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Westonbirt Arboretum |
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Westonbirt Arboretum tel: 01666-880220 Area: Gloucestershire |
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| Visitor Information | www.forestry.gov.uk/westonbirt | ||||||||||||
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| Westonbirt Arboretum Gloucestershire All details updated* as of: 19/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
Every day of the year; 9am - 8pm, or sunset, if earlier. Sat & Sun; 8am - 8pm. Closes at 5pm;1st Nov - 31st Mar '08. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Minimum 16 people. |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes Preferably |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: Famous for Autumn colour - Oct/Nov. April/May |
To
see: Acer glades/ National Collection of Japanese Acers. Rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, magnolias and bluebells. Spring colour. |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| 1st Jan - Easter (28th Feb). Adult £5; Child (18 years or under) £2; Concessions (Over 60's/student/disabled) £4; 1st Mar - 31st Sept. Adult £7; Child £2; Concessions £6; 1st Oct - 30th Nov. Adult £8; Child £2; Concessions £7; December entry to Arboretum: Pay & Display Car Parking only @£5 per car. Guided tours for 25+ people available @£30 extra per group. Group admission rates: Adult £5.50; Over 60s & Disabled £4.50; Child £2 (1 carer per disabled admitted free). Dog Days - 23/24th Feb - : Adult £6, Concession £5; Child £2 Festival of the Tree 18/25th Aug - : Adult £8, Concession £7; Child £3 Illuminated Trail 28th Nov - 21st Dec; Adult £7; Child £2; Concessions £6; |
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| 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: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Dogs are allowed in 60% of the grounds, Silk Wood only. Limited supply of wheelchairs available, please telephone ahead to book. Numerous Events every month throughout the year - for details see own website |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| The National Arboretum has probably the finest collection of trees and shrubs in Britain, if not Europe, including no less than104 champion trees. | English Heritage Garden Grade: | ||||||||||||
| National Collection: Japanese Acers, Salix (willow). | |||||||||||||
| Description of Garden | Designer:
Robert Holford |
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| Westonbirt is a wonderful world of trees. There are 18,000 numbered specimens from all over the world, producing 600 acres of beautifully landscaped Cotswold countryside. Visitors can wander where they please along 17 miles of waymarked trails or simply sit and admire some of the tallest, oldest and indeed rarest trees in Britain. Beautiful at any time of the year, Westonbirt is famous for its autumn colour when it seems every tree turns a brilliant red, gold, pink or orange. It is a spectacle not to be missed. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| Started in 1829 by Robert Holford, it continued to grow and expand within the Holford family for 130 years. It passed to the Government in 1956 in lieu of death duties, and has since been managed by the Forestry Commission. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Gloucestershire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Gumstool Inn, Tetbury The Old Bell Hotel, Malmesbury (May-Sept promo) Close Hotel, Tetbury |
Restaurants: The Old Bell Hotel, Malmesbury (May-Sept promo) |
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| Inns & Pubs: Gumstool Inn, Tetbury Hare & Hounds, Tetbury |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Tetbury - antiques The Cotswolds Cheltenham Bath |
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