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Cottesbrooke Hall tel: 01604 505808 Area: Northampton |
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| Visitor Information | www.cottesbrookehall.co.uk | ||||||||||||
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| Cottesbrooke Hall Northampton All details updated* as of: 18/01/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
2nd May (BH Mon.) - end Sept |
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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: Yes Sunday 5th August; 2pm - 5pm |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: June - August |
To
see: Flowering, Planting and Bedding |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| House and Gardens (incl. guided tour of house): Adult £7.50; Concessions £6; Child (5-14 yrs) £3.50. Gardens Only: Adults £5; Concessions £4; Child (5-14 yrs) £2.50. Group prices on application. |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Lunches by arrangement only, max, 30 people. Afternoon tea and homemade cakes. Please contact the Administrator for further info about disabled access. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| English Heritage Garden Grade: II | |||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Edward Schultz and others |
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| Cottesbrooke Hall is a magnificent Queen Anne house reputed to be the model for Jane Austen's 'Mansfield Park' and surrounded by formal and wild gardens. Wandering in the renowned gardens, winner of the HHA/Christie's 'Garden of the Year Award' 2000, visitors will see huge 300 year old cedars of Lebanon, double herbaceous borders, pools and lily ponds. There is a Yew Statue walk with pergolas, a rose garden and, on the south front, there are formal parterres framing the vista towards the famous 7th century church and Brixworth. In spring the Wild Garden, planted along the course of a running stream with stepping stones, cascades and arched bridges, comes alive with spring bulbs and, later in the season, the wonderful colours of acers and rhododendrons with bamboos and gunneras can be seen. In mid-summer, visitors may enjoy the splendid array of planters in the individually planted courtyard gardens whilst relaxing on one of the seats, many of which have captivating views over the lake and Park. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| A number of distinguished landscape designers have been involved in developing the gardens. These include Edward Schultz earlier this century, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe before the Second World War and Dame Sylvia Crowe and most recently James Alexander-Sinclair has reworked the herbaceous border. The gardens have, in the main, been developed during the course of the present century. The main inspiration came from the late Hon Lady Macdonald-Buchanan but the present owners have endeavoured to continue these developments. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Northampton Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: The Broomhill Country House Hotel |
Restaurants: The Pytchley, West Haddon The Red Lion, East Haddon Bruernes Lock Restaurant |
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| Inns & Pubs: The Spencer Arms, Chapel Brampton Kings Arms, Farthingstone Boat Inn, Stoke Bruerne |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Brixworth Creaton Northampton Market Harborough Kettering |
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  - Northampton |
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