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Castle Drogo tel: 01647-433306 Area: Devon |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk | ||||||||||||
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| Castle Drogo Devon All details updated* as of: 18/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
1 Mar - 9 Mar 08, 11 - 4, Sat & Sun |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| £7.09, child £3.54, family £17.72, family (1 adult) £10.63. Groups £6.60, child £3.30. Garden & grounds only: £4.54, child £2.50. Groups £4.25, child £2.50. Winter: £4.54) child £2.59. Winter, garden & grounds only: £2.09) child £1.04. Reduced rate when arriving by cycle or public transport. Croquet lawn normally open June-Sept; equipment hire from visitor reception | |||||||||||||
| 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: Dogs allowed only in car park and on estate walks. Limited access for the disabled. Croquet Lawn normally open June - Sept. Equipment hire from reception. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| The 'last castle to be built in England', set above the Teign Gorge with dramatic views over Dartmoor; One of the most remarkable works of Sir Edwin Lutyens and the last castle to be built in England; Perched above the Teign Gorge with dramatic views over Dartmoor; Highest National Trust garden, at 900 feet; Family activites every day of school holiday (April-Oct) | English Heritage Garden Grade: II* | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| Castle Drogo is spectacularly sited on a rocky outcrop with fine views of Dartmoor. The twentieth century formal garden, which is the highest garden owned by the National Trust, lies to the north-east of the castle and is linked to the castle with yew hedges. The centrepiece is the sunken Rose Garden, where Hybrid Teas and Floribundas grow. On either side are the stunning herbaceous borders, at their best in late June and July, with yew arbours roofed with Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica 'Pendula') at each end. Steps lead to a formal herb garden and between shrub borders to a vast circular croquet lawn. Nearer to the castle is the rhododendron garden which gives spring interest from a variety of specimens, cherries and magnolias. | |||||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| The castle, a Norman fantasy, was designed by Edwin Lutyens for Julius Drewe but, although Lutyens influence can be seen in features of the garden, such as the yew hedges and serpentine paths, the garden is likely to have been planned by George Dillistone, a garden designer from Kent. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Devon Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Blackaller Hotel Mill End Hotel, Chagford |
Restaurants: Gate House, Moretonhampstead Blackaller Hotel & Restaurant Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton |
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| Inns & Pubs: Drewe Arms, Drewsteignton |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Chagford Drewsteignton |
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