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East Lambrook Manor Gardens |
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East Lambrook Manor Gardens tel: 01460-240328 Area: Somerset |
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| Visitor Information | www.eastlambrook.com | ||||||||||||
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| East Lambrook Manor Gardens Somerset All details updated* as of: 31/03/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
Open all year round; every day; 10am - 5pm. Closed 25th Dec 2007 - 8th Jan 2008 |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: May/ June and February |
To
see: Cottage garden plants, 150 varieties of snowdrops. |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adult £3; Child under 15 Free. Winter £2pp until Easter |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: No Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Art Gallery, Courses, including RHS courses, limited access for the disabled. SW Tearoom of the Year. Toilet for disabled available. Business Meeting/Venue Rooms. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| 17th century Malthouse with specialist tea shop (champion in Somerset for 3 consecutive years), favouring local foods. Large function room for parties and business meetings seating up to 70 people. Won Somerset Business Tourism Award for 2006. South West Tourism Excellence Silver Winner 2006/07 |
English Heritage Garden Grade: I | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Margery Fish |
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| The Margery Fish Garden at East Lambrook Manor is a magnet for garden lovers all over the world, particularly those who want to wander its crooked stone paths through the cottage style design with its profusion of colour and scent. This Grade I listed garden is overflowing with plants, many of which were saved from virtual extinction. Mrs. Fish was one of the most admired gardeners and garden writers of her day and since her death, her reputation as one of Britain's leading and most innovative gardeners has increased steadily as her work and books have become more widely known. The garden also houses the National Collection of Geraniums with a specialist plant nursery. During the Summer months, the 17th Century Malthouse becomes a gift shop in which refreshments are served. It also houses an art gallery showing exciting new works from well known West Country artists. | |||||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| This was Margery Fish's first major project as a novice gardener; she later became the undisputed, 'Leading Lady of Gardening' from the 1950's and the gardens she created here at East Lambook Manor in Somerset have become internationally famous as the premier example of English cottage gardening. From the publication of her first book in 1956, until her death thirteen years later, she wrote in a practical way of her successes and failures, communicating her deep understanding of plants. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Somerset Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
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Restaurants: Pub opposite |
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| Inns & Pubs: Royal Oak, Over Stratton Kings Arms, Montacute |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: South Petherton Yeovil Taunton |
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