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Waddesdon Manor tel: 01296 653211 Area: Buckinghamshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.waddesdon.org.uk -- email: deborah.read {at} nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Waddesdon Manor |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||
2nd Jan 28th Mar; Sat & Sun; 10am - 5pm. Last admission 1 hour before closing. |
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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 | |||
| See own website for details, Too confusing to show all 27 variations but entry ranges from £5.50 (gardens only, peak season weekdays) - £15 (House & gardens, peak season, weekends & BHs) | |||
| 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 |
| 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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| Designed for the delectation of Baron de Rothschild's family and his weekend guests, the sweeping parkland surrounding his fantastical Loire chateau contains belts of beech, lime, Horse Chestnut and many other species, imported in a semi-mature state from Normandy in the late 19th century. The garden is renowned for its seasonal displays of colourful shrubs and mature trees, much favoured by the Victorians. Spectacular carpet bedding displays on the parterre are created each year using many thousands of plants. From the parterre there is a panoramic view across the Vale of Aylesbury to a Rothschild pavilion at Eythorpe. Rock works near the avenue of double oaks were created from the excavations needed to level the site for the house. A gulley carved out for a railway track to transport materials for the house is now a beautiful rock garden. A wonderful Rococo aviary divided into separate compartments holds many exotic birds, including the white Rothschild's mynah from Bali. There is also a large Wildflower Garden. The house contains an important and magnificent collection of French 18th century decorative arts, one of the finest in the world. |
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| History of Garden | |||
| The garden today is essentially the one 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. Baron Ferdinand's sister, Alice (1874-1922), maintained the 19th cenntury form of the garden and added rare specimen trees and shrubs. | |||
| 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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  - Buckinghamshire |
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