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Ascott

Ascott
Wing
Leighton Buzzard

LU7 0PS

tel: 01296 688242
fax: 01296 681904

Area: Buckinghamshire
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.ascottestate.co.uk -- email: info {at} ascottestate.co.uk

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Ascott
Buckinghamshire
All details updated* as of: 13/01/2010
Text-Only version here

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

House & Garden. 23rd Mar - 25th Apr, and 27th July - 10th Sept; Daily excluding Mons; 2pm - 6pm (last admission 5pm)
27th Apr - 22nd July; Tues - Thurs.
Also open on BH Mons in 2010

Parties / Coaches: Yes
by prior arrangement

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: Yes
Ground floor accessible by wheelchair (3 max at one time)

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:

To see:

Admission Prices

Adult £8.40; Garden only £4.20; Child £4.20, Garden only £2.10

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: No
Plants for Sale: No
Lunches: No

Teas: No
Light Refreshment: No
Picnics: No

Dogs Allowed: Yes
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: No

Other Facilities:
Parking for disabled nearby by prior arrangement. Dogs on lead only in car park. Picnics only permitted in car park.
For details of cricket at Ascott contact charles@ascottestate.co.uk

Garden Features

Extensive gardens including herbaceous walk, lily pond, Dutch garden and a remarkable topiary sundial.

English Heritage Garden Grade: II*

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer: Sir Harry Veitch

This Rothschild house and garden is famous for its superb Victorian design which includes wide lawns, spectacular trees and amazing topiary, especially the extraordinary sundial with its gnomon in yew and Roman numerals in box. Lovely views over the Vale of Aylesbury present themselves here and there between the cedars. Formal beds, a Long Walk, new statuary and a wild garden complement the design.

History of Garden

Owned by Leopold de Rothschild after he acquired it from his brother, Baron Nathan Meyer in 1876 and gifted to the National Trust by Anthony de Rothschild in 1949.

Nearby Buckinghamshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
Carpenters Arms, Slapton

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:

- Buckinghamshire

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The garden information above was last updated on 13/01/2010

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