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Cae Hir tel: 01570 471116 Area: Wales |
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| Visitor Information | Email: caehirgardens //at// googlemail.com |
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Cae Hir |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
Easter - October; every day, Open Bank Holidays; 10am - 5pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Groups and Tours are welcome. Please book in advance. Guided tours and lunches, afternoon tea etc can be booked. |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Viewing outside opening hours can be arranged. Groups welcome. |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: From mid May to mid July and August/September |
To
see: All areas. |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adults/OAPs £5 Children £2 Groups £4.50 per person |
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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: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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Facilities & Comments: Disabled access to part of the garden. Charity openings. Tea Room with both indoor seating and outside patio area, serving a delicious selection of home-made light lunches and afternoon teas. Events throughout the Season. Small gift shop selling local crafts and garden souveniers. The book "A One Man Job (if not I'm a Dutchman)" was written by Wil Akkermans detailing, in short anecdotes, the adventure of moving his family from his native Holland to West Wales in order to follow his dream of creating a garden. Available to buy in our gift shop. |
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| Garden Features & Events | ||||||
| Local slate stone work. Bonsai corner showing off Wil's native bonsai trees. Delightful Semi-Wild Water and Wildlife Garden complementing the natural meandering stream bordering the bottom of the garden. RHS Partner Garden. |
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Wil Akkermans |
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| This six acre garden was created and was, until 2009, solely maintained by the owner, Wil Akkermans. It now lies in the hands of Wil's son and daughter, Stuart and Julie. The objective and soul of the garden remains the same however, this being to find the right balance between wild and cultivated to achieve the natural look which, in the setting of this garden, is essential. Apart from the extensive, though informal, herbaceous beds there is a very good selection of ornamental trees. Glorious rhododendrons set the garden ablaze in Spring. There are formal ponds and small natural lakes. Set in the beautiful Welsh countryside, the natural look, which includes many wild plants in the design, is particularly appealing and appropriate, without ever seeming unkempt. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| Started in 1985 and first opened in 1989 on the centenary of the owner's father's birth. The owner was previously a French teacher but it is apparent that gardening was in his blood and he triumphantly succeeded in turning four, partially marshy, fields that were previously used for rough grazing, into this extraordinary garden - entirely by himself. | ||||||
| Nearby Wales Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
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| Hotels
& Accommodation: Falcondale, Lampeter Ty Mawr, Ciliau Aeron Granell, Llanwnen |
Restaurants: Ty Mawr, Ciliau Aeron The Falcondale, Lampeter The Harbourmaster, Aberaeron The Daffodil, Horeb |
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| Inns & Pubs: Black Lion, Lampeter Grannell Hotel, Llanwnnen Vale of Aeron, Felinfach |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Glorious countryside, Market towns of Lampeter and Newcastle Emlyn, Coastal Towns of Aberaeron and Aberystwyth. Welsh Botanical Gardens and Aberglasney Gardens both less than an hour away |
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