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Dunster Castle tel: 01643-821314 Area: Somerset |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dunstercastle -- email: dunstercastle {at} nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Dunster Castle |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
1st Jan - 11th Mar; daily; 11am - 4pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: June and July |
To
see: Hydrangeas |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets): adult £9.40 (£8.50), child £4.60 (£4.10), family £22.50 (£20.40), family (1 adult) £14 (£12.70). Garden only: adult £5.20 (£4.70), child £2.40 (£2.10), family £12.80 (£11.60), family (1 adult) £7.60 (£6.90). Discounts available with a valid West Somerset Railway ticket |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: No Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Plants for sale in summer only. Major roof project now complete, enabling the exceptional 17th-century leather hangings to be re-displayed in the Leather Gallery. Complemented by newly displayed contemporary artwork by Hannah Firmin |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Ancient castle with fine interiors and subtropical gardens; Romantic castle with turrets and towers; Remodelled in the 19th century, but an important fortress for over 1,000 years; Dramatic hilltop location with sweeping views over Exmoor and the Bristol Channel; Terraced gardens with subtropical plants; Home to the National Collection of strawberry trees | English Heritage Garden Grade: I | |||||
| National Collection: Arbutus | ||||||
| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| The gardens are 17 acres in size and are testament to the planting of generations of the Luttrell family. The Keep Garden is oval in shape with borders of cistus, hebes, day lilies and sedums. The terrace's south eastern aspect and the shelter afforded it by the house creates a micro-climate. A line of towering trachycarpus fortunei border the South Terrace path. Along Mill Walk can be seen blue hydrangeas, a small collection of foxglove trees, towering wellingtonia, as well as Japanese cedar and metasequoia. There is also a notable collection of citrus plants, though sadly the old lemon tree has succumbed. Direct website link: |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| Keep garden was a bowling green from 1870-1900. The castle and grounds were owned by the Luttrell family for generations. | ||||||
| Nearby Somerset Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Luttrell Arms Yarn Market Hotel |
Restaurants: Hathaways, many tea rooms in the village |
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| Inns & Pubs: The Foresters Arms Stags head |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Dunster Minehead 2 miles Taunton 15 miles |
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