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Frogmore Gardens tel: 0207 799 23318 Area: Berkshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.royalresidences.com | ||||||||||||
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| Frogmore Gardens Berkshire All details updated* as of: 20/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
30th July - 27th Sept; Wed - Sat for Tours |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Coaches Drop-off by prior arrangement |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Guided tours for pre-booked coach groups of 15+: 2nd Aug - 29th Sept; Tues, Wed & Thurs. see own website for more info. |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: May |
To
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adult £6.50; Over 60s/Student £5.50; Under 17 £4.50 Group (15+) tickets available for pre-booked. Tours of House cost £8.50pp (gardens incl. but not Mausoleum) |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: No Lunches: No |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Disabled allowed in garden but not in house. The shop is only open in May. Teas and light refreshments are also only in May. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Within the gardens stands Frogmore House and Mausoleum. | English Heritage Garden Grade: | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| Sweeping lawns, a serpentine water course and wonderful mature exotic trees make up Frogmore Gardens today. These features are a legacy of works carried out in the 18th and 19th centuries, primarily under Royal patonage. Frogmore House has enjoyed Royal occupancy since Queen Charlotte resided here from the 1790's and the gardens have reflected the prevailing tastes of the day. Recent plantings have concentrated on adding spring interest to the gardens to coincide with the Easter Court at Windsor. Japanese cherries strongly feature, as do daffodils. Sympathetic management of the less formal grass areas have allowed spring wild flowers, such as primroses, to prosper. Statuesque forest trees are one of the splendours of Frogmore. Amongst the more notable are giant specimens of Wallich pine, redwood, incense cedar and tulip tree. Careful planting continues today with the purpose of conserving the characteristic treescape. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| The present house has developed from a building first raised by William Aldworth Price in the late 17th century, though this is believed to have been on the site of an earlier dwelling. The present Mansion is the result of the work of James Wyatt who was commissioned by Queen Charlotte to extend and embellish Aldworth's original building. Queen Charlotte was equally active in the grounds of Frogmore House. William Price was requested to add water and greater interest to the gardens and it was he who constructed the lake and added the banks using spoil from the excavations. The house was occupied in turn by Queen Charlotte's daughter, Princess Augusta and the Duchess of Kent, the mother of Queen Victoria. It was during Victorian times that the majority of the exotic trees were planted at Frogmore and many of the ornamental buildings were added to the landscape including the Indian Kiosk and Tea House. A degree of neglect followed the death of the Duchess of Kent and no work of any substance was undertaken in the gardens until the residency of Queen Mary. However a good deal of clearance was undertaken then and many new plantings made. Indeed the structure of the garden we see today dates from this time. |
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| Nearby Berkshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Oakley Court, Windsor Castle Hotel, Sir Christopher Wren's Hotel |
Restaurants: Oak Leaf at Oakley Court Hotel Antico, Eton Rose & Crown, Windsor Forest, Winkfield |
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| Inns & Pubs: Ye Harte & Garter Hotel |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Windsor Castle Eton College |
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