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Holehird tel: 015394-46008 Area: Cumbria |
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| Visitor Information | www.holehirdgardens.org.uk | ||||||||||||
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| Holehird Cumbria All details updated* as of: 25/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
All year; 7 days a week; dawn - dusk. Guided walks Wed mornings at 11am for small parties. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Yes, book one month in advance. |
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House
Open for Viewing: no |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 24th July; 10am - 5pm |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: March/April May July/Aug Aug Winter |
To
see: Wild daffodils and spring bulbs Azaleas Astilbes Hydrangeas Heathers |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Admission free, when a £2 donation per head would be appreciated Membership £12 p.a.; Joint membership £6; Societies £18 |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: No Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Wardens available for advice from Easter to October, 11am - 5pm. Annual Plant sale of plants grown in garden - 1st Sat in May open 1pm. Lakes School. Troutbeck Bridge. Limited facilities for disabled, guide dogs only. Plants occasionally for sale. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
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| National Collection: Astilbe, hydrangeas and polystichum ferns. | |||||||||||||
| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| The gardens are located in the glorious grounds of Holehird Mansion, a Grade II listed building near to Windermere in the north-west of England. The Lakeland Horticultural Society occupies all of the formal gardens around the house, including the Victorian walled garden, a total of about ten acres. The elevated site, on a hillside at the southern end of the Troutbeck valley near Windermere village, enjoys a spectacular panorama of views across the lake to the fells beyond. The gardens are reputed to be among the finest in England and were shown on BBC Gardeners' World in 2002 as one of the Nation's Favourite Gardens. They are unique in being maintained entirely by volunteers and supported by voluntary donations. | |||||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| The Lakeland Horticultural Society (LHS) is a registered charity founded in 1969 to "promote and develop the science, practice and art of horticulture, particularly with regard to conditions prevailing in the Lake District". | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Cumbria Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Langdale Chase Lowood Hotel Miller Howe |
Restaurants: Holbeck Ghyll Miller Howe |
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| Inns & Pubs: Hole in't Wall, Bowness-on-Windemere Watermill, Ings The Queen's Head, Troutbeck |
Villages / Towns
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  - Cumbria |
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