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Upton House |
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Upton House tel: 01295 670266 Area: Oxford |
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| Visitor Information | uptonhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk | ||||||||||||
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| Upton House Oxford All details updated* as of: 19/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
1 Mar - 2 Nov 08, 1-5, Sat - Wed |
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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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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| House & garden March-Oct: £7.70, child £3.80, family £19. Groups £6.70. Garden & grounds March-Oct: £4.50, child £2.25, family £11.25. Groups £4.25. House & garden Nov-Dec: £4.50, child £2.25, family £11.25. Groups £4. Garden & grounds Nov-Dec: £3.15, child £1.55, family £7.95. Groups £3. Reduced rate when arriving by cycle, on foot or public transport | |||||||||||||
| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Motorised buggy available for disabled visitors. New self-service restaurant and also visitor centre Braille guide. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding art and porcelain collections in a 17th-century mansion, with superb terraced gardens; Outstanding collection of English and Continental Old Master paintings; Experience the millionaire lifestyle of the 1920s/30s; Important collections of English and French 18th-century porcelain; Fascinating exhibition of Shell advertising posters from 1920s and 30s; Dramatic Art Deco bathroom; Distant views, terraced flower borders, herbaceous borders, tranquil water gardens and the National Collection of asters. | English Heritage Garden Grade: II* | ||||||||||||
| National Collection: Asters | |||||||||||||
| Description of Garden | Designer:
Kitty Lloyd-Jones |
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| Standing near the site of the Civil War battle of Edgehill, and surrounding the house which was built not long after in 1695, the gardens contain an impressive lawn and series of terraces descending to a large lake. The Bog Garden with many interesting plants and a pair of herbaceous borders complement the Kitchen Garden alongside the terraces. A visit to the house will reveal its extraordinary collection of Old Masters, including works by Stubbs, Constable, Canaletto and Breughel. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| Sir Rushout Cullen created the garden at the end of the 17th century. The banker, Robert Child owned the property and added a lake and temple in 1775. The second Lord Bearsted and his wife further developed it in the 1920s and '30s with the help of his architect, Percy Morley Holder. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Oxford Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Wroxton House Hotel |
Restaurants: |
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| Inns & Pubs: Bell, Shenington Plough, Bodicote The Castle, Edge Hill Rose & Crown, Ratley |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: banbury Stratford upon Avon |
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Updates
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