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Rode Hall tel: 01270 882961 Area: Cheshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.rodehall.co.uk | ||||||||||||
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| Rode Hall Cheshire All details updated* as of: 19/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
Snowdrop Walks: 2nd Feb - 2nd Mar; daily except Mons; 12 noon - 4pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Yes |
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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 July Feb |
To
see: Rhododendrons, azaleas Kitchen Garden Snowdrops |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| House & Garden: Adult £5; Child (over 12) & Over 60s £4 Garden only: Adult £3; Child & Over 60s £2.50 Season £15 Garden only, Over 60s £12. |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Light lunches available in Feb from 12 noon. 25th May - Rare and Unusual Plant Fair 10.30am - 4pm. Entry £2.50 per Adult. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Landscape designed by Humphry Repton in 1790 Formal garden designed by W. Nesfield in 1860 Georgian walled kitchen garden, Ice house and Grotto |
English Heritage Garden Grade: II* | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Humphry Repton, W. A. Nesfield |
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| Rode Hall Gardens are set in a landscape designed by Humphry Repton in 1790. In February, the garden is open for snowdrops, hellebores and early varieties of rhododendrons. From early April, the Woodland Garden, which includes a terraced rock garden and a grotto, is full of many varieties of rhododendrons and azaleas, and the bluebells and lily of the valley are in abundance at this time. The old Stewpond is the background to a water garden planted with hostas and primulas. The formal garden designed by W. Nesfield in 1860 has herbaceous borders and roses set in a garden of clipped yews and gravel paths still faithful to the original design. There is a large walled kitchen garden which is at its best from mid-June and is home to many varieties of prize-winning gooseberries. There is an ice house in the park close to the house and a new Italian Garden. | |||||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| The Kitchen Garden and Ice House were probably built in the 1750's when the main house was completed. John Webb was commissioned to complete the work recommended by Repton between 1800-1810 and this included the creation of Rode Pool, a mile long stretch of water. Webb also created the terraced Rock Garden at this time. The formal garden was designed by W. Nesfield in 1860 and has changed very little since that time. In recent years much time and effort has been spent developing the Woodland Garden and the Water Garden adjacent to the Stewpond. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Cheshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Crewe Hall, Manor House, Alsager |
Restaurants: Pecks, Astbury |
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| Inns & Pubs: Bleeding Wolf, Scholar Green Egerton Arms, Astbury |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Congleton Sandbach The Potteries |
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