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Ventnor Botanic Garden
The Undercliffe Drive
Ventnor

PO38 1UL

tel: 01983-855397
fax: 01983 856756

Area: Hampshire
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Ventnor Botanic Garden -- Hampshire
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Ventnor Botanic Garden
Hampshire
All details updated* as of: 10/02/2010
Text-Only version here

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids
 Opening Days and Hours

Summer: 1st Mar - 31st Oct; 10am - 5pm
Winter: 1st Nov - 20th Dec; Tues, Wed, Thurs, 10am - 3pm; Sat & Sun; 10am - 4pm
Closed 22nd Dec - 1st Jan
1st Jan - 28th Feb 10; Sats & Suns; 10am - 4pm

Parties / Coaches: Yes
Groups / Coaches need Appointment: No

House Open for Viewing: No

National Garden Scheme days: No
Best Times of Year to Visit:
June - Aug
Sept
To see:
Echium Pinana
Cannas
 Admission Prices
Free admission to Gardens.
Small admission charge to Temperate House
Car Park Rates apply.
 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 not permitted in Visitor Centre or Temperate House.
 Garden Features
Special Collection of Pseudopanax. Totem Pole.
Geographical areas of specialisation include; SW Europe, Southern Africa, New Zealand, North & Central Mexico, Western South America, and Southern South America.
English Heritage Garden Grade:
National Collection:
 Description of Garden
Designer:
Ventnor Botanic Garden has been developed on the site of the former Royal National Chest Hospital. Extending over 22 acres, the Garden was opened in 1972; however it was almost destroyed by the infamous storm of 1987. The clear-up operation took nearly two years and much of the garden that you see today has been created in the past decade.

The Garden takes advantage of the microclimate produced as a result of the protection afforded by the topography of the Undercliff, the moderating influence of the sea, and its southerly aspect. This allows for a wide variety of species to be grown, many too tender for the prevailing winter conditions elsewhere in the UK.

The Garden also boasts a fine Visitor Centre. Opened in 2000 by Dr. David Bellamy, the Centre has a permanent exhibition entitled 'The Green Planet", explaining man's interaction with plants and their effect on The Earth.

The Temperate House has recently being undergoing some major re-landscaping and will be open the the public from March 2003. The new House will include a crashing waterfall with some stunning vegetation and plants helping to create a dramatic and dynamic feature.
 History of Garden
The development of a garden at Ventnor goes back to the 19th century when the site was developed as a chest hospital. The founder of the hospital, Arthur Hill Hassall, as well as being a medical man, was also a keen naturalist. With this background, he was well placed to exploit the microclimate of Ventnor, not only for his patients, but also for the development of a garden. He regularly communicated with the Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and a wide variety of plants were added to the ornamental areas of the grounds of the hospital. The utilization of the grounds as orchards and vegetable gardens was an integral part of the treatment for the patients, as well as providing a steady supply for the dining table at the hospital.
 Nearby Hampshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities
Hotels & Accommodation:
The Royal Hotel, Ventnor
Eversleigh Hotel.
Restaurants:
The Boathouse (Season only)
Inns & Pubs:
Inn at St. Lawrence
Spyglass Inn
Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Ventnor
Shankin
Ryde
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