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The Beth Chatto Gardens

The Beth Chatto Gardens
Elmstead Market
Colchester

CO7 7DB

tel: 01206 822007
fax: 01206 825933

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

Visitor Information

www.bethchatto.co.uk -- email: info {at} bethchatto.fsnet.co.uk

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The Beth Chatto Gardens
Essex
All details updated* as of: 28/01/2010
Text-Only version here

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

1st March - End Oct; Mon - Sat; 9am - 5pm. Sun 10am - 5pm
1st Nov - End Feb '10; Mon - Fri; 9am - 4pm. Sun 10am - 4pm. Closed 2 weeks over Christmas.

Parties / Coaches: Yes
By appointment

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: No

House Open for Viewing: No

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:
May - June, but interest all year round

To see:

Admission Prices

Adult £5; Child (accompanied) under 14 free;
Gold Season Double £25, Single £15.00
Groups of 25+ £4.50pp
Notable guide book for £3, garden tours available weekdays for £10 including
entrance and guide book during the summer, please phone for times.

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: No
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: No

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: Yes

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

Other Facilities:

Garden Features

WEEKDAYS 11.30am - 12pm - ENTRY TO THE GARDEN, HOUR GUIDED TOUR with Ian Parker AND A GARDEN GUIDEBOOK £10.00
WED 10TH FEBRUARY, THURS 11TH FEBRUARY, FRIDAY 12TH FEBRUARY, SATURDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 11am - 2pm - EARLY SPRING WALKS
Guided walks through the spring gardens with special emphasis on snowdrops, led by David Ward and sa Gregers-Warg £16.95, (£13.95 for RHS members and Friends of the Garden) including coffee and cake
SATURDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 10am - 3pm - DRAWING AND PAINTING WORKSHOP with Jennifer Andrews £49.00 (£40.00 for Friends of the Garden) including coffee and lunch
SATURDAY 6TH MARCH 10.30am - 4pm - PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP with Jacqui Hurst
Getting to know your digital camera £49.00 (£40.00 for Friends of the Garden) including coffee and lunch
SATURDAY 27TH MARCH 10am - 4pm - GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
For further details and prices please contact Angles G.B. Email: info@anglesgb.co.uk,
tel: 0207 183 8055
WEDNESDAY 7TH APRIL 11am - 2.30pm - THE PROCESS OF GARDEN DESIGN
Illustrated talk and tour of the garden by Paul Baines £39.00 (£30.00 for Friends of the Garden) including coffee and lunch
WED 20TH OCTOBER, THURS 21ST OCTOBER, FRIDAY 22ND OCTOBER, SATURDAY 23RD OCTOBER
11am - 2pm AUTUMN WALKS Guided walks through the autumn gardens, led by David Ward and sa Gregers-Warg £16.95, (£13.95 for RHS members and Friends of the Garden) including coffee and cake
AUTUMN - DATE TO BE ARRANGED 50TH ANNIVERSARY LECTURE BY BETH CHATTO
DECEMBER 2010
DATE TO BE ARRANGED CHRISTMAS FOOD AND GIFT FAIR

English Heritage Garden Grade:

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer: Beth Chatto

The original site was wasteland consisting of widely contrasting problem areas. There was poor gravel soil, 20 feet deep, dry shade beneath trees, while a sour boggy hollow lay between. By selecting plants adapted by nature to these situations, three contrasting gardens have evolved over the past 40 years. The now famous Gravel garden, cleverly planted to resemble a dried up river bed, is filled with drought-resisting plants, and shady areas make homes for woodland plants, while water gardens surround four large pools, which lie in the spring-fed hollow and the impact of the lush green growth there is almost overpowering. Huge upturned parasols of Gunnera chilensis tower above a hundred shades of green, creating a scene of harmony and tranquility.

Five acres of beautifully landscaped gardens contain a vast variety of plants providing year-round interest.

History of Garden

Nearby Essex Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
The Wivenhoe House Hotel, Wivenhoe

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
The Kings Arms, Elmtead Market

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:

- Essex

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*Information Updates
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The garden information above was last updated on 28/01/2010

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