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Holdenby House Gardens & Falconry Centre |
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Holdenby House Gardens & Falconry Centre tel: 01604 770074 Area: Northampton |
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| Visitor Information | www.holdenby.com | ||||||||||||
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| Holdenby House Gardens & Falconry Centre Northampton All details updated* as of: 18/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
4th May - 31st Aug; Sun only;1pm - 5pm. (Gardens & Falconry Centre) |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes For house tours for groups of 25+ Also for Corporate bookings. |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: May & June |
To
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Gardens & Falconry Centre. Adults £5, Child £3.50, Concessions £4.50, Family (2+2) £15. (with shop & refreshments). Falconry flying displays are at 2pm and 3:30pm, weather permitting. Victorian Easter on 23rd & 24th March. Prices: Sunday 23rd March - Adult £6, Child £4.50, Concession £5, Family (2+2) £18. Monday 24th March (House visit included) - Adult £7.50, Child £4.50, Concession £6.50, Family (2+2) £20. Holdenby Food Show on 24th & 25th August. Prices to be announced. |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Falconry Centre, 17th Century farmstead. Play area. Licensed for Weddings. Plants available occasionally. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Special Events: Victorian Easter on 8th & 9th Apr. Plant Fair on 27th & 28th May (11am - 6pm) Sundays Adult £6, Child £4.50, Concession £5.00, Family (2+2) £18; Mondays (including House) Adult £7.50, Child £4.50, Concession £6.50, Family (2+2) £20. |
English Heritage Garden Grade: I | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| Positioned high on a hill overlooking rural Northamptonshire, the view from the garden lawns with extensive yew hedging is stunning. The miniature Elizabethan garden was planned by gardening expert Mrs Rosemary Verey in 1980, using only plants available in the 1580's, the time the palace was completed. Its shape is copied from the centrepiece of Sir Christopher Hatton's garden. The croquet lawn is sunk into the foundations of the West Wing of Sir Christopher Hatton's great Palace, demolished in the 1650's. King Charles' Walk, once part of the old garden, is now incorporated into the new garden. It recalls the period of Charles l's imprisonment at Holdenby in 1647 before his execution by Parliament. Tradition has it that this was his favourite part of the original Elizabethan garden. The Tous Tous border has survived from the Victorian period. Recently redesigned by Rupert Golby, this border contains plants chosen for their scent. The Silver border hosts a wide range of silver and grey foliage plants collected and constantly added to by the current owner, Mr James Lowther. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| There are not one, but two gardens at Holdenby. The 'inner' or new garden is contained within the remains of the early Palace at Holdenby and contains both the Victorian garden and a 20th century garden which includes a re-creation, in miniature, of the Elizabethan original. The second is the older or 'outer garden'; the original Elizabethan garden which is still visible as you walk around the grounds. This is, indeed, the best preserved evidence in Britain of a garden of this period. You can trace the shape of the 16th century terraces and the outline of the vast Palace that Sir Christopher Hatton built in 1583. The house is Grade II* |
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| Nearby Northampton Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Broomhill Hotel, (01604 845959) |
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| Inns & Pubs: Red Lion, East Haddon, (01604 770223) |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Very near to Althorp Northampton |
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*Information
Updates
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