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Tatton Park tel: 01625 534 400 Area: Cheshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.tattonpark.org.uk | |||||||||||||
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| Tatton Park Cheshire All details updated* as of: 12/01/2007 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||||||||||
All year except Christmas Day and Mondays Low Season. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes group rates for 12+. |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Call 01625 374428 |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 2nd May 13th June |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: End May/June, Oct, 18th - 22nd July Orchid Show 7th - 15th June 2008 Garden Arts Biennial 3rd May - 28th September 2008 RHS Flower Show - Wed 23rd July (Members Day) - Sun 27th July 2008 National Garden Scheme Day - Wed 11th June 2008 |
To
see: Rhododendrons, Japanese Garden, Collection of rare trees, RHS Flower Show. |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||||||||||
| Gardens: Adult £4.00, Child £2.00, Family £10.00. NT & RHS members free to gardens. Park Entry Charges: Cars, Motorcycles etc., £4.50. Cycles and pedestrians free, blue disabled badge holders £2.50. £4.50 car entry to park. Powered disabled buggies available to hire for use in the formal gardens. Booking adviseable. £10.00 returnable desposit. |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: £4.50 car entry to Park. Dogs allowed in Park, Guide dogs only in Gardens. |
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| Garden Features | ||||||||||||||
| Japanese Garden, Italian Gardens, Walled Kitchen Garden, maze, topiary, fernery, conservatory and statuary. | English Heritage Garden Grade: II* | |||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Joseph Paxton and Lewis Wyatt |
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| Tatton Park's 50 acres of garden are among the finest historic gardens in England. The gardens are especially well known for their rhododendrons and azaleas and for perhaps the finest example of Japanese gardens in Europe. The Japanese Gardens were fully restored in 2001 to their original design from 1913. The gardens at Tatton Park also include a terraced Italian garden, a maze, small lakes, an Edwardian rose garden, herbaceous borders, a fernery housing Australian and New Zealand tree ferns and a conservatory housing a collection of plants introduced into England around 1818. The Walled Kitchen Garden grows a variety of fruit and vegetables which were fashionable in the 1900s. Some of England's famous designers - for instance Lewis Wyatt who built the Orangery - were responsible for designing the gardens and associated buildings at Tatton Park. In addition, the garden is a living family history with contributions from those who have lived at Tatton over the centuries. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||||||||||
| The Tudor Old Hall dates from the 15th Century and the Mansion, a stunning Neo-Classical building, was home to the Egerton family for over 200 years. It contains masterpieces by Canaletto and Van Dyck and has its original furniture by Gillows of Lancaster. It is set in 1,000 acres of parkland with herds of red and fallow deer. There is a Farm using traditional methods which has a variety of traditional stock, some of which are now classed as rare breeds. | ||||||||||||||
| Nearby Cheshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Cottons Hotel, Knutsford Swan Hotel, Bucklow Hill |
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Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Knutsford - 2 miles |
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