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Goodnestone Park

Goodnestone Park
Goodnestone
Canterbury

CT3 1PL

tel: 01304 840107
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Area: Kent
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.goodnestoneparkgardens.co.uk

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Goodnestone Park
Kent
All details updated* as of: 21/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

Sundays 17th & 24th February and 2nd , 9th & 16th March.
19th Mar - 3rd Oct; Mon - Fri; 11am - 5pm; Sun, 12 noon - 5pm. Open BHs
Note: From 1st June, open Tues & closed Sat.
Nursery open at same times as garden.

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: Yes
by appointment only, for parties of 20 or more @£3.50

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:

To see:
Snowdrops
Hellebores

Admission Prices

Adult £ 4.50; Child under 12 £1; Students £2.80; Over 60s £4; Family (2 adults + 2 Children) £6, Season £18; Disabled in wheelchairs £1
Parties 20+ £4pp; Parties 20+ guided tour £6pp. Parties outside opening hours £6pp

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: No
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: No
Picnics: Yes

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

Other Facilities:
Pre-booked Lunches only.
Many special events throughout the season, see own website

Garden Features

English Heritage Garden Grade: II*

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer:

The garden covers approximately 14 acres. The formal area lies around the house with fine specimen trees; and now a parterre planted for the millennium. This leads through a small arboretum to the woodland area, with a 1920's rockery and pond, rhododendrons, magnolias, camellias, cornus and a large collection of hellebores.
Finally, visit the walled garden with some of its walls dating back to the 17th century, as this area has been redesigned and planted during the last 30 years and is filled with clematis, old red roses and many other herbaceous plants - it is of interest all the year round.

History of Garden

The house was built in 1700 by Brook Bridges and enlarged by his great-grandson, whose daughter married Jane Austen's brother, prompting many references to the house in her letters. The garden nearest the house dates from the sixteenth century, with 17th century additions and 18th century parkland. The woodland was laid out in the 1920's.

Nearby Kent Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Magnolia House, Canterbury

Restaurants:
Griffins Head, Chillenden

Inns & Pubs:
Griffins Head, Chillenden

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Canterbury
Wingham
Sandwich

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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 21/02/2008

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