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Belmont

Belmont
Belmont Park
Throwley
Faversham
ME13 0HH

tel: 01795 890202
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Area: Kent
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.belmont-house.org

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Belmont
Kent
All details updated* as of: 25/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

All year; daily; 10am - 6pm or dusk if earlier

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes
Mons- Thurs

House Open for Viewing: Yes
last weekend Mar - last weekende Sept; Sat, Sun & Bank Hols. 2pm - 5pm. Last admission 4pm

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:
Spring - Early summer
All Season

To see:
Rhododendrons, Hydrangeas
Kitchen Garden

Admission Prices

House and Gardens: Adult £6; Child £3; Over 60s £5.50
Gardens only: Adult £3; Child £1
Group tours for 15+ £5.50pp
Specialist clock tour: Last Sat of every month (Apr - Sept) £10. Prior booking required. Curator from Greenwich

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

Other Facilities:
Only Guide Dogs. Teashop now open during week.

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

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer:

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.

History of Garden

Developed by the owners. New Kitchen Garden designed by Lady Arabella Lennox-Boyd.

Nearby Kent Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
The Albion Tavern, Faversham
George Inn, Newnham

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Faversham 4 1/2 miles

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*Information Updates
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(Most recently requested in Jan - Feb 2008)

The garden information above was last updated on 25/02/2008

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