needles rocks. The New 12 Mar–30 Oct 11–4 M T W T F S S is 50 due to limited room sizes. Battery, further up the headland, has an exhibition Tea-room on the secret British rocket tests carried out 2 Jan–28 Feb 11–3 . . . . . S S Garden best in: May–September. there during the Cold War. Note: steep paths and 13 Feb–21 Feb 11–3 M T W T F S S uneven surfaces. Spiral staircase to tunnel. Toilet 5 Nov–11 Dec 11–3 . . . . . S S at Old Battery only. *Closes dusk if earlier. Property closes in high winds. 15 May: no disabled vehicular access due to Walk the Wight. 2 July: Old Battery early opening for Round the Island Yacht Race. Contact: 01983 754772 Contact: 01491 642857 [email protected] Access: 7F g E L 4 D [email protected] Old Battery 03 s233E New Battery 0 Coaches: no coach parking. Drop-off point 30 yards from entrance.

Special interest tours Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Shop.

Experience life on the edge Catering: modest tea-room, 24 covers, additional High above The Needles rocks, this 19th-century open-air seating for 30. Picnics allowed. fort was designed to protect the Solent from the threat of invasion. It is brought back to life Group admission: please contact for details. through the knowledge of our guides, the cartoon boards of Geoff Campion and exhibits such as the two original guns on the parade ground. Nuffield Place M T W T F S S 29 Feb–30 Oct 11–5 M T W T F S S Tour cost from £25 per group Closed 8 May, 26 June and 12 July. On busy days timed Duration 1 hour tickets in operation (limited, first-come, first-served). 7 0 0 0 For your eyes only Access: House Shop Grounds Journey back in time to the Cold War on this tour of The Needles New Battery and headland. In the 1950s and 60s, a secret rocket testing programme was carried out which forms the focus of the tour alongside learning about the Black Knight and Black Arrow rockets.

Tour cost from £25 per group Duration 1 hour

96 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 97 Nymans Handcross, near Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 6EB

One of the National Trust’s premier gardens, Nymans was a country retreat for the creative Messel family, and has views stretching out across the Sussex Weald. Today you can recharge your batteries here, while you explore this beautiful place, discovering hidden corners through stone archways, walking along tree-lined avenues Garden best: all year. while surrounded by lush green countryside. From vibrantly colourful summer borders, to the Contact: 01444 405250 tranquillity of ancient woodland, Nymans is a [email protected] place of experimentation with constantly evolving planting designs and a rare and unusual plant Coaches: parking for 4 coaches, 50 yards from collection. The comfortable yet elegant house, a entrance. partial ruin, reflects the personalities and stories of the talented Messel family, from the Countess Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to of Rosse to Oliver Messel and photographer Lord site. Introductory talk. Guided tour£. Shop. Snowdon. Note: group bookings taken Monday to Saturday, all year except Bank Holidays. Messel Catering: café (licensed), self-service, 115 covers, Family Rooms not available for groups on Fridays. with additional 70 seats outside. Unable to take advance reservations. Kiosk in the garden, covered outdoor seating for 24.

Group admission: £11. Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 400 yards from entrance. Drop-off point at the house. Sat Nav: enter Jersey Road and TW7 4RD. Coach parking Nymans M T W T F S S (not booked) £10. Open every day all year 10–5* Osterley Park Advance booking essential. Gallery closed for short periods and House Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to to change exhibitions. *Closes dusk if earlier. 1 November to site. Shop. 29 February, house closed for winter conservation. Closed 24 and 25 December. Jersey Road, Isleworth, London TW7 4RB Catering: café (licensed), assisted service, 80 Access: 78 F 4 g E L 4 A suburban caught between town and covers plus a pretty tea terrace. country, Osterley Park and House is one of House 03 s233E Gallery 0 the last surviving country estates in London. Group admission: £8.80. Gardens £5.20. Garden 01 7 E Only a short distance from the big city, you can explore the 18th-century house designed by architect Robert Adam and fashioned for show Osterley Park and House M T W T F S S Special interest tours and entertaining. Elegant pleasure gardens and House and shop hundreds of acres of parkland are perfect for a 27 Feb–30 Oct 11–5* M T W T F S S Nymans garden spot of table tennis or whiling away a peaceful 3 Dec–18 Dec 11–4* . . . . . S S Led by our experienced and knowledgeable afternoon. With our park, gardens and café now Garden and café garden rangers, your tour will include seasonal open all year, you can snooze in deckchairs on the Open all year 10–5† M T W T F S S highlights of the garden, the stars of the Nymans Temple Lawn in summer and enjoy brisk walks in *House last entry one hour before closing.†Closes dusk if collection, and a brief history of the Nymans the vibrant Winter Garden. Note: no groups on earlier. Closed 25 and 26 December. story showing how the garden was created by the weekends or Bank Holiday Mondays. 78 E F 4 g E L G 4 5 D Messel family and how it is cared for to this day. Access: Garden best in: March–October. House 0E Garden 1j 7 E Tour cost from £2.50 per person Duration 1 hour Contact: 020 8232 5050 [email protected]

98 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 99 Petworth House and Park Petworth, West Sussex GU28 0AE

Shaped by a family of collectors over the past 800 years, this 17th-century ‘house of art’ inspired countless artists, including ’s greatest landscape painter J. M. W. Turner. The finest collection of art and sculpture in the National Trust, including world-famous paintings by Van Dyck, Reynolds, Blake and Turner, is displayed in the opulent state rooms and North Gallery. In contrast the atmospheric servants’ quarters evoke the hustle and bustle of ‘below stairs’ life. Outdoors is a woodland Pleasure Ground and acres of ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped deer-park Special interest tours with glorious views of the South Downs National Park. Domestic Life at Petworth House Enjoy a private tour of the historic kitchens, Garden best in: March–October. admire the 1,000-piece copper batterie de cuisine and see how these atmospheric kitchens have Contact: 01798 342207 developed over four centuries of continuous use. [email protected] Tour tunnels (when available) and the ice house. This private tour starts at 10, before house opens Coaches: parking for 3 coaches, 700 yards from to public. entrance. Drop-off point is at Church Lodge entrance for pedestrians, 10 yards. Tour cost from £12 per person Duration 1 hour Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Introductory talk. Out-of-hours tours£. Introductory talks are The Petworth Experience subject to availability. Shop. Step inside this grand 17th-century mansion to discover the marvellous story within. Enjoy a Catering: Audit Room (licensed), self-service, 80 private, uninterrupted early morning tour of the covers and Servants’ Hall coffee shop, 30 covers. National Trust’s largest and finest collection of Unfortunately tables cannot be reserved. Morning pictures and sculptures. This special private tour tea and coffee or afternoon cream teas can be starts at 10 before the house opens to the public. booked in advance. Tour cost from £12 per person Group admission: £12. Duration 1 hour

The Pleasure Grounds Petworth House and Park M T W T F S S Enjoy a delightful tour of the picturesque Pleasure House Grounds led by one of our expert gardeners. 19 Mar–6 Nov 11–5 M T W T F S S On this fascinating tour you will learn about its Pleasure Ground, shop and café origins in the late 16th century, right through to Open all year 10–5* M T W T F S S the restoration projects currently underway. The *Closes dusk if earlier. Closed 24 and 25 December. tour is available Saturday to Wednesday, between 11 and 3. Access: 78 E F 4 g E L 4 5 D Tour cost from £5 per person Building 03 E Duration 45 minutes

