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Hare Hill Gardens |
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Hare Hill Gardens tel: 01625 584412 Area: Cheshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk | |||||||||||||
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| Hare Hill Gardens Cheshire All details updated* as of: 08/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||||||||||
22 Mar - 11 May 08, 10 - 5, Wed, Thurs, Sat, Sun |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Parties either by written appointment c/o Garden Lodge, Oak Road, Over Alderley, Macclesfield SK10 4QB, or tel. Gardener-in-charge on 01625 828981. Not suitable for school parties. |
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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 |
To
see: Rhododendrons |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||||||||||
| Adult £3.40, child £1.70. Groups by written appointment | ||||||||||||||
| Onsite Facilities | ||||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: No Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: No Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Dogs (except for the blind) not allowed in garden, but allowed elsewhere on leads. |
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| Garden Features | ||||||||||||||
| Charming wooded and walled garden; Woodland grounds with a delightful walled garden at their heart; Spectacular rhododendron and azalea displays; Holly collection of national repute; Attractive walks in surrounding parkland, with links to nearby Alderley Edge | English Heritage Garden Grade: | |||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| The owner of the garden was a great rhododendron enthusiast and steadily introduced them into the garden from 1960 onwards. The climate and soil has allowed them to flourish here. The Trust has replaced many of the common purple variety with more colourful and exotic varieties and has extended the season for visiting the garden by planting roses, lacecaps, euchryphia and hydrangeas, although the early interest is already sustained by snowdrops, daffodils, a huge clematis montana, Skunk Cabbage and magnolia. The walled garden with its numerous climbers features a large lawn sadly without a centrepiece. The main feature of the garden however is the collection of over 50 hollies, silver and golden leaved and yellow and orange berried varieties, including the rare Highclere holly. | ||||||||||||||
| History of Garden | ||||||||||||||
| The garden was owned by Col. Charles Brocklehurst until his death in 1981. Col. Brocklehurst was advised by the plantsman, James Russell. The Georgian mansion was sold by the Trust in 1978 to help finance the running of the gardens. | ||||||||||||||
| Nearby Cheshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Mottram Hall |
Restaurants: Leigh Arms, Prestbury village Black Boy, Prestbury village |
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| Inns & Pubs: Sutton Hall, Sutton Lane Ends, 2m S. of Macclesfield Dog Inn, Over Peover Bells of Peover, Lower Peover |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Peak District National Park |
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