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Arlington Court tel: 01271 850296 Area: Devon |
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| Visitor Information | www.nationaltrust.org.uk/arlington -- email: arlingtoncourt {at} nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Arlington Court |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
19th Feb - 27th Feb; daily; 11am - 3pm |
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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: May and June, August |
To
see: Produce in the kitchen garden |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adult £9, child £4.50, family £22.50 family (1 adult) £14. Gardens & Carriage Collection only: £6.50, child £3.25. |
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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: No |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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Facilities: |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| Intimate and intriguing Regency house, set in extensive estate, and impressive collection of horse-drawn vehicles; The Trust's largest collection of horse-drawn carriages, Varied collections of eccentric traveller Rosalie Chichester; View Devon's largest colony of lesser horseshoe bats via the 'bat-cam' (May to August); Charming Victorian pleasure grounds; Home to Jacob sheep, red deer and peacocks; Carriage rides around the grounds | English Heritage Garden Grade: II | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| The grounds at Arlington Court are largely informal, with large clumps of rhododendron, hydrangeas, specimen trees and drifts of wildflowers in the spring. The exception is the one acre Victorian garden, which extends across three levels of grass with a conservatory as its centrepiece. The herbaceous borders flanking conservatory are full of colour throughout the summer from perennials while the high wall behind hides the newly restored kitchen garden. Circular flower beds have been cut into one of the terraces to recreate basket beds filled with bedding plants, and enclosed by ironwork frames through which cobaeas grow. The looped pattern is echoed by the arches of honeysuckle which flank a goldfish pond and fountain on the middle terrace of the garden. To the south of the Victorian garden are spectacular clumps of red, pink and white rhododendrons, ferns, pampas grass and gunnera. The newest jewel in Arlington's crown is the walled kitchen garden which has been restored to full working order with heritage varieties of fruit and vegetables growing. The produce is used in dishes in the tearoom and sold as veg boxes from the shop. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| Arlington has undergone many changes, from productive Tudor gardens to a 'picturesque' landscape which was further developed with 'gardenesque' features and Victorian style. The Victorian flower garden was laid out in 1865. The house is Georgian and is surrounded by what was originally conceived as a wildlife sanctuary by Rosalie Chichester, with a lakeside nature reserve at its heart, for her menagerie of domestic animals, some of whom still graze the park. | ||||||
| Nearby Devon Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Barnstaple Hotel, Barnstaple Valley of Rocks Hotel, Lynton |
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| Inns & Pubs: Pyne Arms The Old Station Inn Ring O'Bells |
Villages / Towns
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