100 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 101 Coaches: parking for 3 coaches, 200 yards from entrance. Drop-off point 100 yards from entrance. Transfer available between the house, coach Polesden Lacey parking and visitor reception (at entrance to grounds). Great Bookham, near Dorking, Surrey RH5 6BD Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. ‘This is a delicious house…’ remarked Queen Welcome to site. Introductory talk. Guided tour. Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on her honeymoon Out-of-hours tours£. Shop. at Polesden Lacey. Mrs Greville’s Edwardian party house, set in an Area of Outstanding Catering: café (licensed), self-service, 140 covers. Natural Beauty, boasts captivating views across Tables can be reserved upon request. Booked the rolling Surrey Hills. Visitors can enjoy the Christmas lunches throughout December. changing seasons with a waymarked walk across Ranmore Common, part of the 566-hectare Group admission: £12.20, grounds only £7.60. (1,400-acre) estate. The glittering gold room, designed to impress kings and maharajas, and the extensive collection of fine and decorative arts, Polesden Lacey M T W T F S S ranging from world-famous Dutch Old Masters House¹ to sparkling Fabergé, are breathtaking. Outside, 9 Jan–20 Mar Tour² . . . . . S S the gardens offer something for every season, 25 Mar–30 Oct 11–5* M T W T F S S including an idyllic rose garden, one of the longest 31 Oct–31 Dec** 11–4* M T W T F S S double herbaceous borders in the country, and a Gardens, Granary Café, shop and coffee shop winter garden bursting with yellow aconites. Open all year 10–5** M T W T F S S ¹Admission by timed tickets at certain times; last entry one Group admission: £5. Garden best: all year. hour before closing. ²Winter tours 11 to 3. *Weekday access by guided tour, 11 to 12:30, then free-flow. **Closes dusk if earlier. Whole property closed 24 and 25 December. Contact: 01372 452048 Quebec House Quebec House M T W T F S S [email protected] Access: 78 E F 4 g E L 4 House, garden and exhibition Quebec Square, Westerham, Kent TN16 1TD 27 Feb–8 May 11–5* . . W T F S S House 03 E Grounds 3j 7 E 3 Aug–30 Oct 11–5* . . W T F S S The childhood home of General James Wolfe, this 5 Nov–18 Dec 1–4 . . . . . S S 18th-century house retains much of its original House charm and family feel, with a replica bed and 14 May–31 Jul 12–5* . . . . . S S examples of traditional pastimes the Wolfes would *House opens at 12 (access by tour only, 12 to 1). Open Bank have enjoyed. An exhibition tells of the dramatic Holiday Mondays. Closes dusk if earlier. battle for North America, which tragically ended F4 g L 4 5 D in General Wolfe’s death. Note: Coach House Access: closed 9 May to 2 August for essential building Building 3E Grounds 1E work.

Garden best in: April–May, August–October. Special interest tours

Contact: 01732 868381 At home with a hero [email protected] This small but charming house was the childhood Chartwell, Mapleton Road, Westerham, Kent home of General James Wolfe, who led British TN16 1PS forces to victory over the French in Canada in 1759. Discover the history and architecture of this Coaches: coach parking, 100 yards from house in gabled Grade I listed house, the collection on public car park off A25. display and the battle that led to British victory.

Visit: average duration is 1 hour 30 minutes. Tour cost from £3 per person Introductory talk. Guided tour. Out-of-hours Duration 1 hour 30 minutes tours£. Shop.

Catering: tea-room in the Coach House, 16 covers, plus open-air seating for 19. More extensive catering available at nearby Chartwell.

102 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 103 Catering: small tea-room at Dapdune Wharf. Red House River Wey and Group admission: Dapdune Wharf £3.20. Red House Lane, Bexleyheath DA6 8JF River Wey and Dapdune Wharf M T W T F S S Godalming Dapdune Wharf The only house commissioned, created and lived 12 Mar–6 Nov 11–5* M . . T F S S in by William Morris, founder of the Arts and Navigations and Open daily during local school half-term and summer Crafts Movement, Red House is a building of holidays. *24 October to 6 November: closes one hour Dapdune Wharf earlier. River trips from Dapdune Wharf 11 to 4 (conditions extraordinary architectural and social significance. permitting). Access to towpath during daylight hours all An ongoing conservation project is gradually year. revealing Red House’s secrets, including original Navigations Office and Dapdune Wharf, Wharf Pre-Raphaelite wall-paintings and Morris’s first Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4RR Access: 7F 4 g 5 D 3 Grounds 3 decorative schemes. Note: research continues and decorative finds in the house are still being A hidden haven where you can take a boat trip, revealed. explore a restored barge, or enjoy scenic walks. Special interest tours Dapdune Wharf in Guildford brings to life stories Garden best in: May–August. of this historic waterway, along 20 miles of Barge building at Dapdune Wharf waterside towpath. Discover the fascinating story of Surrey’s oldest Contact: 020 8203 6359 waterway and one of the first British rivers to [email protected] Contact: 01483 561389 be made navigable back in 1653, through the [email protected] engaging interactive displays and exhibits at the Coaches: no coach parking. Nearest parking: Dapdune Wharf visitor centre. If the weather is Danson Park car park 0.6 miles. Coaches should Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 20 yards from fine, you can also take advantage of a relaxing not drive down Red House Lane, road narrows entrance. river trip. and is impassable further down. Visit: average duration is 1 hour. Welcome to site. Tour cost from £3 per person Guided tour£. Shop. Duration 45 minutes Visit: average duration is 1 hour 45 minutes. Guided tour. Limited number per tour, large groups may require 4 tours, 30-minute gap between each. Free-flow unguided visits now available from 1:30. Shop.

Catering: new café in the original kitchen, with additional open-air seating in the courtyard. Picnics in the orchard by arrangement.

Group admission: £6.20.

Red House M T W T F S S 2 Mar–30 Oct 11–5 . . W T F S S 4 Nov–18 Dec 11–4 . . . . F S S Admission by guided tour only at 11, 11:30, 12, 12:30 and 1 (booking essential); free-flow 1:30 to 5. Last admission 45 minutes before closing. Tea-room: last serving 4:30 (4 in winter). Open Bank Holiday Mondays.

Access: 74 g E L 4 Building 0 Grounds 3j

104 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 105 Coaches: parking for 4 coaches, 100 yards from entrance. Coaches should approach the main entrance via Lamberhurst village as the turning is Scotney Castle very tight. Lamberhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN3 8JN Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Booked groups welcome March to October, Monday to Saturday. The medieval moated Old Scotney Castle lies in House operates timed ticket entry system. Shop. a peaceful wooded valley. In the 19th century its owner Edward Hussey III set about building a Catering: tea-room (licensed), counter service, new house, partially demolishing the Old Castle table service for hot food, 48 covers and seating to create a romantic , the centrepiece of his for additional 60 outside. When booking please picturesque landscape. From the terraces of the state if you require hot food as this may not new house, sweeps of rhododendrons and azaleas always be available. cascade down the slope in summer, followed by highlights of autumn leaf colour, mirrored in the Group admission: £11.30. Garden only £7.10. moat. In the house three generations have made their mark, adding possessions and character to the homely Victorian mansion which enjoys far- Scotney Castle M T W T F S S reaching views out across the estate. Note: garden Open every day all year 10–5* has steep slopes. *Closes dusk if earlier. House opens at 11. All visitors require timed ticket to visit house (places limited, early sell-outs possible). Estate walks available every day. Property may Garden best in: May–June, September–October. close during adverse weather. Closed 24 and 25 December. Group admission: please contact for details. Contact: 01892 893868 Access: 78 F 4 g E G 4 [email protected] 03 E 3j E Sandham Memorial Sandham Memorial Chapel* M T W T F S S House Grounds *Opening times for groups differ from public opening times with early opening from 9 on most days. Please contact the Chapel property for full group opening times. Advance booking essential. Harts Lane, Burghclere, near Newbury, Hampshire RG20 9JT Access: 78 F g E G 4 5 D Chapel 3 Visitor reception/exhibition 3 This tranquil yet powerful place contains an outstanding series of paintings by artist Stanley Grounds 31 j Spencer, inspired by his experiences as a First World War medical orderly and soldier. An exhibition tells the story of Sandham, while Special interest tours outside the garden provides space to reflect and picnic. Note: group bookings arranged on Sandham’s history Mondays and Tuesdays, except Bank Holidays. Listen to how one of the most important 20th- century artists – – came to realise Garden best in: May–August. his dream of a ‘Holy Box’ based upon experiences in Bristol and Salonika through the generous Contact: 01635 278394 patronage of the Behrends. [email protected] Tour cost from £4 per person Coaches: no coach parking. Drop-off point at Duration 20 minutes front gate using public lay-by opposite chapel. Nearest parking Tothill Services ⅓ mile. Sandham’s history and its paintings Why not enhance your visit and in addition to Visit: average duration is 45 minutes. Introductory Sandham’s history learn about each of the 19 talk£. Guided tour£. Out-of-hours tours£. Group iconic paintings in the Chapel including what they tours are only available if booked. Shop. depict, the imagery behind them, references to artistic influences and Spencer’s spirituality. Catering: Carpenters Arms pub opposite Chapel. Tour cost from £6 per person Duration 45 minutes

