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Sulgrave Manor tel: 01295 760205 Area: Northampton |
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| Visitor Information | www.sulgravemanor.org.uk | ||||||||||||
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| Sulgrave Manor Northampton All details updated* as of: 25/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
Easter - 29th Oct; Sat & Sun; 12noon - 4pm. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Groups & parties of 20+ at any time, by arrangement. |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: no |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adult £6.25; Child £3; Family £17.50. Special rates for pre-booked groups & schools. Special tours for children (6-13years) every Sat at 1.45pm. An adult must accompany child and vice versa. Groups: garden visit only £3; Normal house tour £5.50. Specialised house tour £7; Evening visit (arrival after 5pm) £8 |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Many Special events - see website. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| English Heritage Garden Grade: II | |||||||||||||
| National Collection: | |||||||||||||
| Description of Garden | Designer:
Sir Reginald Blomfield in 1921 |
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| The lovely gardens include herbaceous borders, an Elizabethan knot garden with traditional herbs and an orchard, underplanted with thousands of daffodils. Lawns, yew hedges and topiary complete the gardens. Herbs and unusual perennials are sold in the Courtyard from Easter to September. A significant reason for visitors to tour this house and garden is for its connections with the family of George Washington. The Herb Society, now based at Sulgrave Manor, open their new herb garden in June. | |||||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| This is a modest garden designed to be a setting for the Tudor house which was built in 1539, by Lawrence Washington on land purchased from Henry VIII. His descendants lived there for 120 years and in 1656 his great, great grandson, Colonel John Washington, left England to take up land in Virginia and created what later became Mount Vernon. Col. Washington was the great grandfather of George Washington, first President of the United Sates of America. In 1914 Sulgrave Manor was presented by a body of subscribers to the Peoples of Great Britain and the United States in celebration of 100 years of peace between the nations. In 1924 the National Society of Colonial Dames of America generously endowed the house and still co-operates in its upkeep. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Northampton Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: George & Dragon, Chacombe |
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| Inns & Pubs: Star Inn, Sulgrave George & Dragon, Chacombe |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Brackley Banbury |
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  - Northampton |
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*Information
Updates
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