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Mount Usher Gardens |
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Mount Usher Gardens tel: 00353 404 40205 Area: Republic of Ireland |
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| Visitor Information | www.mountushergardens.ie | ||||||||||||
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| Mount Usher Gardens Republic of Ireland All details updated* as of: 30/11/2007 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
9th March - 31st Oct; Daily; 10.30am - 5.30pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Guided tours must be booked in advance. |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: Spring & Autumn |
To
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adult € 7, Child € 6; Over 60s & Students € 6. Group Rates for 20 or more, Adults € 6, OAPs & Children € 5 Guided Tours (€ 40 extra) must be booked well in advance. |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: No Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Special evening events. Craft Courtyard. Guide dogs permitted. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| The gardens harbour approx. 5000 different species of plants, shrubs and trees. | English Heritage Garden Grade: | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| Mount Usher is a privately owned garden of some 20 acres, standing in the sheltered valley of the Vartry river as it flows down from the Devil's Glen, 27 miles south of Dublin and 2 miles from the sea. The house, around which the garden was founded, was attached to a water mill, which used the power of the Killiskey river (a tributary of the Vartry) to turn its wheel. Spectacular pinus montezumae, bluebells, rhododendrons and plants and shrubs that benefit from the particular climate that Mount Usher enjoys, thrive here but not elsewhere in the British Isles. A grove of eucalyptus, a kiwi-fruit vine and a huge Eucryphia make every visit memorable. It boasts the tallest Cornus capitata (18m) in the British Isles and many other record trees. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| The garden dates back to approximately 1860. The design was inspired by William Robinson. Five generations of the Walpole family were passionate garden-lovers and the gardens were developed by one or other members of each generation. They were fortunate to have the advice of several great horticulturalists such as Sir Frederick Moore, Sir John Ross of Bladensburg, E. A. Bowles, Augustine Henry and others. The ambition of the present owner is to keep Mount Usher, if possible, as beautiful and interesting as it was under the stewardship of previous owners. Today the gardens are owned by Mrs Madelaine Jay, who has added immensely to this world famous 'Robinsonian Jewel'. |
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| Nearby Republic of Ireland Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Grand Hotel, Wicklow Hunter's Hotel & Restaurant was a coaching Inn |
Restaurants: Chester Beatty's in Ashford |
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Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Wicklow |
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Updates
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