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Melbourne Hall Gardens

Melbourne Hall Gardens
Melbourne

DE73 8EN

tel: 01332 862502
fax: 01332 862263

Area: Derbyshire
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.melbournehall.com

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Melbourne Hall Gardens
Derbyshire
All details updated* as of: 25/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

April - Sept; Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, BH Monday; 1.30pm - 5.30pm.
Additional day openings possible in Aug.

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: Yes
Every day in August only; 2pm - 4.15pm (except 1st three Mondays)

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:
April, May

To see:
Magnolias

Admission Prices

Gardens only: Adult £3.50; Child (5-15) £2.50; Over 60s £2.50; Family (2A + 2C) £9.50; Wheelchair + helper £3
Hall (August only)& Gardens: Adult £5.50; Child (5-15) £3.50; Over 60s £4.50; Family £14.50 (2 adults and 2 children); Wheelchair + helper £6.
Hall only: Adult £3.50; Child (5-15) £2; Over 60s £3; Family (2A + 2C) £9; Wheelchair + helper £4

Onsite Facilities

Parking: No
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: No

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

Other Facilities:
Limited access for the disabled.

Garden Features

English Heritage Garden Grade: I

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer:

The garden retains its original style and layout and features avenues leading to statuary, fountains, a grotto and a series of terraces processing down to a lake called the Great Basin. There is also a unique iron Birdcage arbour installed when the garden was first laid out, at the end of a long yew walk.

History of Garden

The original design of the garden dates from 1704, reflecting the enthusiasm of Rt Hon Thomas Coke to create a garden when he inherited the property in 1696. The walks, vistas and statuary, much favoured in the early 18th century, have been restored in the influential, Dutch / French formal style of the time.

By 1712 the garden was described as 'curious' and by 1789 it was already thought to be old fashioned.

Nearby Derbyshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Park Farmhouse Hotel
Thistle Hotel at East Midlands Airport

Restaurants:
The Bay Tree

Inns & Pubs:
The Packhorse, Kings Newton
The Lamb, Melbourne

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Melbourne

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*Information Updates
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(Most recently requested in Jan - Feb 2008)

The garden information above was last updated on 25/02/2008

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