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Belmont House & Gardens tel: 01795 890202 Area: Kent |
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| Visitor Information | www.belmont-house.org -- email: administrator {at} belmont-house.org |
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Belmont House & Gardens |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
All year; daily; 10am - 6pm or dusk if earlier |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Tues & Wed |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: Spring - Early summer All Season |
To
see: Rhododendrons, Hydrangeas Kitchen Garden |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| House and Gardens: Adult £8; Child £5; Over 60s £7 Gardens only: Adult £5; Child £2.50; Over 60s £4 Family ticket £25 Group tours for 15+ £7pp Specialist clock tour: Last Sat of every month (Apr - Sept) £15. Prior booking required. Curator from Greenwich |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: No Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Only Guide Dogs. Teashop now open during week on self-service basis. |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Walled Garden, Pineteum & Victorian Shell Grotto. Newly restored kitchen Garden (herbaceous, fruit and vegetables), Large Victorian Greenhouse, Formal lawns, fine specimen trees. Wild flowers and formal garden areas. Tearoom only open at weekends. Special clock tour at 2pm on last Sat of month., conducted by Chief Curator of Horology, National Maritime Museum. |
English Heritage Garden Grade: II | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| There is something of interest for everyone in the garden at Belmont; a mixture of formal and informal, herbaceous, woodland, fruit and vegetable that has evolved over the years since the gardens were first laid out by Colonel John Montresor in the 1790's. These family gardens provide interest out the season. To the east and south of the house are large formal lawns (including croquet lawns) dotted with fine specimen trees, which includes a Tulip tree that is over 100 years old and a Cedar of Lebanon. There is a woodland area and Pineteum (which includes a shell grotto to the west and a small walled garden bordering to the courtyard to the north). The latter has extensive long borders, magnificent wisteria and a large rose border. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| Developed by the owners. New Kitchen Garden designed by Lady Arabella Lennox-Boyd. | ||||||
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| Inns & Pubs: The Albion Tavern, Faversham George Inn, Newnham |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Faversham 4 1/2 miles |
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