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Shugborough tel: 01889-881388 Area: Staffordshire |
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| Visitor Information | www.shugborough.org.uk/ | ||||||||||||
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| Shugborough Staffordshire All details updated* as of: 21/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
14th March - 29th Oct; Daily; 11.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adult £12; Concessions £9.50; Child (over 5) £7; Family (2A + 3C) £30; Family (1A + 1C) £15. Parking £3 refunded on purchase of ticket (except for NT members) National Trust members: free entry to House only; NT all sites upgrade ticket £5 (including free parking) Tickets bookable online - see website |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| 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: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Eight neo-classical monuments of national importance. | English Heritage Garden Grade: I | ||||||||||||
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| There are few places in Staffordshire where the season are more apparent than the Shugborough estate gardens and parkland. Whether it is the blanket of daffodils on the banks of the River Sow in Spring, the gentle lavender fragrances in the formal gardens in Summer, or the riot of autumn colours on the woodland drive in October, the gardens and parkland are a timeless tribute to a golden era. NEW FOR 2006 The Walled Garden (1805) is currently being restored and will open during 2006 after lying derelict for almost a century. The garden was once a horticultural centre of excellence designed by famous architect Samuel Wyatt. When it re-opens in late spring, visitors will watch as costumed "first person" gardeners, bearing the names of gardeners who originally worked in the Walled Garden, will begin to re-plant the beds with exactly the same varieties originally planted there, using historic tools and implements and exactly the same historic planting methods employed in 1805. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| Eight monuments of national importance are situated in the 900 acres of Shugborough parkland. Built by Thomas Wright of Durham and James 'Athenian' Stuart during the mid-18th century, they reflect the English landowner's fascination with classical architecture. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Staffordshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Oak Tree Farm, Tamworth |
Restaurants: Moat House, Acton Trussel, Stafford. |
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| Inns & Pubs: Bagot Arms, Abbots Bromley. |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Great Haywood village Lichfield and Potteries - 40 mins. away. Stafford. |
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