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St. Paul's Walden Bury tel: Area: Hertfordshire |
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| Visitor Information | Email: spw //at// boweslyon.demon.co.uk |
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St. Paul's Walden Bury |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
Open 2013 for Charity on Sundays 7th April, 12th May, 9th June, 2pm to 7pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes As above |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: April - June |
To
see: daffodils, irises, magnolias, rhododendrons, woodland paeonies and lilies growing naturally |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adult £5; Child £1. £7.50 if by appointment |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: No Lunches: No |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities & Comments: Disabled Access to part of the garden |
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| Garden Features & Events | ||||||
| 18th century temples and statues, open air theatre, lake and ponds. Childhood home of the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother |
English Heritage Garden Grade: I | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Edward Gilbert (1720-30); Geoffrey Jellicoe 1930-40 |
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| This 18th century Grade I listed formal woodland garden, covering about 60 acres, was much influenced by French tastes, and is one of the few surviving examples of gardens of this genre. It is based on a patte d'oie (goose foot) design with long rides lined with clipped beech hedges leading to temples and statues. The temple by the lake was designed by William Chambers. The formal garden is complemented by seasonal displays of snowdrops, daffodils, irises, magnolias, rhododendrons, woodland paeonies and lilies growing naturally. Many of the rhododendron species from the Himalayas and SW China. make a spectacular sight in a good flowering year. Wild flowers are encouraged: banks of cowslips above the lake and bluebells in the woods make a good show, and spotted orchids thrive. They are allowed to seed before the grass in which they grow is cut, so there is a natural look in some parts of the garden in early summer. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| The gardens were designed by the owner Edward Gilbert, in 1720 - 1730, based on formal French patte d'oie (goose foot) design, Gilbert's grand-daughter, Mary Eleanor Bowes married John Lyon, Earl of Strathmore, and the house and garden still belong to the Bowes Lyon family. It was the childhood home of the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. The original garden design remains the same, as hedges and avenues have been replanted in the same positions as before. More recent additions do not intrude on the original design, and the woodland garden developed since 1950, has, amongst other plants, many rhododendrons and magnolia. | ||||||
| Nearby Hertfordshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
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| Hotels
& Accommodation: Rose Cottage, Whitwell Brocket Arms, Ayot St Lawrence The Priory, Hitchin Redcoats, St Ippolytts |
Restaurants: The Rusty Gun, St Ippolytts; Brocket Arms, Ayot St Lawrence; Redcoats, St Ippolytts |
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| Inns & Pubs: The Bull, Whitwell Maiden's Head, Whitwell Strathmore Arms, St Pauls Walden |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: St Pauls Walden church; attractive small market town of Hitchin, 5, miles away. |
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