106 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 107 Catering: licensed tea-room, counter service for drinks and some meals, hot meals brought to Sheffield Park table. Indoor and outdoor seating for 150 covers. Sissinghurst and Garden Group admission: £9.50. Castle Garden Sheffield Park, Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 3QX Sheffield Park and Garden M T W T F S S Biddenden Road, near Cranbrook, Garden, shop and tea-room Kent TN17 2AB Colour, perfume and sound excite your senses as Open all year 10–5* M T W T F S S you enjoy winding paths, majestic trees, ponds Parkland Sissinghurst Castle Garden sits within the ruin and dappled glades. Falls, cascades and bridges are Open all year M T W T F S S of a great Elizabethan house – all surrounded by integral to the garden design. Planting is reflected in Last admission to garden one hour before closing. *Closes the rich Kentish landscape of woods, streams ponds so clear that the eye is tricked into thinking dusk if earlier. Garden, shop and tea-room closed 24 and 25 and farmland. The famous garden, with its December. up is down. Bold and grand planting has a sculptural fairytale tower, is the result of the creative tension form in winter. Spring and summer bring vibrant Access: 78 F 4 g E G 4 5 D between the formal design of Harold Nicolson blooms, fragrant arbours and splashes of colour. and the lavish planting of Vita Sackville-West. The Contact: 01580 710700 Autumn is a blazing kaleidoscope of greens, flame- Reception 1E Tea-room 31 colour schemes, intimacy of the different garden [email protected] reds, burnt oranges and bright yellows, planted Garden 31 j 7 E ‘rooms’ and rich herbaceous borders are the for their combined display. The encircling park epitome of an English garden. The wider estate, Coaches: parking for 10 coaches. Drop-off point and woodland provide opportunities for further which includes a vegetable garden, lakes and rich 315 yards from entrance. adventure. Dragonflies skit across the meadows, Special interest tours variety of wildlife, is waiting to be explored, while buzzards circle in the sky, kingfishers flash across the our year-round exhibitions tell Sissinghurst’s Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. ponds and eels pass from river to lake. Bespoke tours stories and show how history and landscape Out-of-hours tours£. Welcome leaflets available We are happy to arrange special interest tours have combined to shape this special place. in French, German and Dutch. Early-bird guided Garden best in: March–July, October–November. with prior notice. These can vary in length and Note: limited access for buggies and wheelchairs. garden tours from 10 to 11 before garden opens to focus on different areas of the estate, history, Timed ticket system for entry into garden. public. Shop. Contact: 01825 790231 planting and design. [email protected] Garden best in: April–September. Catering: restaurant (licensed), counter service, Tour cost from £3 per person 80 covers and Old Dairy coffee shop, 25 covers. Coaches: parking for 6 coaches, 100 yards from Duration 1 hour Booked lunches and afternoon teas available for entrance. Drop-off point. Limited coach parking groups. in peak season, timed pre-booking essential. Group admission: £10.95. Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to site. Introductory talk. Guided tour. Mobility vehicles can be booked and a limited number of Sissinghurst Castle Garden M T W T F S S wheelchairs are available. Shop. Garden 12 Mar–31 Oct 11–5:30* M T W T F S S Shop and restaurant Open all year 10–5:30* M T W T F S S Estate Open all year Dawn–dusk M T W T F S S Exhibition** 16 Jan–28 Feb 11–4 M T W T F S S 1 Nov–31 Dec 11–4 M T W T F S S 4 to 15 January and 29 February to 11 March: estate, shop and restaurant only open. Closed 24 and 25 December. *Closes dusk if earlier. Last entry 45 minutes before closing. Due to its fragile nature we are unable to allow food, drink or buggies in the garden (carriers provided). **Please check website for details.

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108 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 109 Group admission: £9.50.

Standen House and Garden M T W T F S S Smallhythe Place Standen House House, garden, café and shop* Smallhythe, Tenterden, Kent TN30 7NG Open all year¹ 10–5** M T W T F S S and Garden House tours Nestled in the beautiful Weald of Kent, this early West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead, 4 Jan–29 Jan 11–2:30 M T W T F . . 16th-century cottage is full of the vibrant spirit West Sussex RH19 4NE 31 Oct–25 Nov 11–3 M T W T F . . of the adored Victorian actress Ellen Terry, and *House: opens 11, last entry one hour before closing. contains her fascinating theatrical collection. Nestled in the Sussex countryside with views across ¹Monday to Friday, house admission by guided tour at certain times. **Closes dusk if earlier. Closed 24 and 25 Voices of famous names who have graced the the High Weald, James and Margaret Beale chose an December. stage echo through our thatched Barn Theatre in idyllic location to build their rural retreat. Designed the garden. by , Standen is one of the most Access: 78 F 4 g E L 4 complete examples of Arts and Crafts workmanship, House 03 E Gardens 0j E Garden best in: May–June. with Morris & Co. interiors and a story of family life in 1925. Mrs Beale’s passion for gardening inspires a Contact: 01580 762334 major restoration of her 5-hectare (12-acre) hillside [email protected] garden. Each garden room has a distinct character Special interest tours and offers something for every season, from spring Coaches: coaches can park by arrangement at bulbs to autumn colour. The wider estate offers Arts and Crafts at Standen Chapel Down Winery (not National Trust) 500 footpaths leading into woodlands and perfect Standen was designed in the 1890s by Philip yards up the road. Drop-off at the gate if facing for exploring. Note: no group bookings on Bank Webb, a friend of William Morris, and now plays downhill away from Tenterden. Holidays and school holiday weekends. host to fascinating out-of-hours tours exploring its significant Arts and Crafts collection and Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Introductory Garden best in: April–October. family life at Standen. Throughout you’ll see fine talk. Shop. examples of Morris & Co. fabrics and wallpapers. What’s new in 2016? Enjoy the restoration work Catering: vintage-style tea-room (licensed), in the Rosery and our new winter walk. Tour cost from £12 per person counter service, 20 covers, with further 30 seats Duration 1 hour outdoors. Contact: 01342 323029 [email protected] Restoring the Arts and Crafts garden at Group admission: £6.55. Standen Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 400 yards from Halfway through a five-year project to restore the entrance. Drop-off point 100 yards from house. beautiful Arts and Crafts-inspired garden of Mrs Smallhythe Place M T W T F S S Beale, this tour explores the historically significant 2 Mar–30 Oct 11–5* . . W T F S S Visit: average duration is 3 hours 30 minutes. plant collection and the intricate garden design. *Tea-room opens 30 minutes later and closes 30 minutes Welcome to site. Introductory talk£. Guided tour£. See the seasonal garden highlights and hear about earlier. Open Bank Holiday Mondays 11 to 5. Closes dusk if Out-of-hours tours£. Timed ticket entry to house. the continuing plan for the complete restoration earlier. Guided garden tours are subject to availability and of this 1920s garden. must be booked. Shop. Access: 4L 4 5 D Building 03 Tour cost from £2.50 per person Grounds 3j Catering: café (licensed), counter service, 60 Duration 1 hour covers. Hot lunches served 12 – 2:30, reservations not possible. Last orders 4.30. Picnics welcome. Special interest tours

A delightful day out in Smallhythe Former home of Victorian actress Dame Ellen Terry, Smallhythe Place is a delightful 16th- century house with charming cottage gardens. Arrive at 11 in time for the introductory talk and self-guided tour. Then take time for a light lunch in our tea-room (not included) before 2.

Tour cost free of charge Duration 4 hours

110 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 111 Sutton House and Breaker’s Yard 2 and 4 Homerton High Street, Hackney, London E9 6JQ

A Tudor courtier’s mansion full of twists, turns and surprises in the heart of Hackney. With linenfold oak-panelled chambers, a great hall, cellars, Georgian, Victorian and Squatter rooms, all arranged around a tranquil courtyard and tea-room. Our new garden celebrates the site’s industrial past as a car breaker’s yard.

Garden best in: February–December.

