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Gardens. Monday 16th March to Sunday 1st March Garden Tours are available - please see website for details
Group rates available for groups of 15
Seasonal exhibitions showcasing Castle Collection. House tours Tues, Wed & Thurs; 11am, 1pm & 3pm
April June Sept/Oct
Spring bulbs Roses Secret Garden
INDIVIDUAL TICKET PRICES Adults£14.50 , Concessions £13.50, Children (5-15 Years) £5.50, Children under 5 Years Free, Family Ticket (2 Adults & 3 Children) £37.50
Members of Historic Houses Association 50{78c5981cc65ef312afd2a01238b92ad49ab85a4991a386013c7fa8e22d3121d9} English Heritage Members 20{78c5981cc65ef312afd2a01238b92ad49ab85a4991a386013c7fa8e22d3121d9} off entry
12 month pass (16 March - 1st November 2015)
General Admission. Adults £26.00 Children (5-15 Years) £11.00 Family (2 adults & 3 children) £65.00rnNot suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
Disabled access is limited to the gardens only. Disabled toilets available. Dogs, except Guide, allowed in car park only. Many special events, not least for children. See own website for details.
Topiary, including Tudor Knot Garden. Queen's Garden, renowned for its roses. topiary. Secret Garden, semi-tender Mediterranean plants. Ruined Tithe barn planted with climbers.
1st April - Lost in the Willows, 5th April - Easter Sunday - Easter Egg Hunt, Adventure Monday's and Children's Wednesday', 12th April - MGB Register Spring Run, 23rd-26th Spring Grand Sale, 3rd May - Seven Dials Rapscallions, 4th May - Victorian May Day, 21-26 Gifford Circus, 24th May - Family Fun Day, 15-21st May - Garden Week, 10-12th July - Food Festival, 18th July - International Healey Weekend, 26th July - Alice in Wonderland, 22-23rd August Loyaulte Me Lie - Richard III Medieval Weekend, 20th September - Classic Car Rally, 5th-11th October - Wool Week, 26th-31st Halloweek1st April - Lost in the Willows, 5th April - Easter Sunday - Easter Egg Hunt, Adventure Monday's and Children's Wednesday', 12taTopiary, including Tudor Knot Garden. Queen's Garden, renowned for its roses. topiary. Secret Garden, semi-tender Mediterranean plants. Ruined Tithe barn planted with climbers.
1st April - Lost in the Willows, 5th April - Easter Sunday - Easter Egg Hunt, Adventure Monday's and Children's Wednesday', 12th April - MGB Register Spring Run, 23rd-26th Spring Grand Sale, 3rd May - Seven Dials Rapscallions, 4th May - Victorian May Day, 21-26 Gifford Circus, 24th May - Family Fun Day, 15-21st May - Garden Week, 10-12th July - Food Festival, 18th July - International Healey Weekend, 26th July - Alice in Wonderland, 22-23rd August Loyaulte Me Lie - Richard III Medieval Weekend, 20th September - Classic Car Rally, 5th-11th October - Wool Week, 26th-31st Halloweekh April - MGB Register Spring Run, 23rd-26th Spring Grand Sale, 3rd May - Seven Dials Rapscallions, 4th May - Victorian May Day, 21-26 Gifford Circus, 24th May - Family Fun Day, 15-21st May - Garden Week, 10-12th July - Food Festival, 18th July - International Healey Weekend, 26th July - Alice in Wonderland, 22-23rd August Loyaulte Me Lie - Richard III Medieval Weekend, 20th September - Classic Car Rally, 5th-11th October - Wool Week, 26th-31st Halloweek
Sudeley Castle cottages to rent. Wesley House, Winchcombe White Hart, Winchcombe Ellenborough Park Hotel, Prestbury
Wesley House, Winchcombe Royal Oak, Winchcombe
White Hart, Winchcombe The Plaisterers, Winchcombe rnRoyal Oak, Gretton
Winchcombe - Saxon town.
Designed almost as a continuation of the House they surround, the inspiration for the gardens draws on and reflects Sudeley's rich history and has used the experience and expertise of landscape designers such as Lanning Roper, Rosemary Verey, Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall and, more recently, Charles Chesshire and now Sir Roddy Llewellyn.
Ten smaller gardens, each one distinct in its own right, blend seamlessly together. Bold areas of planting such as those surrounding the ruins of the spectacular 15th century Tithe Barn and reflecting pond, contrast with intricate detail as seen in the Knot Garden. Topiary features strongly throughout and the famous Queen's Garden, full of old fashioned roses and herbs, is furnished on two sides by magnificent double yew hedges planted by Emma Dent.
Sudeley's gardens delight visitors throughout the seasons. Spring highlights include the myriad of tulips which transform the White Garden, while the Secret Garden uses the protection of the walls and yew hedges to create a semi-tender Mediterranean style planting, with verbena, heliotrope and argyranthemum providing a profusion of colour well into the Autumn months.
All fourteen acres of gardens are managed using organic principles. Dedicated areas of wild planting complement the formal gardens and a Herbal Healing Walk highlights the medicinal and culinary uses of plants which have been employed at Sudeley over many centuries.
The Castle was once home to Queen Katherine Parr, following her marriage to Sir Thomas Seymour, and Lady Jane Grey. Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth I all visited Sudeley. King Charles I stayed here and his nephew, Prince Rupert, established his headquarters at the castle during the Civil War.
Following its destruction by Cromwell's troops, Sudeley lay neglected and derelict for two hundred years. However, its romantic situation and ruins attracted many visitors, including King George III.
In 1837, Sudeley was bought by John and William Dent, of the Worcestershire glove making company of that name. They began an ambitious restoration programme which was continued by their nephew John Coucher Dent, who inherited the Castle in 1855, and his wife Emma, who threw herself enthusiastically into Sudeley's restoration, at the same time forging strong links with the town of Winchcombe.
Today, Sudeley is the home of Elizabeth, Lady Ashcombe, her children and their families. They are dedicated to its continued restoration and the regeneration of the gardens, with particular emphasis on conservation and sustainability.