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Houghton Lodge Garden

Houghton Lodge Garden
Houghton
Stockbridge

SO20 6LQ

tel: 01264 810502
fax: 01264 810063

Area: Hampshire
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.houghtonlodge.co.uk -- email: sophiebusk {at} talktalk.net

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Houghton Lodge Garden
Hampshire
All details updated* as of: 13/02/2009
Text-Only version here

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

1st March - 31st Oct; Daily except Weds; 10am - 5pm. (Weds by appointment)
Recorded info: 01264-910912

Parties / Coaches: yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: Yes
By appointment only.

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:

To see:

Admission Prices

Adult £5; Children under 14 free; Groups of 25+ £4.50.
14-acre meadow walks with Alpacas, available at an additional £2.50. Pre booked groups welcome at special rates.

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: No

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: Yes

Dogs Allowed: Yes
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: No

Other Facilities:
Windfall apples free. Special lunch and cream teas arranged for groups. Licenced for Civil Weddings.

Garden Features

Hydroponic garden.
New Water Meadow Walk in 14 acre area adjoining the garden and River Test opens in 2006.

English Heritage Garden Grade: II*

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer:

Set in an idyllic spot on a hillside above the River Test with extensive views of the river, visitors will find a fully restored Walled Kitchen Garden, a Topiary Peacock Garden, a Topiary Dragon which puffs at you as you pass, Herbaceous Borders, Woodland and River Walks, a Hydroponic Greenhouse, and an Orchid Display House. Hydroponics is a form of gardening in which plants are grown without the use of soil. Instead plants are successfully grown in a nutrient enriched perlite and vermiculite base. It is used extensively for the commercial production of tomatoes.

History of Garden

Houghton Lodge is an 18th century, listed Gothic Cottage Orne set above the River Test. The original concept of Cottage Ornes was to provide a natural type of dwelling in sympathy with the more natural style of landscape garden fashionable in that period, avoiding the draughty and uncomfortable grandeur of the country house of the time. Typically they featured conservatories, french windows and verandahs to soften the border between house and garden.

Nearby Hampshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
Peat Spade, Longstock
John of Gaunt, Horsebridge

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:

- Hampshire

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*Information Updates
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The garden information above was last updated on 13/02/2009

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