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RHS Garden Harlow Carr tel: 01423-565418 Area: Yorkshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.rhs.org.uk/harlowcarr | ||||||||||||
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| RHS Garden Harlow Carr Yorkshire All details updated* as of: 06/01/2007 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
All year; 9.30am - 6pm (or 4pm Nov-Feb incl.) Excludes Christmas Day. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Welcomed. Group admission rates for 10+ Special coach organiser pack |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Booking essential |
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House
Open for Viewing: no |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 8th May 14th Aug |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: Spring Summer Autumn Winter |
To
see: Daffodils, magnolia, rhododendrons, alpines, bulbs, Harlow Carr candelabra primulas, flower & veg. trials, Acers, hellebores, snowdrops, aconites. New - "Gardens through Time" |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adult £6; Child 6 -16 £2, under 6 free; Groups of 10+ @ £5 pp, Students £2.20 One carer free, RHS Affiliated Society members (+ a guest) free. Half price admission for bus users with a Heritage Voucher (available from bus driver) |
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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: Huge programme of annual events, activities, guided walks and courses, from drystone walling to flower photography, and pruning to organic fruit growing. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Longest streamside garden in the UK, stunning 58 acre gardens, peaceful woodland and arboretum, herb garden with cosmetic, medicinal and culinary plants, stylish ornamental grasses border, development of the Queen Mother's Lake and the new BBC 'Gardens through Time'. | English Heritage Garden Grade: | ||||||||||||
| National Collection: Rhubarb (viewable on request), Polypodium and Dryopteris ferns. | |||||||||||||
| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| The garden is open every day of the year and caters for all tastes and ages. The woodland and arboretum are havens for naturalists, with a wealth of wildlife, birds and insects, while the spectacular swathe of Harlow Carr hybrid candelabra primulas, astilbes and hostas along the cultivated streamside will delight adults and children alike. With a contemporary grasses border, scented, herb, winter and foliage gardens, flower, fruit and vegetables and alpine houses to name but a few, the keen gardener or families just wanting a relaxing day out will find RHS Harlow Carr a place of magic and beauty. RHS Harlow Carr has ambitious plans for growth and development, while retaining the natural and informal style that is characteristic of the garden. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| The gardens were established in 1950 by Colonel Charles Grey, as a showcase for northern gardeners, providing a garden setting to assess the suitability of plants for growing in northern climates. The gardens were run by the Northern Horticultural Society until 2001, when a merger with the Royal Horticultural Society made Harlow Carr the first RHS garden in the North. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Yorkshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Ashley House Kimberley Hotel |
Restaurants: NEW Bettys Cafe & Shop (renowned for teas, coffee & cakes) |
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| Inns & Pubs: Pine Martin public house Malt Shovel, Brearton |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Harrogate Spa Town Yorkshire Dales |
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