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Glendurgan Garden |
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Glendurgan Garden tel: 01326-250906 Area: Cornwall |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk | ||||||||||||
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| Glendurgan Garden Cornwall All details updated* as of: 08/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
9 Feb - 3 Aug 08, 10:30 - 5:30, Tues - Sat |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes for groups and parties. |
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House
Open for Viewing: no |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: Spring |
To
see: Camellias, rhododendrons, magnolias, azaleas |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| £5.45, child £2.72, family £13.63, family (1 adult) £8.18. Groups £5.10. Reduced rate when arriving by cycle or public transport | |||||||||||||
| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Garden very steep, so difficult for disabled. Link from Glendurgan beach to Helford village by ferry. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Superb subtropical garden, with special interest for families; Valley garden with views over the Helford River and coastline; Warm and sheltered setting for exotic flowers, trees and shrubs; Fantastic laurel maze and 'Giant's Stride' maypole; Tranquil sandy beach and rock pools at Durgan | English Heritage Garden Grade: II* | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| This is a valley garden of great beauty, created in the 1820's and running down to the tiny village of Durgan and its beach. There are many fine trees and rare and exotic plants, with outstanding Spring displays of magnolias and camellias. Late in the season a glorious display of wild flowers carpets the valley slopes. The Laurel Maze, dating from 1833, puzzles young and old alike. The house is privately occupied but visitors and especially the young can explore the re-constructed original school room in cob and thatch, the Giant's stride, and the beach. | |||||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| The garden was created in the 1820's by Alfred Fox, who was a prosperous Falmouth shipping agent. His contacts from this business brought plants from all around the world, which flourished in Glendurgan's mild climate. He was a devout Quaker and his religious beliefs are reflected in some of the trees planted in the Holy Bank. He meant Glendurgan to be a 'small piece of heaven on earth', and so it remains. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Cornwall Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Mevdon, Burdock Vean Cotswold House Hotel, Falmouth Dolvean Hotel, Falmouth |
Restaurants: |
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| Inns & Pubs: Shipwrights Arms, Helford The Ferry Boat, Helford Passage Red Lion, Mawnan Smith |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Helford River Falmouth Mawnan Smith |
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