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The Valley Gardens (Windsor Great Park)
Wick Road
Englefield Green
Nr. Windsor

TW20 0HN

tel: 01753 847543
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Area: Berkshire
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The Valley Gardens (Windsor Great Park) -- Berkshire
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The Valley Gardens (Windsor Great Park)
Last Update*  26-01-2011
Berkshire

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 Opening Days and Hours

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All Year; 7 Days a Week; 8am - 7pm or Dusk (whichever is earlier)

Parties / Coaches: Yes
£60.00 to lead coach to Valley Garden from Savill Garden, by arrangement.
Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: No

National Garden Scheme days: No
Best Times of Year to Visit:
April, May and October
To see:
Spring flowering trees and shrubs / Autumn colour.
 Admission Prices
Flat fee of £6 per car payable in coins or £5 note plus £1 in coins at the automatic barrier on entry. Please note that no change is given from the machine.
Virginia Water Car Park: £1 per hour up to a maximum of £5 per day.
Blacknest Car Park: Flat fee of £2.50, payable in coins at the automatic barrier on entry.
The Savill Garden Car Park (for the Savill Building): Park free for 90 minutes; thereafter £1 per hour up to a maximum of £5 per day
 Onsite Facilities
Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: No
Shop: No
Plants for Sale: No
Lunches: No
Teas: No
Light Refreshment: No
Picnics: No
Dogs Allowed: No
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: No
Other Facilities & Comments:
Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids
 Garden Features & Events
Famous Punch Bowl of azaleas and rhododendrons in May.
Virginia Water lake, views to Roman ruins, authentic Canadian Totem Pole.
English Heritage Garden Grade:
National Collection: Magnolia, Ilex, Rhododendron - Species, Rhododendron - Glen Dale Azaleas, Dwarf Conifers, Pieris, Mahonia and Pernettya.
 Description of Garden
Designer: Sir Eric Savill
The gardens cover some 220 acres situated on the north side of Virginia Water Lake. They are probably the finest woodland gardens in the world. They contain an unrivalled collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, magnolias and countless other spring flowering trees and shrubs.

Fifty acres are devoted to the largest planting of rhododendron species in the world. Several acres of daffodils and a ten acre heather garden provides interest in the winter when the woodland garden is less colourful. In July and August many hundreds of hydrangeas provide a spectacular display. In autumn, Japanese maples, red oaks, cherries, tupelos and sweet gums make the gardens well worth visiting at that time of year also.
 History of Garden
Development of the area began in 1947.
 Nearby Berkshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities


Hotels & Accommodation:
Runnymede Hotel, Egham
Great Fosters, Egham
Restaurants:
At the Savill Garden in Windsor Great Park
Inns & Pubs:
Wheatsheaf Hotel, London Road
Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Windsor
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