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Dyrham Park tel: 0117 9372501 Area: Gloucestershire |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk -- email: |
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Dyrham Park |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||
27th & 28th Feb and 6th & 7th Mar, 11-5, Sat & Sun |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Pre-booked |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Admission Prices | |||
| £9.54, child £4.70, family £23.80. Groups (10+) £9.35. Garden and park only: £3.80, child £1.90, family £8.50. Park only, on days when house and garden closed: £2.45, child £1.25, family £5.45 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Spectacular late 17th-century mansion, garden and deer park; William and Mary mansion nestling in an ancient deer park; Lavish 17th-century collections reflect the fashion for all things Dutch; Victorian domestic quarters give an insight into life below stairs; Elegant formal gardens, woodland, and lakes to explore; Film location for Remains of the Day (1993) | English Heritage Garden Grade: II* | ||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
George London in 17th C. & Repton in 18th C. |
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| In a remarkable and beautiful setting, Dyrham Park is notable for its parkland and historic herd of fallow deer. It features one of the earliest architectural greenhouses, the Orangery within which citrus fruits, as well as myrtle, oleander and Agaves are still grown. However the trees, many of which were comparatively early imports from America, thanks to William Blathwayt's job as administrator of the colonies, are the real glory. As well as Tulip trees and Holm Oaks, Black Walnut, Red Oak, Catalpas and Pinus strobus all flourish here. Any visit should not fail to include a tour of the house with its original furniture and impressively restored Victorian servants' quarters. |
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| History of Garden | |||
| The estate, an ancient deer park, (the name drives from the Saxon 'deor hamm' meaning deer enclosure) was acquired by William Blathwayt, William III's Secretary at War and Secretary of State, in the closing years of the 17th century. He demolished the Tudor manor house and built the present elegant structure which has been largely unaltered since then and is still filled with his furniture. The garden originally boasted a 224 step cascade, dropping down from the statue of Neptune (which is still there) to the front of the house, and a formal garden in the Dutch style immediately around the house with parterres, terraces, fountains and avenues. However the cost of upkeep was too high and in time all this was removed. | |||
| Nearby Gloucestershire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: White Hart, Ford, W. of Chippenham |
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| Inns & Pubs: White Hart, Ford, W. of Chippenham |
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