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Chartwell tel: 01732 866368 Area: Kent |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk | ||||||||||||
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| Chartwell Kent All details updated* as of: 07/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
1 Feb - 14 Mar 08, 11 - 3, Wed - Sun |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Call 01732 868381 |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: Spring May Oct |
To
see: Flowering Shrubs and bluebells Rose Gardens Autumn colours |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| £10.10, child £5.05, family £25.25. Groups £9.30, child £4.65. Garden & studio only: £5.05, child £2.50, family £12.60. Groups £4.65, child £2.35 | |||||||||||||
| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: No 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: Function rooms for social & business entertainment, weddings catered for. Countryside walks, daily access. baby changing facilities. Picnics not allowed in grounds. Car park closed 25th Dec, normally closes at 5.30pm or dusk if earlier. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Family home of Sir Winston Churchill; Home of Winston Churchill, the BBC's 'Greatest Briton'; Unrivalled collection of Churchill paintings, photographs and memorabilia; Beautiful rose and water gardens commissioned by the Churchills; Countryside walks with stunning views over the Weald; Productive vegetable garden, restored using original plans | English Heritage Garden Grade: II* | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Sir Winston & Lady Churchill, Lanning Roper |
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| The lovely gardens command unrivalled views over the Weald of Kent and contain lakes, a water garden, golden orfe pools, Lady Churchill's rose garden, and the Golden Rose Walk which was given to the Churchills on their golden wedding anniversary by their children. Viewed from the terrace above it is a stunning sight all through the summer and early autumn when the 32 varieties of yellow and golden roses are in flower. Nearby is the Wendy House built for Churchill's daughter, Mary Soames. The visitor can also see Sir Winston's famous brick walls which were built by him personally in the 1920's and 30's and this physical labour, together with his painting, may have become a kind of therapy when he was out of favour politically. In 1928 he was even invited to become an adult apprentice of the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers by their then General Secretary! | |||||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| The planting and overall design were largely the responsibility of Lady Churchill, assisted by her head gardener, Victor Vincent from after the war until 1979. After Sir Winston's death in 1965, Chartwell was taken on by the National Trust who employed Lanning Roper, at that time a consultant for the Trust, to re-design parts of the garden in co-operation with Mary Soames. Philip Tilden had previously transformed the house into a suitable and comfortable residence for the family improving its views of, and access to, the garden. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Kent Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: In Westerham |
Restaurants: On site |
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| Inns & Pubs: Harrow Inn, Ightham |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Westerham village Tunbridge Wells Emmetts Garden Ightham Mote Knole |
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