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Vann
Hambledon
Nr. Godalming

GU8 4EF

tel: 01428 683413
fax: 01428 683413

Area: Surrey
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Vann -- Surrey
Visitor Information vanngarden.co.uk -- email: vann {at} caroe.com

Vann
Surrey
All details updated* as of: 20/01/2010
Text-Only version here

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids
 Opening Days and Hours

March - July, by appointment

Parties / Coaches: Yes
Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes
March - July

House Open for Viewing: No

National Garden Scheme days: Yes
6th April - 11th April, 10 am to 6 pm
Bank Holiday Monday 5th April(Teas), 2 pm to 6 pm
2nd May - 9th May, 10 am to 6 pm
6th June - 13th June, 10 am to 6 pm
Entrance £4.50, children free
Best Times of Year to Visit:
March - April
April - June
To see:
Spring bulbs
Blossom, Azaleas and Water Garden.
 Admission Prices
Adult £5; Children Free; groups (with introductory talk by owner and guided tour) £6 pp
 Onsite Facilities
Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Shop: No
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: No
Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: No
Picnics: No
Dogs Allowed: No
On Lead only: No
Special Events: No
Other Facilities:
Limited facilities for the disabled. Morning coffee/tea homemade biscuits. Lunch e.g. lasagna and salad, fruit, glass of wine/fruit juice and afternoon tea with homemade cakes, for groups by arrangement only. Picnics in car park field only.
 Garden Features
Gertrude Jekyll Water Garden
W.D. Caroe pergola and additions 1907.
NEW Centenary Garden under construction 2009
English Heritage Garden Grade: II
National Collection:
 Description of Garden
Designer:
A five-acre garden, maintained by the family with three days' help a week, surrounds and complements a historic family home dating from the 16th century, giving a series of garden rooms of great variety, from the formal "old cottage garden" at the front, with a delightfully informal planting, to a robust pergola of Bargate stone extending east, by W.D. Caroe. The unique Water Garden by Gertrude Jekyll (1911) comprises a succession of small ponds crossed by stone paths and bridges.

Island beds in the old orchard allow for experiment with more "modern" plants, and double borders created in part of the former vegetable garden, allow use of plants of special interest.

A stream runs through the garden from the north, enclosed by large yew hedges, dating from 1909. Originally planted as a rose garden, the depredations of the wild deer have led the owners to remove the roses and re-plant with foliage plants to give year round interest.
 History of Garden
Laid down in 1909 by W. D. Caroe. Water Garden by Gertrude Jekyll in 1911. Adaptation for easier maintenance over the past 50 years.
 Nearby Surrey Hotels, Facilities & Amenities
Hotels & Accommodation:
Crown Inn, Chiddingfold
Restaurants:
Godalming High Street - numerous
Haslemere High Street
Inns & Pubs:
Swan Inn, Chiddingfold
White Horse, Hascombe
Sun Inn, Dunsfold
Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Winkworth Arboretum
Compton
Hascombe, including Hascombe Church
Watts Gallery and Chapel
Chiddingfold
Haslemere Museum
Godalming Museum - Gertrude Jekyll Collection
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