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East Ruston Old Vicarage |
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East Ruston Old Vicarage tel: 01692 650432 Area: Norfolk |
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| Visitor Information | www.e-ruston-oldvicaragegardens.co.uk | ||||||||||||
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| East Ruston Old Vicarage Norfolk All details updated* as of: 20/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
21st March - 25th Oct; Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun & BHs; 2.00pm - 5.30pm |
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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 21st Apr, 6th Oct |
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Times of Year to Visit: |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adult £5; Child £1; Season £15 pp Guided Tours cost £35 per person. Limited places tickets in advance. |
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| 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 |
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| Other
Facilities: Guided tours by Alan Gray - second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, 13th May, 27th May, 20th June, 24th June, 8th July, 22nd July, 12th August, 26th August, 9th September, 23rd September. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Exotic gardens, Mediterranean garden, Sunken garden, Desert wash, Autumn borders, Kitchen garden and cornfield. RHS Events: 11th & 13th Mar - Winter Walk; £30 RHS members (£35 non-members); 15th July - Summer Party; 6pm; £16 RHS members (£18 non-members) |
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Alan Gray and Graham Robeson |
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| A remarkable 18 acre exotic garden which is a feast of formal design, decorative exuberance and brilliant planting. It is scarcely twelve years old and continually enhanced with new projects. Although it is quite close to the sea, it is well protected from the full blast of the wind by demi-windbreaks, making it possible to grow remarkably tender plants. Clustering about the Arts & Crafts vicarage, walled and hedged compartments vary strongly in mood - from cool formality to explosions of colour and form. Much of this is inward-looking, but occasionally exhilarating vistas borrow distant church towers or the lighthouse as eye-catchers. Sculptures, lavishly planted pots and finely detailed walls and gates also play their decorative part. | |||||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| Designed by Alan Gray and Graham Robeson, the owners, from a site which originally comprised tussocky grass up to 4ft tall. In 1988 there were no trees surrounding the garden so most of the shelter belts were planted the following year. They are an important and fundamental feature allowing gardening in this exotic style. The process of development continues. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Norfolk Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Wayford Bridge Hotel, Stalham Kingfisher Hotel, Stalham Beechwood Hotel, North Walsham |
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| Inns & Pubs: The Butcher's Arms, East Ruston Fur & Feather Inn, Woodbastwick Nelson Head, Horsey Fisherman's Return, Winterton-on-Sea |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Stalham |
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Updates
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