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Cliveden

Cliveden
Taplow
Maidenhead

SL6 0JA

tel: 01628 605069
fax: 01628 669461

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

Visitor Information

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Cliveden
Buckinghamshire
All details updated* as of: 06/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

Garden: 1 Mar - 26 Oct 08, 11 - 6
27 Oct - 23 Dec 08, 11 - 4
Woodlands: 1 Mar - 26 Oct 08, 11 - 5:30, Sun - Sat
27 Oct 2 Nov 08, 11 - 4, Sun - Sat
8 Nov - 21 Dec 08, 11 - 3, Sat & Sun
Admission to house is limited and by timed ticket only from Information Kiosk. Some areas of formal garden may be roped off when ground conditions are bad. Last admission 30mins before closing

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: Yes
1 Apr - 31 Oct 08, 3 - 5:30, Thurs & Sun
View this house at StatelyHomes.com

National Garden Scheme days:

Best Times of Year to Visit:

To see:

Admission Prices

Grounds: £7.50, child £3.70, family £18.70. Groups £6.50. 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

Other Facilities:
Wheelchairs available, Braille guide. Mooring available on River Thames (£2 for 4hrs, £6 per 24hrs)
Dogs must be on lead in specified areas.

Garden Features

English Heritage Garden Grade: I

National Collection: Catalpa

Description of Garden

Designer: Bridgeman, Leoni, John Fleming, Jellicoe

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

Inns & Pubs:
Stag & Huntsman, Hambledon

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:

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The garden information above was last updated on 06/02/2008

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