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Bramdean House tel: 01962 771214 Area: Hampshire |
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| Visitor Information | |||||||||||||
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| Bramdean House Hampshire All details updated* as of: 18/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
17th Feb, 16th Mar, 20th Apr, 15th June, 20th July, 10th Aug and 14th Sept |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Weekdays only 10am - 4pm |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 17th Feb, 16th Mar, 20th Apr, 15th June, 20th July, 10th Aug and 14th Sept. Other dates by appointment only. Time: 2pm - 5pm. |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: April , June, July |
To
see: Spring Bulbs, walk down kitchen garden, collection of sweet peas, herbaceous borders, unusual plants and bulbs |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| By appointment on weekdays. Adult £ 4.50 per head. NGS Days £ 3.50; Child free |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: No Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Teas only on NGS Days, plants for sales sometimes on NGS days. Limited access for disabled. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Collection of sweet peas, paeonies, tender nerines. Featured in new book by Andrew Lawson/Ursula Buchan "The English Garden". |
English Heritage Garden Grade: II | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Victoria Wakefield |
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| The mellow brick 18th century house is well protected from the main road by a huge undulating yew and box hedge. The 5 1/2 acre garden on chalk slopes away from the house and is divided into three parts. The first contains the famous mirror-image herbaceous borders. Surrounding beds have a large array of usual and unusual plants, shrubs, bulbs and small trees. Fine wrought-iron gates lead through into the walled working kitchen garden, cultivated entirely by hand, containing fruit and vegetables grown for the house, old-fashioned sweet peas, perpetual carnations, a paeony walk and a trial area for plants. Ornamental flower beds alongside a central path lead through a second wrought-iron gate into the orchard area featuring fruit trees underplanted with massed daffodils and a wild flower area. The orchard is terminated by a blue-doored apple house and belfry. To the east are interesting shrubs and trees and castellations of yew. There are carpets of aconites, snowdrops, crocuses and other bulbs in the spring. | |||||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| Mrs Wakefield's parents purchased the house and the garden in 1944. They have photographic records of the garden in the late 1800's and early 20th century. It has evolved through time and events. The soil is very alkaline (PH8) . It has been featured in many gardening books and articles, most recently by Robin Lane Fox in the Financial Times. It will be featured in the BBC "Flying Gardeners" programme in April 2003. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Hampshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Hotel du Vin, Winchester Royal Hotel, Winchester Wessex Hotel, Winchester |
Restaurants: Various good restaurants in Winchester |
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| Inns & Pubs: Fox Inn, Bramdean Globe on the Lake, Alresford The Milburys, Beauworth |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Alresford 4 Miles Winchester 9 Miles |
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