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Sissinghurst Castle Garden tel: 01580 710 700 Area: Kent |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk | |||||||||||||
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| Sissinghurst Castle Garden Kent All details updated* as of: 18/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||||||||||
15 Mar - 2 Nov 08, 11-6:30, Fri - Tues |
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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: Yes |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: Spring / early summer Autumn |
To
see: Spring bulbs, roses Autumn herbaceous |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||||||||||
| £8.10, child £4, family £20.20. Groups £7.80 | ||||||||||||||
| 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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| Garden Features | ||||||||||||||
| One of the world's most celebrated gardens, the creation of Vita Sackville-West and her husband Sir Harold Nicolson; Celebrated gardens designed by writer Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson; Intimate setting in the grounds of an Elizabethan mansion; Romantic little compartments filled with colourful floral displays; Lakeside and woodland walks open all year; Lovely unspoilt Wealden countryside | English Heritage Garden Grade: I | |||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| The garden is made in the ruins of a large Elizabethan house set in unspoilt Wealden countryside. The garden described by Harold Nicolson as 'a succession of privacies', reflects the combination of thei owners' characters, he a classicist, who liked formality and clean lines, and Vita, a romantic who favoured profusion and surprise. She wrote, on first seeing the castle, "I fell in love; love at first sight. I saw what could be made of it. It was Sleeping Beauty's Castle, but a castle running away into sordidness and squalor, and a garden crying out for rescue." It is the combination of these two apparent opposite characters which has made the garden such a major influence on late 20th and early 21st century design. The garden can best be described as a sequence of ten separate gardens linked by vistas. These include the White garden, Rose garden, Lime walk, Cottage garden, Tower lawn & Yew walk, Herb garden, the Moat walk and the Nuttery and the Orchard. The garden is of international importance and repute due to its historic interest, horticultural design significance, plant collection and reputation for the highest horticultural standards. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||||||||||
| Sissinghurst Castle Garden is the twentieth century creation of two English aristocrats, Harold Nicolson & Vita Sackville-West. The tower dates from 1573 and was built for Elizabeth I's visit to Sissinghurst. At its base a tablet simply says "To Vita Sackville-West, who made this garden". | ||||||||||||||
| Nearby Kent Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: B&B, Sissinghurst Farmhouse Langley Oast, Langley The Wren's Nest, Hawkhurst |
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| Inns & Pubs: The Bull, Sissinghurst Three Chimneys, Biddenden |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Sissinghurst |
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