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Polesden Lacey tel: 01372 452048 Area: Surrey |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk -- email: polesdenlacey {at} nationaltrust.org.uk | ||||||||||
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Polesden Lacey |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||
1 Jan - 12 Feb 10, 10-4, daily |
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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: June & July |
To
see: Rose garden, lavender garden, iris garden & winter garden |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||
| Gardens only: £6.65, child £3.25, family £16.55. Groups £6.30, child £3.15. House & gardens: £10.45, child £5.25, family £26.15. Groups £9.85, child £4.95. £1 voucher for tea-room available if arriving by public transport (please present valid ticket) | |||||||||||
| 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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| Other
Facilities: Dogs allowed on landscape walks and woods but not in Garden. New visitor facility is complete with new Restaurant, new Shop and Farm Shop. Many events in 2010 see: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/polesdenlacey |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||
| Regency country house with renowned Edwardian interiors and gardens, set in beautiful downland countryside; Home of legendary Edwardian hostess the Hon. Mrs Greville; King George VI and the Queen Mother honeymooned here; Opulent Edwardian interior with fine collection of 'Old Masters' paintings; Variety of walks in elegant gardens and landscaped park; Sweeping valley views across the North Downs; A tranquil oasis only 22 miles from London | English Heritage Garden Grade: | ||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| Polesden Lacey is a large 30-acre garden with lawns, borders and a walled rose garden with over-arching pergolas. Country walks with stunning views of the North Downs are highly recommended. | |||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||
| Richard Sheridan, the dramatist, owned the property in the early 19th century and extended the Long Walk. Cubitt, the speculative builder, built the house later in that century in the Greek classical manner for an owner who planted 20,000 trees. The garden was remodelled in 1906 by Mrs. Greville, a well known Edwardian hostess. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother) spent part of their honeymoon here in 1923. The garden was given to the National Trust in 1944. |
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| Nearby Surrey Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||
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| Inns & Pubs: Red Lion Inn, Shamley Green Windsor Castle, Bookham |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Bookham Dorking |
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