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Kingston Lacy

Kingston Lacy
Wimborne Minster

BH21 4EA

tel: 01202-883402
fax: 01202-882402

Area: Dorset
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

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Kingston Lacy
Dorset
All details updated* as of: 08/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

2 Feb - 9 Mar 08, 10:30 - 4, Sat & Sun
15 Mar - 2 Nov 08, 10:30 - 6, Sun - Sat
7 Nov - 21 Dec 08, 10:30 - 4, Fri - Sun
Admission by timed ticket to house may operate on BH Suns & Mons. Open BH Mons. Last admission 4. Special snowdrop days in Jan/Feb

Parties / Coaches: No

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: Yes
15 Mar - 2 Nov 08, 11-4, Wed - Sun
View this house at StatelyHomes.com

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:
Spring and summer.

To see:
Azaleas, camellias, rhododendrons, bedding plants and roses.

Admission Prices

£10, child £5, family £25. Groups £8, child £4. Park & garden only: £5, child £2.50, family £12.50

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

Other Facilities:
Dogs in park only, not in gardens. Concert on 2nd July so House & shop close 4pm, restaurant & grounds 4.30pm

Garden Features

Elegant country mansion with important collections, set in attractive formal gardens and extensive parkland; Encased in stone by Charles Barry - architect of the Houses of Parliament; Outstanding collection of Old Master paintings, with works by Van Dyck, Titian and Brueghel; Spanish Room, with walls hung in magnificent gilded leather; Wooded parkland with magnificent snowdrop displays in early spring; Children's adventure playground; Iron Age hill fort; Badbury Rings

English Heritage Garden Grade: II

National Collection: Anemone Nemorosa and
Convallaria

Description of Garden

Designer: Sir Roger Pratt in 1663

At Kingston Lacy there are 32 acres of garden and woodland with rosebeds and extensive lawns approximately of 6 acres.

The garden includes a Parterre with formal bedding scheme, Victorian fernery and a sunken garden. Further on is a nursery wood. The trail then leads to an area called Blindwalk which leads to the Cricket Walk. The visitor then encounters Lime Avenue, planted in the 17th century, and soon after that Laurel Walk.

Cedar of Lebanon trees form the Cedar Avenue which leads from the Nursery Wood and back to the house. There is also a huge Copper Beech.

History of Garden

During the 18th century the garden was landscaped in traditional style. The parterre was laid out in 1899.

Nearby Dorset Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Ashton Lodge, Wimborne Minster

Restaurants:
Les Bouviers, Wimborne Minster

Inns & Pubs:
Langton Arms, Tarrant Monkton

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Winborne Minster

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The garden information above was last updated on 08/02/2008

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