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Chiswick House tel: 020 8742 1225 Area: Middlesex |
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| Visitor Information | www.chgt.org.uk -- email: |
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Chiswick House |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||
All year; every day; 7am to dusk |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: No |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Admission Prices | |||
| Gardens: Free Chiswick House: Adult £4.40; Child (5 - 15yrs) £2.20; Concessions £3.70; Family £11; EH members free. Groups (11+) 15% discount |
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| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: No Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Garden Features | |||
| The House and Gardens is the very first, and still one of the finest examples in England of neo-Palladian architecture, set in a 65-acre estate in West London, only 15 minutes from Hyde Park Corner. | English Heritage Garden Grade: I | ||
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| The garden dates from the early 18th century and surrounds a perfect Palladian villa. William Kent designed a rustic cascade and gently serpentined canal. Classical busts, sphinxes, columns and an exedra helped to re-create the landscape of antiquity. Since Kent's style became influential, we are fortunate that it survives. It is being restored, but it is a difficult task since the garden was developed in stages, gradually changing from a nobleman's country estate to an urban park. However much of the original design is still evident and features avenues leading to spectacular cedars of Lebanon, the canal, topiary, lawns and a lovely orangery. |
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| History of Garden | |||
| In the early 18th century, Lord Burlington, the owner and chief designer, with help from Charles Bridgeman and William Kent, built an Augustan villa modelled on Palladio's 1550 Villa Rotunda. The maze, built in 1730 between the house and canal, was the first such installation in this country. Substantial (£multi-million) Heritage Lottery funds are being devoted to restoring the gardens (see own website for details). | |||
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