What’s new in 2016? Surprise Breaker’s Yard Group admission: £4. Garden with upcycled vehicles, coach glasshouse, caravan historic palace, car-trailer planters and giant tractor-tyre pyramid – something to see all Sutton House M T W T F S S year round. 3 Feb–18 Dec* 12–5 . . W T F S S *Open daily in August. Open Bank Holiday Mondays and : 020 8525 9053 Good Friday. Property regularly used by local community Contact groups – rooms always open as advertised, but call if you Stowe [email protected] would like to visit during a quiet time. Occasional ‘Museum Lates’ opening. Buckingham, Buckinghamshire MK18 5EQ Contact: 01280 817156 Coaches: drop-off point only, 300 yards from [email protected] entrance. Public parking at Hackney Marshes Access: 8F 4 g E L 4 5 D The beauty of Stowe has attracted visitors since (1½ miles away). Building 03 1 E 1717. Picture-perfect views, lakeside walks and Coaches: parking for 6 coaches, 110 yards from temples create a monumental landscape that New Inn visitor centre. New Inn to gardens, 550 Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. changes with the seasons. Full of hidden meaning yards, buggy transfer available. Introductory talk£. Guided tour£. Out-of-hours Special interest tours and classical references, the garden remains an tours£. Shop. earthly paradise. You can follow in the footsteps Visit: average duration is 4 hours. Shop. History of Sutton House of 18th-century tourists and begin your visit at Catering: tea-room (licensed), 25 covers. Private The remarkable survival of Sutton House from the New Inn (now a visitor centre), from where Catering: café, self-service, 60 covers. Please call room available for groups. Special menu options 1535 as a Tudor courtier’s home through a it is a short walk or buggy-ride to the garden, to discuss menus and seating. for large groups (30+). succession of merchants, a renowned school, where another world awaits. Join us to celebrate trade union headquarters and even a squat in ‘Capability’ Brown’s 300th anniversary, as we Group admission: £9.60. the 1980s. The tour reveals a fascinating history continue to restore areas of the garden back of changing interiors and the architecture of the to their former glory. The sheer size and scale oldest house in East London. is perfect for either a steady stroll or vigorous Stowe M T W T F S S ramble, and will leave you overwhelmed by its Gardens, shop, café and parlour rooms Tour cost from £20 per group awe-inspiring splendour. Note: Stowe House is Open all year* 10–6** M T W T F S S Duration 1 hour open throughout the year and available for group Parkland visits and tours, see stowehouse.co.uk. St Mary’s Open all year Dawn–dusk M T W T F S S Ralph Sadleir church open daily. *Gardens closed 28 May but visitor centre, parkland, café Learn more about the man who built Sutton and shop open. **Closes dusk if earlier. Recommended last House. Sir Ralph died as the ‘richest commoner entry to the gardens 90 minutes before closing. Closed 24 Garden best in: January–November. and 25 December. in the land’ after a successful career as a Tudor courtier. He was Thomas Cromwell’s trusted right- What’s new in 2016? Celebrate ‘Capability’ Access: 7F 4 g E D hand man and in the service of Henry VIII was Brown’s tercentenary at Stowe with our special involved in the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Visitor centre 1l E Grounds 3j 7 programme and restoration of the larger landscape; explore new areas open to the public Tour cost from £20 per group and see the return of more statues. Duration 1 hour

112 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 113 Uppark House The Vyne and Garden Vyne Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 9HL South Harting, Petersfield, West Sussex GU31 5QR Once an important Tudor palace, this atmospheric mansion has some illustrious connections, from Perched on its vantage point high on the South Henry VIII to Jane Austen and J. R. R. Tolkien. Downs ridge, Uppark commands views as far Rare 16th-century interiors mix with elaborate south as the English Channel. Outside, the 18th-century architecture, and there are rooms intimate gardens are being gradually restored to filled with treasures, including an ancient cursed their original 18th-century design, with plenty ring and jewel-encrusted casket. Outside, acres of of space in the adjacent meadow to relax with Special interest tours wildlife-rich gardens, meadows and woods create a picnic, while the nearby woodland is great for a wonderful space for relaxation and exploration. exploring. Uppark’s Georgian interiors illustrate Garden tour Sweeping lawns offer lakeside picnicking, and a the comfort of life ‘upstairs’, in contrast to the Take a walk with one of our knowledgeable garden short stroll reveals a cosy bird hide overlooking ‘downstairs’ world of its servants. Highlights guides around the lovely lawns. Discover how the the water meadows. Note: major repair works include one of the best examples of an 18th- design of the grounds has developed over the starting this year, visitor route may change. Whole century doll’s-house in the country. centuries, culminating in a beautiful and peaceful house will be scaffolded. House partially closed garden. A perfect way to appreciate the wonderful mid-season onwards, tours no longer available. Garden best in: May–July. West Sussex countryside. No group bookings at weekends or Bank Holidays.

Contact: 01730 825415 Tour cost free of charge Garden best in: March–October. [email protected] Duration 1 hour Contact: 01256 883858 Coaches: parking for 3 coaches, drop off [email protected] Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 500 yards from 50 yards from entrance by request only. house entrance. Manual wheelchairs or transfer buggy from Visitor Reception to main area, subject Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. to availability. Welcome to site. Introductory talk. Main part of house closed on Mondays and Tuesdays; only Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Welcome to servants’ quarters in basement open on those site. Introductory talk. Guided tour£. Introductory days. Shop. talk, 15 minutes, takes place standing outside. House tours in morning, before open to public; Catering: café (licensed), counter service, 60 garden tours in open hours. Maximum group covers. size for tours is 15, three house tours can run concurrently. Shop. Group admission: £8.50. Catering: tea-room (licensed), self-service, 90 covers. No table reservation available, morning Uppark House and Garden M T W T F S S refreshments and afternoon tea can be booked, Open every day all year 10–5* but not lunches. We ask that large groups split *House open at 11 and closes at 4. Ground floor: 5 March and stagger visit to tea-room. to 31 October open 12:30 to 4; Print Room: March to October open first Wednesday of month. Café: last service 30 minutes before closing. Closes dusk if earlier. Garden Group admission: £9.80. tours every Thursday, March to October. Closed 24 and 25 December. The Vyne M T W T F S S Access: 78 F 4 g G 4 5 D Open every day all year 10–5* House 3l s233E *Closes dusk if earlier. House opens 11 for visit by tour or timed ticket (telephone for details). Shop opens 11. Last Gardens 03 j E entry one hour before closing. Closed 24 and 25 December.

Access: 78 E F 4 g E L 4 5 D Building 1E Grounds 3E

114 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 115 Special interest tours

‘Behind closed doors’ After a welcoming cup of tea or coffee with biscuits, join our enthusiastic volunteers on an exclusive tour of this intimate family home. Learn about the untold tales of family life, changing fortunes and legends, and see delicate objects such as the beautifully embroidered 18th-century waistcoat and other fine clothes.

Tour cost from £25 per group Duration 1 hour

Exclusive garden tours We are able to offer two volunteer-led garden tours: the ‘General garden tour’ explores the luscious herbaceous borders and gardens around the house, highlighting the plants and trees; or the ‘Hidden history tour’ reveals the archaeology of the grounds, discover the changes over the centuries through historic documents and pictures.

Tour cost from £25 per group Duration 45 minutes

Garden best: all year.

Georgian life and Jane Austen What’s new in 2016? Highlights include a new After a welcoming cup of tea or coffee with Waddesdon Manor visitor route with vistas through the house, biscuits, join our guides as they bring The Vyne to exhibitions on Rococo drawings and 18th-century life in Georgian times, when Jane Austen visited Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, French furniture, and an exhibition of new work by the family and Caroline Wiggett, who was a real- Buckinghamshire HP18 0JH ceramicist Kate Malone. life Fanny Price and possible inspiration for the heroine in her novel Mansfield Park. Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild started building Contact: 01296 653226 Waddesdon Manor in 1874 to display his [email protected] Tour cost from £25 per group outstanding collection of art treasures and entertain Duration 1 hour fashionable society. His choice of French-château Coaches: parking for 9 coaches, 150 yards from style, typical of the Loire Valley, surprises many entrance. Lost Tudor palace New visitors. The highest quality 18th-century French After a welcoming tea or coffee, join our guides to decorative arts are displayed alongside magnificent Visit: average duration is 5 hours. Welcome to learn more about the history of the Tudors, and English portraits and Dutch Old Master paintings site. Introductory talk£. Guided tour£. Out-of- discover more about The Vyne’s lost Tudor past in in more than 40 elegant interiors. Outside is one of hours tours£. Only two wheelchairs at a time on the 16th and 17th centuries. the finest Victorian gardens in Britain, famous for its each floor of the house. Water garden tour not parterre and ornate working aviary, and enhanced suitable for wheelchairs. Shop. Tour cost from £25 per person with classical and contemporary sculpture. Today, Duration 1 hour the Manor continues its tradition of entertainment Catering: Manor Restaurant (licensed) not and hospitality with events celebrating food and National Trust, waitress service, 80 covers. Stables wine. Visitors can explore Waddesdon’s history, Restaurant (licensed), 60 covers and Coffee Bar, collections and gardens through changing not National Trust, assisted service, downhill exhibitions, talks and tours. Note: advance booking from Manor, shuttle bus service provided. Special for house tickets essential for weekends and menus, reservations possible. holidays for all visitors, including members. Groups must book and advance payment is required. Group admission: £14. Garden only £7. Wheelchair restrictions in some areas.

