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Cliveden tel: 01628 605069 Area: Buckinghamshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk -- email: cliveden {at} nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Cliveden |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||
Garden: 28 Feb - 25 Oct 09, 11 - 6 |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
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| Grounds: £8, child £4, family £20. Groups £6.80. Woodlands: £3, child £1.50, family £7.50. House: £1 extra, child 50p. Mooring charge on Cliveden Reach (£6 per 24hrs, season ticket £30; inc. NT members) does not include entry fee to Cliveden. Tickets from River Warden. Mooring at suitable locations for more than ?ml downstream from Cliveden boathouse | |||
| Onsite Facilities | |||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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Facilities: Wheelchairs available, Braille guide. Mooring available on River Thames (£2 for 4hrs, £6 per 24hrs) Dogs must be on lead in specified areas. |
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| Garden Features | |||
| English Heritage Garden Grade: I | |||
| National Collection: Catalpa | |||
| Description of Garden | Designer:
Bridgeman, Leoni, John Fleming, Jellicoe |
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| Spectacular estate overlooking River Thames with a series of gardens each with its own character featuring roses, topiary, statuary, water gardens, formal parterre, woodland and riverside walks and informal vistas. The famous balustrade which graces the terrace was acquired by Astor from the Villa Borghese in Rome. He also acquired some ancient Roman sarcophagi, urns and statuary which are spread amongst the formal gardens. The dramatic 'Fountain of Love' seems appropriate. | |||
| History of Garden | |||
| Originally built for the Duke of Buckingham, the favourite of Charles II in 1666, it is a superb site on a cliff overlooking the Thames and its gardens and terraces have been worked on by many famous designers, most by recently by Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe for the Astors in 1959. The house, which was built by Sir Charles Barry in 1850 and subsequently bought by the first Viscount Astor in 1893, and its gardens, featured in the famous scandal in the 1960's involving John Profumo, the then War Minister. The house is now a luxury hotel. | |||
| Nearby Buckinghamshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Cliveden House |
Restaurants: Waldo's Restaurant, Cliveden |
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| Inns & Pubs: Stag & Huntsman, Hambledon |
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