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Broughton Castle tel: 01295-276070 Area: Oxford |
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| Visitor Information | www.broughtoncastle.com -- email: info {at} broughtoncastle.com |
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Broughton Castle |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
2pm - 5pm - No admission after 4.30pm on Easter Sun & Mon; 24th & 25th Apr and then 1st May -15th Sept; Weds, Suns & Bank Hol Mondays. Also Thursdays in July and August. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Groups welcome by appointment |
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House
Open for Viewing: yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: Mid June - mid July |
To
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| House & garden. Adult £7; Child £3; Over 60s £6; Garden only £3 Garden only £2.50 Groups (guided tour). Adults & Seniors £7; Primary School student £3; Secondary School student £4 |
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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: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Plants occasionally for sale. Lunches by prior arrangement |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Moat, herbaceous borders, formal walled garden | English Heritage Garden Grade: II* | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| 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 |
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| Nearby Oxford Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Wroxton House Hotel, 2 miles away |
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| Inns & Pubs: Red Lion Inn, Addenbury Plough, Bodicote |
Villages / Towns
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  - Oxford |
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