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Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden 
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Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden tel: 01603 270449 Area: Norfolk |
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| Visitor Information | www.fairhavengarden.co.uk -- email: paul-dickson {at} btconnect.com |
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Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
Every day (Except Christmas day) throughout the year; seven days a week; 10am - 5pm. Mar - Nov; Wed & Thurs (May, June, July & Aug); 10am - 9pm. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Pre-booked only |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: No |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: Spring May - June Mid - October to Mid - Nov |
To
see: Wild Primroses, skunk cabbage, bluebells Candelabra primulas, azaleas & rhododendrons Autumn Colours |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adult £5.50; Child £3; Over 60s £5; Under 5's free; Annual family membership £45, Single £19.50 Dogs 25p admission (includes pooper scooper); Dog membership! £2.50 per dog Group discounts for 15 people of 15%. Guided Tours available |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Guided tours for groups, Boat trips on our private Broad, April to end October, Christmas trees and Wreaths for sale, also Father Christmas event, two weeks before Christmas. Open air musical events (Jazz etc.) in July and August. Sensory Garden near the tearoom overlooks King Stephen's Pond, designed for visually impaired visitors, also fully accessible for visitors in wheelchairs. Many special events - see own website |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| 180 acres of natural woodland and water gardens with private Inner Broad. 950-year-old oak tree. Many species of wildfowl, sea birds and waders as well as woodpeckers and woodland species. Gold Award Green Tourism Business Scheme |
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| This is a delightful natural woodland and water garden of over 180 acres with its own private inner Broad, with boat trips from the beginning of May to the end of August. This garden has much to offer at all times of the year, snowdrop and camellias in January and February, daffodils and narcissi in March, carpets of primroses and unusual plants such as Lysichitum Americanum (Skunk Cabbage) in April, followed by bluebells, azaleas and rhododendrons in May and June, and the spectacular naturalised collection of candelabra primulas throughout May. Wild flowers, flowering shrubs, butterflies and dragonflies appear in summer and 95 species of woodland and water birds all year. This includes all 3 native woodpeckers, tree creepers, nuthatches etc., herons, ducks (various), geese - both canada and greylag - cormorants, great crested grebe coots, moorhens and kingfishers. The Autumn colours are wonderful, especially the leaves, berries and fungi. Winter walks afford even more views of the Broads, which are hidden by the lush vegetation of summer. The garden is entirely organically managed for the benefit of the plants and wildlife. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| The garden was created by the second Lord Fairhaven, Henry Broughton. It was inspired by the Savill garden at Windsor, which was designed by Sir Eric Savill who was a great friend of Lord Fairhaven. The present Lord Fairhaven, Ailwyn Broughton, is Chairman of the Fairhaven Garden trustees. The Fairhaven Garden is a private trust and is a Registered charity (265686). |
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| Nearby Norfolk Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
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Restaurants: Manor Cottage, South Walsham Charity Barn, Wymers Lane, South Walsham Little Barn, Upton The Amber Lodge, Acle Church Farm, Burlingham Clippesby Hall Holidays, Clippesby St Margaret's Mill Retreat, Acle |
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| Inns & Pubs: Kings Arms, Public House South Walsham The Ship, Public House South Walsham |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: S. Walsham Norwich Great Yarmouth The Norfolk Broads |
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