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Duncombe Park tel: 01439 770213 Area: Yorkshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.duncombepark.com | ||||||||||||
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| Duncombe Park Yorkshire All details updated* as of: 20/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
23rd Mar - 26th October; Sun - Thurs; 11am - 5.30pm; last admission 4.30pm. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Guided Tours leave every 30 mins during 12.30pm - 3.30pm period |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: 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: Spring and Autumn |
To
see: Foliage colours |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adult, House & Garden £7.25; Gardens & parkland £4; Parkland only £2 Child (10-16), House & Garden £3.25; garden& parkland £2; Parkland only £1 Over 60s, House & Garden £5.50; Garden & parkland £3.50; Parkland only £2 Groups (min. 15 visitors), House & Garden £5.25pp; Garden & parkland £3pp; Season, £30 per family; £17.50 per adult Evening visits for groups of 25 + incl. wine & supper £19.95pp Pensioners Special group incl. tea/coffee, guided tour, lunch & discounts at shop £13.95pp Group visits to Craft Fairs: Groups £1.50pp |
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| 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: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Dogs are only allowed in parkland. See own website for Craft Fair dates and many other events, one or more every month. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| 18th century landscaping. Ionic & Doric Temples. East Terrace. 19th century conservatory | English Heritage Garden Grade: I | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Charles Bridgeman and/or Stephen Switzer |
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| "The grass terraces of Duncombe and Rievaulx are unique, and perhaps the most spectacularly beautiful among English landscape conceptions of the 18th century" (C. Hussey, English Gardens and Landscapes 1700 - 1750). It is thought that the 35 acre (14 ha) gardens, which pre-date the era of 'Capability' Brown and Repton by some 60 years and comprise one of the finest Baroque landscapes in England, were completed between 1713 and 1730 to the designs of either Charles Bridgeman or Stephen Switzer, or both. The 'green' gardens were created within an ancient parkland on a virgin plateau 184 ft (56 m) above Helmsley Castle and the Arcadian valley of the River Rye, and were the incentive behind the choice of site for the Duncombes' Great House which was completed by 1718. Vast terraces with classical temples, woodland walks, parterres and a 'secret garden' may be explored in a tranquil setting. There are the occasional breathtaking views and all is within a National Nature Reserve. There may have been plans to link up with the later terrace created by the Duncombes above Rievaulx Abbey. |
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| Nearby Yorkshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Black Swan, Helmsley |
Restaurants: Star Inn, Harome |
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| Inns & Pubs: Feversham Arms, Helmsley |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Helmsley Rievaulx Abbey (English Heritage) Rievaulx Terrace (National Trust) |
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