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Iford Manor

Iford Manor
Bradford-on-Avon

BA15 2BA

tel: 01225-863146
fax: 01225 862364

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

Visitor Information

www.ifordmanor.co.uk

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Iford Manor
Wiltshire
All details updated* as of: 18/01/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

April & October; Sundays & Easter Mon; 2pm - 5pm
May - Sept; Daily, except Mon & Fri

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: no

View this house at StatelyHomes.com

National Garden Scheme days: Yes
29th Apr; Sun

Best Times of Year to Visit:
April - October.

To see:
Architectural planting
Evergreen designs.

Admission Prices

Adult £4.50; Over 60s and students and children over 10 £4, Under 10 - Free during the week but not admitted at weekends. Groups £5pp

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: No
Plants for Sale: No
Lunches: No

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: Yes

Dogs Allowed: Yes
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
Teas available at weekends only. Picnics only in car park.

Garden Features

English Heritage Garden Grade: I

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer: Harold Peto

This award winning Grade I Italianate garden, famous for its tranquillity and beauty, was the home of Edwardian architect and landscape gardener, Harold Peto, from 1899-1933. Unique and romantic, he created the garden using his vast collection of architectural fragments on this steep sided wooded valley set beside the River Frome. Characterised by pools and terraces, statues, sculptures, evergreen planting and magnificent rural views, the garden also boasts a fine cloister and casita set among many plants of botanical interest. Iford garden was the winner of Historic Houses Association/Christie's Garden of the Year Award.

History of Garden

Iford has been occupied since Roman times. The Manor House sits by the Frome River in this steep-sided valley. Iford Manor is mediaeval in origin, the classical facade being added in the eighteenth century when the hanging woodlands above the garden were planted. In 1899, Harold Ainsworth Peto discovered Iford and the individuality of the garden owes everything to his inspiration and eye for combining architecture and plants.

Nearby Wiltshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Limpley Stoke Hotel
Homewood Park, Hinton Charterhouse
The Cliffe Hotel, Limpley Stoke

Restaurants:
The George, Norton-St-Phillip
The georgian Lodge, Bradford-on-Avon

Inns & Pubs:
The Freshford Inn
Tollgate Inn, Holt
Hungerford Arms, Farleigh, Hungerford

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Bradford on Avon

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The garden information above was last updated on 18/01/2008

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