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Waddesdon Manor tel: 01296 653232 Area: Buckinghamshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-waddesdonmanor -- email: suzy.barron {at} nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Waddesdon Manor |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
8th Jan - 27th Mar (weekends only) 10-5 |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: July/August |
To
see: Summer Bedding |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Gift Aid Admission (Standard Admission prices in brackets) House and gardens weekends: adult £17 (£15.40), child £13 (£11.70). House and gardens weekdays: adult £15 (£13.60), child £11 (£10). Gardens weekends: adult £8 (£7.20), child £4.50 (£4). Gardens weekdays: adult £6.50 (£5.90), child £3.50 (£3.10). Admission free for children in August. |
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| 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: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Only guide dogs allowed in grounds. Braille and audio guides to house. many events - see own website |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Aviary in grounds. Fountains, parterre and statuary. | English Heritage Garden Grade: II* | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Ferdinand de Rothschild |
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| These gardens are considered one of the finest Victorian gardens in Britain, with a parterre, seasonal displays, colourful shrubs, carpet bedding, statuary, fountains, contemporary sculpture and parkland. At its heart lies the rococo-style Aviary housing exotic birds and known for breeding endangered species. They can be enjoyed at any season. Guided walks take place from April to September. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| The gardens today are essentially the ones laid out by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild and his French landscape designer, Elie Laine. When Baron Ferdinand bought the estate in 1874 the central hill was mostly farmland with few trees. In the next ten years a dramatic transformation took place. The crown of the hill was levelled off and planted with mature trees, drives and banks were created and formal gardens were planted and decorated with sculpture. Waddesdon Manor and Gardens were bequeathed to the National Trust by the Rothschilds in 1957. |
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| Nearby Buckinghamshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Hartwell House, Aylesbury Five Arrows Hotel, Waddesdon |
Restaurants: Bottle & Glass, Gibralter The Crown, Cuddington Green Dragon, Haddenham |
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| Inns & Pubs: Bell Inn |
Villages / Towns
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