116 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 117 Waddesdon Manor M T W T F S S Gardens, aviary, playground, wine cellars, shops, restaurant 9 Jan–20 Mar 10–5 . . . . . S S 13 Feb–21 Feb 10–5 M T W T F S S 23 Mar–3 Apr 10–5 M T W T F S S 6 Apr–27 May 10–5 . . W T F S S 28 May–5 Jun 10–5 M T W T F S S 8 Jun–21 Oct 10–5 . . W T F S S 22 Oct–30 Oct 10–5 M T W T F S S 2 Nov–6 Nov 10–5 . . W T F S S 9 Nov–23 Dec 11–6 . . W T F S S 27 Dec–31 Dec 11–6 . T W T F S . House* 23 Mar–3 Apr 12–4 M T W T F S S 6 Apr–27 May 12–4 . . W T F S S 28 May–5 Jun 12–4 M T W T F S S 8 Jun–23 Oct 12–4 . . W T F S S Christmas House (partial opening)* 9 Nov–23 Dec 11.30–6 . . W T F S S 27 Dec–31 Dec 11.30–6 . T W T F S . Open Bank Holiday Mondays. *House admission by timed ticket (advance booking essential). House: open 11 to 4 at weekends and Bank Holiday Mondays. Recommended last entry 2:30; last tickets available 3:10. Closed 24, 25 and 26 December.

Access: 78 E F 4 g E 4 D Building 3l E Grounds 3j E Wakehurst Place

Special interest tours Ardingly, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 6TN Catering: Stables Restaurant (not National Trust), A guided tour of the ground floor, first floor Seasonal delights in the manor garden self-service, 140 covers, adjacent to house. or Bachelors’ Wing Waddesdon’s delightful Victorian garden is one of Wakehurst, the country estate of the Royal Enjoy a tour of part of the house of your choice, the finest of its kind in Britain and renowned for Botanic Gardens, Kew, is internationally Group admission: please contact for details. as you are taken through the rooms on either the its seasonal displays, colourful shrubs, parterre, significant for collections, scientific research ground floor, first floor or Bachelors’ Wing by a statuary and restored pleasure garden. Enjoy the and plant conservation. The gardens, wetland highly knowledgeable Waddesdon guide. seasonal highlights, colours and fragrances in the and woodland are delightful, and there is also a Wakehurst Place M T W T F S S company of one of our expert garden guides on nature reserve. You can also visit Kew’s unique Garden Tour cost from £5 per person this informal tour. Millennium Seed Bank to see science and 1 Jan–29 Feb 10–4:30 M T W T F S S Duration 45 minutes horticulture working side-by-side. Note: funded 1 Mar–31 Oct 10–6 M T W T F S S Tour cost from £4 per person and managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 1 Nov–23 Dec 10–4:30 M T W T F S S Cellar tour and wine tasting Duration 45 minutes 26 Dec–31 Dec 10–4:30 M T W T F S . Built for the Rothschilds as a place to entertain Garden best: all year. Mansion and Millennium Seed Bank close one hour earlier. their guests, magnificent Waddesdon Manor Shop closes 4:30 from 2 January to February, 5:30 March The wine cellars to October, 5 from November to 1 January 2017. Catering is not surprisingly home to a rather grand and Anyone with a thirst for knowledge and fine wines Contact: 01444 894066 facilities available until 4 from 2 January to February, capacious wine cellar. After drinking in the facts will enjoy this tour, led by an expert Waddesdon [email protected] 5:30 March to October, 4:15 November to 1 January 2017. on a fascinating tour, join our wine expert for an guide, around the Manor’s magnificent wine Property closed 24 and 25 December. Shop closed Easter informal tasting of six Rothschild wines. cellars. Learn all about the incredible Rothschilds’ Coaches: parking for 8 coaches, 50 yards from Sunday. UK National Trust members free (reciprocal agreements made between the Trust and other parties do wine-making heritage, and be given the entrance. Parking charges may apply. not apply). Tour cost from £18 per person opportunity to sample two of the famous wines. Duration 1 hour 15 minutes Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Guided Access: 7F 4 g E Tour cost from £7 per person tour£. Guided tours limited to a maximum of 25 Buildings 31 s233E Duration 1 hour people. National Trust UK members must show their membership cards on arrival. International Grounds 3j 7 E membership cards are not accepted. Shop.

118 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 119 Group admission: £8. Contact: 020 7435 6166 [email protected] West Green West Wycombe M T W T F S S Coaches: drop-off point only outside. Nearest House and grounds coach parking: Parliament Hill 1½ miles or 1 Jun–31 Aug 2–6* M T W T . . S Kenwood House 1 mile. House Garden Grounds only West Green, Hartley Wintney, 3 Apr–31 May 2–6 M T W T . . S Visit: average duration is 1 hour 15 minutes. Hampshire RG27 8JB *House entry Monday to Thursday by guided tour (timed Guided tour only. Out-of-hours tours£. Group tickets). Free-flow on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Last tours at 10 or 11 for up to 24 people, Wednesday to admission 45 minutes before closing. Four seasons of beauty, contrast and inspiration. Friday. No toilets on site. Shop. Created by acclaimed garden designer and writer Access: 78 F E 4 5 Building 03 E Marylyn Abbott. Note: maintained on behalf of Catering: no catering available but many the National Trust by Marylyn Abbott. Facilities cafés, restaurants and pubs nearby in historic not National Trust. Hampstead.

Garden best in: March–October. Group admission: £5.20. Contact: 01252 844611 2 Willow Road [email protected] 2 Willow Road M T W T F S S Hampstead, London NW3 1TH 2 Mar–30 Oct 11–5* . . W T F S S Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 100 yards *Entry by one-hour guided tour only, 11, 12, 1 and 2 (places from entrance via narrow lane. Minibus parking limited, tickets available on day at door only). Wednesday to Friday, tours at 11 occasionally booked by groups. 3 to 5, adjacent to garden entrance. self-guided viewing (timed entry when busy). Open Bank Holiday Mondays and Good Friday. Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Introductory talk£. Guided tour£. Out-of-hours tours£. Access: 78 E L 4 5 D Horticulture and garden design: tour available West Wycombe Park, Building 0 s233 Wednesday to Friday. Shop. Village and Hill Catering: tea-room (not National Trust), 50 Special interest tours covers. Not licensed, bring your own (corkage West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire charge). Groups (10 to 70) can have exclusive use The anatomy of 2 Willow Road of flower-filled greenhouse, call for menu options. Alongside this historic village lies an exquisite Discover the inspirational home of Ernö Palladian mansion. This lavish home and Goldfinger and discuss with an architectural Group admission: £8 (no group discount). serene landscape garden reflect the wealth and expert just how he achieved his vision to create personality of its creator, the infamous Sir Francis a light, flexible living space for his family. Learn Dashwood, founder of the Hellfire Club. Still home more about the design, structure and materials West Green House Garden M T W T F S S to the Dashwood family and their fine collection, used in its creation. Garden, tea-room and shop it remains a busy, private estate. Note: opened in 2 Mar–30 Oct 11–4:30 . . W T F S S partnership with the Dashwood family. Tour cost from £9 per person 16 Nov–18 Dec 11–4 M T W T F S S Duration 1 hour 15 minutes Garden best in: April–August. Access: 4g Grounds 03 j The modern art tour Contact: 01494 513569 Discuss the Goldfingers’ collection of modern art [email protected] with our guide. In the mid-20th century, Ernö and Special interest tours Ursula were key players in the Bohemian circles Coaches: coach drop-off point adjacent to house. of Hampstead. Today their home showcases the A garden talk with tea Nearest parking at West Wycombe Garden Centre This late 1930s house, an architect’s vision of the important pieces they acquired from friends like Discover the secrets of West Green House Garden (not National Trust), no charge. future, paints a vivid picture of the creative and Henry Moore, Bridget Riley, Max Ernst and Marcel and find out how the world-famous gardener social circles in which Ernö and Ursula Goldfinger Duchamp. Marylyn Abbott emphasises the importance Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Welcome to moved. Today you can explore the intimate and of drama, colour, innovation and humour in site. Guided tour. evocative interiors, innovative designs, intriguing Tour cost from £9 per person the garden whilst enjoying morning coffee and personal possessions and impressive 20th- Duration 1 hour 15 minutes biscuits, or afternoon tea and scones. Lunch can Catering: no catering, although discount available century art collection. Note: nearest toilet at local be included for an additional charge. for NT members at the Hell Fire Caves. A variety pub. Joint ticket with Fenton House available. of alternative dining options is available in the Tour cost from £15 per person village. Duration 20 minutes

