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Glen Chantry, Ishams Chase

Glen Chantry, Ishams Chase
Wickham Bishops
Witham

CM8 3LG

tel: 01621 891342
fax: 01621 891342

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

Visitor Information

www.glenchantry.demon.co.uk

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Glen Chantry, Ishams Chase
Essex
All details updated* as of: 21/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

4th Apr -30th Aug; Fridays, Saturdays; 10am - 4pm

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: No

National Garden Scheme days: Yes
First Fri of each open month

Best Times of Year to Visit:
April - May
June - July

To see:
Spring bulbs and alpines
Perennials and roses

Admission Prices

Adult £3.50; Child £0.50

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: No

Shop: No
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: No

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: No

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

Other Facilities:

Garden Features

English Heritage Garden Grade:

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer: Wol & Sue Staines since 1976

Glen Chantry has been developed since 1976 by the present owners. Most of the gently sloping, three acre garden is laid out with large informally shaped, colour themed mixed borders which contain a very wide selection of perennials, shrubs roses and woody plants, underplanted with bulbs for early and late season interest. Two ponds connected by a winding dam stream bed provide habitats for a wide range of moisture loving and woodland plants.

Nearer the house, three substantial limestone rock gardens house a fascinating collection of alpine plants. The intimate White Garden with its central fountain and cruciform paths is luxuriantly planted in combinations of white, silver and greens and enclosed by rose festooned trellis. A formally shaped vegetable garden with central box parterre and surrounding borders of hot colours and grasses marked the millennium.

At Glen Chantry plants dominate, and the owners' philosophy has been to display their varied foliage, shapes, textures and colours in as artistic a fashion as their skills allow. Many of the plants in the garden are available from the attached specialized perennial nursery.

History of Garden

Nearby Essex Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
Green Man, Witham Bishops
Square & Compasses, Fuller Street
The Wheatsheaf, Hatfield Peverel

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:

- Essex

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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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