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Athelhampton House Gardens

Athelhampton House Gardens
Athelhampton
Dorchester

DT2 7LG

tel: 01305-848363
fax: 01305-848135

Area: Dorset
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.athelhampton.co.uk

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Athelhampton House Gardens
Dorset
All details updated* as of: 20/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

Mar - Oct; Sun - Thurs; 10.30am - 5pm;
Nov - Feb; Sundays only; 10.30am - 5pm/dusk
Closed 7th - 20th Mar and 14th - 25th Apr.

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: Yes
11am - 4.30pm/dusk

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:

To see:

Admission Prices

House & Gardens; Adults £8.50; Over 60s £8; Students & Disabled £6; Child under 16 Free;
Late Entry (3.30pm) Adults £5.50; Over 60s £5.50; Students & Disabled £5.50;
Pre-booked groups of over 12 people £6.50pp (or £5.50 + catering)

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: No

Dogs Allowed: No
On Lead only: No
Special Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
Venue for civil wedding ceremonies and receptions. New restaurant serving lunches, cream teas and refreshments. Gift shop and free car park.

Garden Features

Winner HHA Garden of the Year Award 1997

English Heritage Garden Grade: I

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer: Alfred Cart de la Fontaine in 1891

Athelhampton is one of the finest 15th century manor houses and is surrounded by one of the great architectural gardens of England. The house contains many finely furnished rooms including The Great Hall, Great Chamber, Wine Cellar and, newly open to the public, the Library and Billiard room. Nevertheless it is still the family home of the Cookes.

The glorious Grade I garden, dating from 1891, is full of vistas, and gains much from the fountains and River Piddle flowing through. The walled gardens include the world famous topiary pyramids, standing over 30 feet high, and collections of tulips, magnolias, roses, clematis and lilies in season. In the Octagonal Garden, pleached limes form a canopy around the octagonal pool. A 15th century Dovecote, which in the past housed up to 1200 birds for food, is surrounded by climbing roses.

History of Garden

Francis Inigo Thomas designed four Ham stone courts in the Elizabethan style. Sir Robert Cooke designed the Octagonal Garden in 1971.

Nearby Dorset Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Casterbridge Hotel, Dorchester

Restaurants:
The Mock Turtle, Dorchester

Inns & Pubs:
Hambro Arms, Milton Abbas

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Dorchester

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*Information Updates
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(Most recently requested in Jan - Feb 2008)

The garden information above was last updated on 20/02/2008

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