120 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 121 Contact: 01483 208477 [email protected] Winchester City Mill Winkworth Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 100 yards from entrance. Bridge Street, Winchester, Arboretum Hampshire SO23 9BH Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Welcome to Hascombe Road, Godalming, Surrey GU8 4AD site. Guided tour£. This fully restored working watermill has stood at the heart of the city of Winchester for a The National Trust’s only arboretum is the result Catering: tea-room, 25 covers, open-air seating millennium and is probably the oldest working of one man’s vision and passion. Dr Wilfrid Fox area. watermill in the UK. As the official Gateway to the used the wooded valley and its lakes as a canvas South Downs National Park, City Mill provides to experiment with planting trees to ‘paint a Group admission: £6.50. information for visitors wishing to explore local picture’. The fruits of his labour are now an award- walks and attractions. Note: nearest toilet 220 winning collection of over 1,000 different plants, yards (not National Trust). The mill has uneven which offer stunning combinations of colour Winkworth Arboretum M T W T F S S floors, stairs and low beams in places. with every changing season. Famous for vibrant 1 Jan–31 Jan 10–5* M T W T F S S autumnal foliage and endless carpets of bluebells 1 Feb–31 Mar 10–5 M T W T F S S Contact: 01962 870057 in spring; the azaleas, magnolias, witch hazel and 1 Apr–31 Oct 10–6 M T W T F S S [email protected] snowdrops mean Winkworth is worth visiting 1 Nov–31 Dec 10–5* M T W T F S S all year for beautiful scenery, a picnic or the fun Tea-room closes 30 minutes earlier than arboretum. *Closes Coaches: drop-off point 100 yards from entrance, family events. Note: steep slopes; banks of lake at dusk if earlier; local closing times posted at the property. Car-park gates locked at closing time. Closed 24 and 25 on (beside King statue, 20 and wetlands only partially fenced. December. minute waiting time). Nearest coach parking in Worthy Lane, B3045 near railway station. Garden best in: April–May, September–October. Access: 7F 4 4 Grounds 3j

Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Introductory talk. Out-of-hours tours£. Tours are free on open days when milling demonstrations take place: Saturday, Sunday from November to weekend before Easter; Wednesdays from February half- term to October. Shop.

Catering: no catering. Many options nearby, contact property for alternatives.

Winchester City Mill M T W T F S S 1 Jan–24 Dec 10–4 M T W T F S S 15 February to 30 October, open to 5.

Access: 8g E L 4 5 D Building 0

Special interest tours

A working flour mill An enjoyable guided tour with a short talk on the history of this medieval watermill, rebuilt in 1743, now restored to full working order. Witness the turning of the giant waterwheel and machinery, enjoy traditional flour-milling demonstrations and learn about the river and its wildlife, including our ‘Otter Watch’ project.

Tour cost from £2 per person Duration 1 hour

122 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 123 London and South East These properties have a limited offer for groups, but are well worth exploring for fascinating short visits that can be worked Bembridge Windmill Birling Gap and into your tour itinerary High Street, Bembridge, the Seven Sisters Isle of Wight PO35 5SQ near Eastbourne, East Sussex This little gem, the only surviving windmill on the Isle of Wight, is one of the island’s most iconic For drama, nothing beats the point where the sheer Ascott images. Built circa 1700 and last operated in 1913, chalk cliffs of the South Downs meet the sea. One it still has most of its original machinery intact. of the south coast’s longest undeveloped stretches, Wing, near Leighton Buzzard, Climb to the top and follow the milling process the Seven Sisters are truly iconic. If you venture Buckinghamshire LU7 0PR down its four floors.Note : sorry, no toilet. Steep down the steps onto the beach, you can discover steps inside. fascinating rock pools and the intricate wave-cut This half-timbered Jacobean farmhouse, platform. Our visitor centre, with its café and shop, Box Hill transformed by the de Rothschilds towards the Contact: 01983 873945 is a delightful place to start or end your peaceful end of the 19th century, houses an exceptional [email protected] downland walk. Before you explore the rare chalk Tadworth, Surrey collection of paintings, fine furniture and superb heath and grassland, why not pick up a Tracker Pack oriental porcelain. The extensive gardens are Coaches: parking for one coach only in lay-by, or get some friendly advice from a volunteer in the A great place for family adventures: exploring the an attractive mix of formal and natural, with 100 yards. visitor centre? Note: free access to open downland woods, braving the natural play trail, finding the specimen trees, shrubs and beautiful herbaceous for self-guided walks. Guided walks available on tower or paddling in the River Mole at the stepping borders. Visit: average duration is 1 hour. Introductory talk. request (charge applies). Picnics allowed. stones. On a clear day you can see for miles from Guided tour£. Out-of-hours tours£. Shop. the top of Box Hill, so if you’re hiking up, the view Garden best in: March–September. Contact: 01323 423197 is well worth it. You can pick up free walks guides Catering: kiosk serving tea, coffee and ice-cream. [email protected] from the shepherd’s hut and café or find your own What’s new in 2016? Visitors can now enjoy light Birling Gap, East Dean, East Sussex BN20 0AB way along our many footpaths. refreshments in our new tea-room. Group admission: £4.40. Coaches: limited parking for 5 coaches. Parking Contact: 01306 888793 Contact: 01296 688242 charge: £5 for 2 hours, £10 all day. [email protected] [email protected] Bembridge Windmill M T W T F S S 12 Mar–30 Oct 10:30–5 M T W T F S S Visit: average duration is 1 hour 30 minutes. Coaches: Limited coach parking. Narrow, Coaches: coach parking, 200 yards from Closes dusk if earlier. Conducted school groups and special zigzagging road. Approach only from Box Hill entrance. visits March to end October (telephone or email to book). Catering: café serving lunch, light meals, drinks Road/Box Hill village. 8E L 4 5 and cakes. Sea views, extra outdoor seating. Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Access: Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. Building 0 s2331 Group admission: please contact for details. In most cases, groups are self-guided. Sorry we Catering: tea-room, self-service, 32 covers do not have a booking facility. However, if you with additional 16 covers outside, offers light require information or to be met, please contact refreshments. Special interest tours Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters M T W T F S S the lead ranger. Shop. Countryside Group admission: please contact for details. Flour in the meadow Open all year M T W T F S S Catering: café serves light lunches and snacks. The mill worked its last harvest in 1913, but retains Café and shop much of its original machinery. Learn more about Open all year* 10–4:30** M T W T F S S Group admission: please contact for details. Ascott M T W T F S S the mill and its importance within the community *Closed 24 and 25 December. Extended hours in summer. 22 Mar–1 May 2–6 . T W T F S S whilst you enjoy the breathtaking views of the **Closes dusk if earlier. 3 May–30 Jun 2–6 . T W T . . . surrounding countryside. Box Hill M T W T F S S 1 Jul–11 Sep 2–6 . T W T F S S Access: 7F 4 g 4 Café 3 Shop 3 Countryside Open Good Friday and Bank Holiday Mondays. Gardens Tour cost from £0.70 per person Open all year M T W T F S S open in aid of National Gardens Scheme 2 May and 29 Duration 1 hour Shop, café, Discovery Zone and servery August (£5 for garden entry, including members). 1 Jan–24 Mar 10–4 M T W T F S S 25 Mar–30 Oct 9–5 M T W T F S S Access: 78EF44 Building 03E 31 Oct–31 Dec 10–4 M T W T F S S Grounds 03 E Servery, shop, café and Discovery Zone may close early in bad weather. Closed 25 December.

