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The Valley Gardens (Windsor Great Park) 
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The Valley Gardens (Windsor Great Park) tel: 01753 847543 Area: Berkshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.theroyallandscape.co.uk -- email: enquiries {at} theroyallandscape.co.uk |
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The Valley Gardens (Windsor Great Park) |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
All Year; 7 Days a Week; 8am - 7pm or Dusk (whichever is earlier) |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes £60.00 to lead coach to Valley Garden from Savill Garden, by arrangement. |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: April, May and October |
To
see: Spring flowering trees and shrubs / Autumn colour. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Facilities: |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Inns & Pubs: Wheatsheaf Hotel, London Road |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Windsor |
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