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Achamore Gardens tel: 01583 505275 Area: Scotland |
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| Visitor Information | Email: gardens //at// gigha.org.uk |
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Achamore Gardens |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
www.gardens-of-argyll.co.ukEvery day; dawn to dusk. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Limited parking, please book. |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes email us to book guided tours for groups. |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: April to June |
To
see: Rhododendrons and azaleas |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adult £4.50; Child £2 (under 10's free); Season £10 Tours for 10+ can be arranged at £1.00 per person, minimum charge of £20.00. Please email for details. |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: No Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities & Comments: Teas, coffee and meals available in hotel or boathouse. Partial access for disabled. For events see own website. Accommodation available - Hotel, B and B, camping |
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| Garden Features & Events | ||||||
| Semi formal plantings in the wall garden with many interesting and unusual herbaceous and woody plants. There is a superb Rhododendron collection within the woodland area containing many plants from the Horlick Collection, so named after Sir James Horlick (died 1972) who bred many new Rhododendrons during his lifetime. The Rhododendrons are interspersed with camellias and other exotic plants especially from the southern hemisphere. From the viewpoint there are stunning views out towards the craggy west coast of Gigha and the isles of Jura and Islay. | English Heritage Garden Grade: | |||||
| National Collection: Horlick Collection of rhododendrons. | ||||||
| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| On the Community-owned Isle of Gigha, there are 54 acres of Achamore Gardens. The warming influence of the North Atlantic Drift allows an even greater array of sub-tropical and temperate plants to grow happily outdoors. The present compartment woodland layout was created by Colonel Horlick and his assistant Kitty Lloyd Jones in 1946. These woodland compartment, linked with meandering signposted paths, allow the vast number of rhododendrons to grow and flourish. | ||||||
| History of Garden | ||||||
| The Clan McNeill became the undisputed Lairds in 1590 after a fierce power struggle between the MacDonalds and the McNeills. At the end of the 19th century Captain William Scarlett, the 3rd Lord Abinger, purchased the estate and built the listed 'B', Achamore House in 1884 to the design of John Honeyman. The main areas of woodland to the north and south of the house were planted by William Scarlett to provide shelter from the strong winds and salt spray and game cover. When Sir James Horlick acquired the estate in 1944 he wished to establish a garden to grow his more tender Rhododendrons. He managed this by cutting small clearings in the Ponticum and trees and by 1970 the garden was full and looked magnificent. On his death he left some of his collection to the National Trust for Scotland so that rare species could be propagated and shared with other great gardens. On the 15th March 2002 the Island was purchased in a Historic buy-out by the inhabitants of Gigha. It is now owned and managed by the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust. |
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| Hotels
& Accommodation: In Hotel other B&Bs on the Island, see website for details |
Restaurants: At Hotel. |
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Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Isle of Gigha is a very picturesque Southern Hebridean Island. |
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