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Castle of Mey tel: 01847 851473 Area: Scotland |
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| Visitor Information | www.castleofmey.org.uk -- email: enquiries {at} castleofmey.org.uk |
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Castle of Mey |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
3rd Apr - Mothering Sunday |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: If possible |
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House
Open for Viewing: Yes |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes SGS: 6th July, 14th July, 13th Aug |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: Second half of August and September |
To
see: |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adults £9.50; Child (5 -16) £4; Concessions & coach parties £8.50 pp; Family £23 Gardens only £4; Family £12 Garden Tours: at £8.50 per person. These tours must be booked and paid for in advance. Tel: 01847851531 to book. |
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| 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: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Partially disabled access only, please telephone in advance. A new viewing tower has recently been built in the walled garden. There is also an animal centre for children, (but much enjoyed by many adults too). 15th May - 10K Mey run Private garden tours starting at 4.00 pm with the Head Gardener are available on 6 and 14 July, 17 and 25 August and 7 September 2011 |
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother |
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| The walled garden is is in the classic Scottish walled garden style with vegetables in the middle and herbaceous borders and fruit trees around the sides. Two new rose gardens are now are now coming into their own. The East Garden has a large round bed of primulas and wooded policies. |
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| History of Garden | ||||||
| In 1952 Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother bought the Castle of Mey and began to repair it and develop the gardens. She opened the gardens to the public in that year under Scotland's Garden Scheme and every year since this policy has continued. Fortunately, HRH the Prince of Wales, as President of the Queen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust takes considerable interest in the garden. |
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| Nearby Scotland Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Royal Hotel, Thurso 01847 893191 |
Restaurants: Captain's Galley, Scrabster, Thurso 01847 894999 |
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| Inns & Pubs: Castle Arms Hotel, Mey 01847 851244 |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: John O'Groats - 8 miles Thurso - 14 miles Wick - 20 miles |
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