Access: 7F 4 g 4 Café and Discovery Zone 1 Grounds j

124 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 125 Buscot Park Cobham Wood Hartwell House Hotel, The Homewood Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 8BU and Mausoleum Restaurant and Spa Portsmouth Road, Esher, Surrey KT10 9JL Lord Faringdon’s family live in the house, maintain near Cobham, Kent Oxford Road, near Aylesbury, ’s extraordinary early 20th- its interior, curate its contents on behalf of the Buckinghamshire HP17 8NR century family home is a masterpiece of Trustees of The Faringdon Collection and manage Sitting proud in historic woodland pasture, the Modernist design in the midst of a picturesque and develop the grounds and gardens. This 18th-century Darnley Mausoleum commands Elegant Grade I listed stately home, having garden. Note: administered on behalf of the unusual arrangement for a National Trust property stunning views across the North Kent Downs. both Jacobean and Georgian facades, contains National Trust by a tenant. Access is via minibus gives it an idiosyncratic air and a different take Note: for Sat Nav use DA12 3BS. magnificent main hall with rococo ceiling and from Claremont Landscape Garden only. Sorry on taste and presentation. As a result the whole elegant drawing-rooms serving morning coffee no toilet. entity becomes more fluid and more surprising. Contact: 01732 810378 or afternoon tea. Set in beautifully landscaped New works of art mingle with the old within the [email protected] grounds, including ruined Gothic church, lake, Garden best in: May, October. house, and new alleys and vistas stride out within bridge and 36 hectares (90 acres) of parkland. the grounds. Paintings, statuary and objects by Coaches: no parking on site. Drop-off only at Only one hour from central London. Note: access Contact: 01372 467806 contemporary artists reinvigorate the whole – South Lodge (Sat Nav DA12 3BS), 1½ miles to is for paying guests of the hotel, including for [email protected] refreshing the spirit. Note: access to house may mausoleum reached by woodland walk. Coaches luncheon, afternoon tea and dinner. Children over Claremont Landscape Garden, Portsmouth Road, be limited due to major conservation work on the park in village. the age of six welcome. Held on a long lease from Esher, Surrey KT10 9JG roof. the Ernest Cook Trust. We welcome groups and Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Guided tour coach parties, please book with hotel direct. Coaches: coaches park at Claremont Landscape Garden best in: May–June. only. Out-of-hours tours£. Garden, then transferred by minibus to The Contact: 01296 747444 Homewood (charge applies). Contact: 01367 240786 Catering: refreshments only – facilities in [email protected] [email protected] Cobham village. Visit: welcome to site. Entry is by booked guided Access: 8F 4 j tour only, available on certain Fridays and Coaches: parking for 2 coaches, 50 yards. Group admission: £2. Saturdays, April to October.

Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. Catering: nearest catering is the café at Welcome to site. Guided tour£. On-board Cobham Wood and Mausoleum Claremont Landscape Garden, unable to take coach welcome and guided tours are subject Open every day all year, dawn–dusk bookings. to availability and must be requested at time of Mausoleum open first Sunday of the month, April to booking visit. Shop. September, 12:30 to 4:30 (normally also open one : £7.50 (groups 14+). Additional weekday). South Lodge Barn first Sunday of the month, Group admission April to September, 12 to 5. charge for the minibus shuttle applies to all Catering: tea-room (not National Trust). Lunches visitors (including members) £4.50. not available, alternatives include Buscot village Access: Mausoleum 0 tea-rooms and Lechlade garden centre restaurant. If visiting Manor, light lunches are The Homewood available there. Open first and third Friday and the second and fourth Saturday of every month, 1 April to 29 October. 45-minute guided tours at 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 2 and 3 (entry by booked Group admission: please contact for details. tours only). Garden open day: 19 October.

Access: 4 Building 0 Grounds 3j Buscot Park M T W T F S S House, grounds and tea-room 25 Mar–30 Sep 2–6 . . W T F . . Grounds only 29 Mar–27 Sep 2–6 M T . . . . . Weekend opening: 26, 27 March, 9, 10, 23, 24, 30 April, 1, 14, 15, 28, 29 May, 11, 12, 25, 26 June, 9, 10, 23, 24 July, 13, 14, 27, 28 August, 10, 11, 24, 25 September, 2 to 6 (tea-room 2 to 5:30). Last admission to house one hour before closing. Open Bank Holiday Mondays.

Access: 78 F 4 E 4 5 House 0s233 Grounds 03 1 j 7 E

126 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 127 Lamb House Monk’s House Oakhurst Cottage West Street, Rye, East Sussex TN31 7ES Rodmell, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 3HF Hambledon, near Godalming, Surrey GU8 4HF

Georgian home of writers and E. This small 17th-century weatherboarded cottage Timber-framed home offering a rare insight into F. Benson, who depicted the property in the in the village of Rodmell was the country retreat of domestic life in the mid-19th century, with a Mapp and Lucia stories. Note: maintained on the novelist Virginia Woolf and her husband Leonard traditional cottage garden to explore. Note: sorry National Trust’s behalf by a tenant. Sorry no toilet. and a meeting place for the Bloomsbury Group. no toilet. Nearest visitor facilities at Winkworth The garden features the room where she created Arboretum (4 miles approximately). Garden best in: May–July. her best-known works and includes cottage garden borders, orchard, allotments and ponds. Contact: 01483 208936 Contact: 01580 762334 Note: no access to Rodmell from A26. [email protected] [email protected] Winkworth Arboretum, Hascombe Road, Smallhythe Place, Smallhythe, Tenterden, East Garden best in: April, September. Godalming, Surrey GU8 4AD Sussex TN30 7NG Contact: 01273 474760 Newtown Old Coaches: Narrow lanes, drop-off only at cottage. Coaches: nearest coach parking at railway station, [email protected] Parking at Winkworth Arboretum, 4 miles. ½-mile uphill walk. No parking or drop-off point Town Hall outside the house. Coaches: no access to Rodmell village, streets too Visit: average duration is 45 minutes. Guided tour narrow. Drop-off on main road, 400 yards from Newtown, near Shalfleet, only. Welcome to site. Groups must book visit. Visit: average duration is 30 minutes. house. Isle of Wight PO30 4PA Cottage is very small, limited to 6 people inside.

Catering: no catering available, various cafés and Visit: average duration is 1 hour. Out-of-hours Tucked away in a tiny hamlet adjoining the Catering: tea-room at Winkworth Arboretum, pubs within 100 yards of house. tours. Small house, limited capacity. Lovely National Nature Reserve, this small and quirky 4 miles. garden. Shop. 17th-century building is the only remaining Group admission: £4.75. evidence of Newtown’s former importance. Group admission: £5. Catering: no catering on site. Pub in village, It’s hard to believe that this tranquil corner of ½ mile. the island once held what were often turbulent Lamb House M T W T F S S elections before sending two Members to Oakhurst Cottage M T W T F S S 19 Mar–29 Oct 11–5 . T . . F S . Group admission: £4.75. Parliament. Note: nearest toilet in car park. 2 Apr–29 Sep* 2–5 . . W T . S S 1 Oct–30 Oct 2–4 . . W T . S S Access: 5 Building 0 Grounds 0 Contact: 01983 741020 Admission by booked guided tour only at 2, 3 and 4 (last Monk’s House M T W T F S S [email protected] tour at 3 in October). Please call Winkworth Arboretum to book. *Open Bank Holiday Mondays. 23 Mar–30 Oct 1–5* . . W T F S S Longstone Farmhouse, Strawberry Lane, Last admission to house 15 minutes before closing. *Open Mottistone, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 4EA Bank Holiday Mondays. **Admission to garden 12:30 to Access: 78 L 0 5:30. Coaches: no coach parking. Drop-off point, only 1 Access: g Building 0 s233Grounds 0 coach at a time. Visit: average duration is 45 minutes. Introductory talk. Guided tour£. Out-of-hours tours£. Regular exhibitions.

Catering: no catering available, contact property for alternatives.

Group admission: £3.25.

Newtown Old Town Hall M T W T F S S 13 Mar–20 Oct 2–5 . T W T . . S Last admission 15 minutes before closing. Closes dusk if earlier.

