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Broughton Castle

Broughton Castle
Broughton
Banbury

OX15 5EB

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Area: Oxford
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.broughtoncastle.com -- email: joanna.hummer {at} btconnect.com

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Broughton Castle
Oxford
All details updated* as of: 18/01/2010
Text-Only version here

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

Easter Sun & Mon; 4th & 5th Apr; 2pm - 5pm - No admission after 5pm
1st May -15th Sept; Weds, Suns & Bank Hol. Mon's & Sun's; 2pm - 5pm

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes
Groups welcome by appointment

House Open for Viewing: yes

View this house at StatelyHomes.com

National Garden Scheme days: Yes

Best Times of Year to Visit:
Mid June - mid July

To see:

Admission Prices

House & garden. Adult £7; Child £2.50; Over 60s £5.50
Garden only £2.50
Groups (guided tour). Adults & Seniors £7; Primary School student £3; Secondary School student £4

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: Yes
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: No

Other Facilities:

Garden Features

Moat, herbaceous borders, formal walled garden

English Heritage Garden Grade: II*

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer:

The formal garden to the south features unusual fleur-de-lys-shaped box hedges with Rose Grass, an Aachen and many other old fashioned varieties of shrub roses in the surrounding beds. In addition there are four herbaceous borders planted with shrub roses, shrubs and a variety of perennial plants - one border has a blue and yellow theme: another pink and red.

History of Garden

The home of the same family for the past 600 years, it was built in 1300 and re-built in 1550. It has a mediaeval Great Hall, splendid fireplaces, panelling and plaster ceilings, a collection of Civil War arms and armour and a 3-acre moat.

The formal garden to the south of the house was laid out in 1890. The designer is not known, though Gertrude Jekyll is believed to have approved of the design. The remainder of the garden was re-designed and re-planted with guidance from Lanning Roper in 1970

Nearby Oxford Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Wroxton House Hotel, 2 miles away

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
Red Lion Inn, Addenbury
Plough, Bodicote

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:

- Oxford

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*Information Updates
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The garden information above was last updated on 18/01/2010

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