Access: FE L 4 5 D Building 0

128 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 129 Runnymede Saddlescombe Farm Shalford Mill Egham, near Old Windsor, Surrey near Brighton, West Sussex Shalford, near Guildford, Surrey GU4 8BS

Seen by many as the birthplace of modern Saddlescombe Farm is a gem on the South You can sense the evocative stories of the past democracy, this picturesque open landscape Downs Way 5 miles from Brighton, a unique in the very structure of the mill, although the beside the Thames was witness to King John’s downland farm showing a changing way of life machinery no longer works. The wonderful historic sealing of the Magna Carta more than throughout the centuries. Newtimber Hill offers story of the Ferguson’s Gang is waiting for 800 years ago. Today Runnymede offers the ideal the finest chalk grassland with many varieties you – eccentric young women from the 1930s, space to enjoy ancient woodlands, countryside of downland flowers and wildlife, ancient lime determined to save the fabric of England for the walks or picnics by the river, all within easy reach trees and 19th-century graffitied beech trees. future. Note: sorry no toilet. This is not a working of the M25. Along with Lutyens’ impressive Note: Saddlescombe is a working farm and is fully mill. Fairhaven Lodges, the peaceful landscape is also open only on special open days. Information barns home to memorials for the Magna Carta, John F. and Donkey Wheel accessible all year. Contact: 01483 561389 Kennedy and Commonwealth Air Forces, making [email protected] it the perfect place to remember and reflect upon Visit: average duration is 90 minutes. Welcome to Contact: 01273 857712 Dapdune Wharf, Wharf Road, Guildford, Surrey important moments in world history. Note: toilets site. Guided tour£. Guided walks can be arranged [email protected] GU1 4RR only available when tea-room open. for groups of 15+. Shop. Saddlescombe Farm, Saddlescombe Road, Brighton BN45 7DE Coaches: no coach parking. Nearest parking: Garden best: all year. Catering: tea-room, self-service, 38 covers, plus Shalford station, ½ mile further on A281. open-air seating for 24. Please telephone the tea- Coaches: Nearest coach parking is at Devil’s Dyke. What’s new in 2016? New guide book is available. room on 01784 479571 to discuss requirements. Visit: average duration is 1 hour. Guided tour only. See the memorial to Magna Carta by artist Hew Visit: average duration is 2 hours. Welcome to Locke, unveiled in 2015 to commemorate the Group admission: please contact for details. site. Introductory talk. Guided tour. Catering: no catering available, contact property 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna for alternatives. Carta. Catering: Hiker’s Rest organic tea-room (not Runnymede M T W T F S S National Trust) closed on Wednesdays and has Group admission: £3.20. Contact: 01784 432891 Countryside limited winter opening. [email protected] Open all year M T W T F S S Tea-room Group admission: please contact for details. Shalford Mill M T W T F S S Coaches: coach and minibus parking, charges Open all year 10–5:30* M T W T F S S 23 Mar–30 Oct 11–5 . . W . . . S apply, payable on arrival. Sat Nav can be unreliable, *Closes dusk if earlier. Car parks: locked at 7, April to Access: 84 Buildings 00 3 Open Bank Holiday Mondays and Saturdays on Bank use TW20 0AE. Riverside car park, April to October; at dusk in winter. Closed 24 and 25 December. Holiday weekends. September, subject to dry ground conditions. Access: 7F 4 Tea-room 0 Grounds 31 Access: G5 Building 1 Memorial car park open in winter months. Special interest tours

Saddlescombe Farm Special interest tours Visit and see behind closed doors with your guide Special interest tours who will personally adapt the tour to your special The history of Runnymede interest. Saddlescombe is rarely open to the Flour, Fortnums and French Burr A guided walk with an experienced member public so hear tales about the Tudor kitchen, visit Smell the timbers and the tallow in this lovely old of the property team looking at the history of the dairy and milking parlour, stroll around the mill straddling the waters of the Tillingbourne. Runnymede from the sealing of the Magna Carta walled kitchen garden and explore the carpenter’s Stories are brought to life by our guides who at Runnymede in 1215 until today. workshop. reveal the secrets of Ferguson’s Gang who used the mill as a base to plan their missions to save Tour cost from £4 per person Tour cost from £80 per group England from the ‘Octopus’. Duration 1 hour Duration 2 hours Tour cost from £3 per person Duration 1 hour

130 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 131 South Foreland Stoneacre The White Cliffs Lighthouse Otham, Maidstone, Kent ME15 8RS of Dover The Front, St Margaret’s Bay, Dover, Medieval farmhouse surrounded by garden, Langdon Cliffs, Dover, Kent Kent CT15 6HP orchard, rolling meadows and woodland. Home to famous designer and critic Aymer Vallance. There can be no doubt that The White Cliffs of This historic landmark, dramatically situated on Note: no parking on site. Dover are one of this country’s most spectacular the White Cliffs, guided ships past the infamous natural features. They are an official icon of Britain Goodwin Sands and has a fascinating tale to tell. Garden best in: March–July. and have been a symbol of hope for generations. It was the first lighthouse powered by electricity You can appreciate their beauty and enjoy their and the site of the first international radio Catering: Mrs Knott’s tea-room, 40 covers, serves Contact: 01622 863247 special appeal through the seasons by taking one transmission. Note: no access for cars. Visitors hot drinks and light snacks. [email protected] of the country’s most dramatic clifftop walks, must walk either across clifftops or along uneven Smallhythe Place, Smallhythe, Tenterden, Kent which offer unrivalled views of the busy English tracks to the lighthouse. Group admission: £5. TN30 7NG Channel and the French coast while savouring the rare flora and fauna found only on this chalk Contact: 01304 853281 Coaches: no coach access, drop-off point 315 grassland. You can also learn more about the [email protected] South Foreland Lighthouse M T W T F S S yards from entrance. Essential that coaches book, fascinating military history of The White Cliffs by Lighthouse parking is difficult and instructions will be given at taking a torch-lit tour of Fan Bay Deep Shelter, a Coaches: no access for coaches. Nearest coach 1 Jan 11–3 . . . . F . . time of booking. labyrinth of forgotten Second World War tunnels. parking: National Trust White Cliffs of Dover, 21 Mar–30 Oct 11–5:30* M . . . F S S Note: toilets available until 7. No groups on 2 miles. Tea-room Visit: average duration is 1 hour. Sundays or Bank Holiday Mondays. 1 Jan 11–3 . . . . F . . Visit: average duration is 1 hour. Guided tour only. 6 Feb–20 Mar 11–3 . . . . . S S Group admission: £4. Contact: 01304 207326 Out-of-hours tours. Shop. 21 Mar–4 Sep 11–5 M T W T F S S [email protected] 5 Sep–30 Oct 11–5* M . . . F S S *Open daily during local school holidays. 30 October: Stoneacre M T W T F S S Coaches: parking for 4 coaches only, 400 yards closes 3. 19 Mar–24 Sep 11–5:30 . . . . . S . from visitor centre. Space needs to be left as a Open Bank Holiday Mondays. Last admission one hour turning point. Parking charge: £10 per coach. Access: F4 g G 4 5 D before closing. Lighthouse 0s233 Visit: average duration is 3 hours. Guided tour£. Access: 78 5 Building 01 Grounds j Tea-room 3 s233Grounds 1 Tours of Fan Bay Deep Shelter are by booked ticket only. Shop. Special interest tours Catering: coffee shop, self-service, 45 covers in visitor centre. Range of refreshments and light lunches to eat in or take away. The highlight of the White Cliffs This striking landmark on The White Cliffs of Group admission: please contact for details. Dover became the first lighthouse to display an electric light and was used in experiments by Faraday and Marconi. Join an illuminating tour The White Cliffs of Dover M T W T F S S of the lighthouse and climb to the top of the Visitor centre distinctive Victorian tower to enjoy spectacular 1 Jan–28 Feb 11–4 M T W T F S S views. 29 Feb–30 Oct 10–5* M T W T F S S 31 Oct–31 Dec 11–4** M T W T F S S Tour cost from £5 per person *4 July to 4 September, open to 5:30. **Closed 24 and 25 Duration 45 minutes December.

Access: 7F 4 g 4 5 D Visitor centre 1E Fan Bay Deep Shelter 0 Countryside 3j E

132 Please book all group visits, tours and catering direct with our places nationaltrust.org.uk/groups 133 Visit: average duration is 2 hours 30 minutes. Welcome to site. Short talks during the day for all Woolbeding Gardens visitors, by the William Pye water feature. Catering: café, 20 covers with additional Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 9RR 30 outside, serves light refreshments. Table reservations not possible. Groups can pre-order Woolbeding delights at every turn, with distinctive cream teas. garden rooms set against manicured hedges and thoughtfully composed colour-themed borders. Group admission: £7.30. Formal lawns melt into the rural landscape and beyond the meadow you will find a waterfall, Gothic summerhouse and enchanting landscape Woolbeding Gardens M T W T F S S garden. Note: access by park-and-ride minibus 7 Apr–30 Sep 10:30–4:30 . . . T F . . from Midhurst only (booking essential). Advance booking essential. Access by park and ride only from Midhurst. Garden best in: April–September. East of Access: 7F 4 Reception 1E Contact: 01730 811960 Garden 0j E [email protected] Lost Fenland landscapes and England Coaches: no coach or minibus parking. Drop-off space, stylish estate houses, point at entrance by prior arrangement, 30 yards. a plantsman’s walled garden Then park in lay-by on A272 Petersfield Road, 500 and artists’ views yards from Woolbeding Lane junction.

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