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The Ham

The Ham
Wantage

OX12 9JA

tel: 01235 770222
fax: 01235 768763

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

Visitor Information

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The Ham
Oxford
All details updated* as of: 26/01/2005

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

By appointment only

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: No

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:
May-June
October

To see:
Bulbs, Spring Blossom, Iris, Paeony, Roses
many flowering shrubs

Admission Prices

£5; No concessions.

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: No

Shop: No
Plants for Sale: No
Lunches: No

Teas: No
Light Refreshment: No
Picnics: No

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

Other Facilities:
Catering by pre-arrangement only.

Garden Features

Arboretum, Walled garden, Water garden

English Heritage Garden Grade:

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer: Simon Hornby & Martin Lane Fox

The garden was started in 1990 and has been designed to have flower and colour from February to October, and is at its best in late May, June and October. It is a garden of great beauty throughout the Spring and Summer.

The Letcombe Brook running through the garden is a great feature showing off beds of astilbe, rodgersia, iris and many other water plants. The shrub beds contain a large collection of viburnums and many other shrubs of interest. The Walled Garden of just under one acre contains six separate rooms, each distinct in character. The great variety in the Walled Garden shows off herbaceous plants, roses and foliage plants to magnificent effect.

This is a plantsman's garden of stunning beauty, as perhaps one might expect from such a well-known name in gardening circles (ex-President of the RHS).

History of Garden

Nearby Oxford Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:
Bear Hotel, Wantage

Restaurants:
Crab, Vhieveley

Inns & Pubs:

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Wantage

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*Information Updates
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The garden information above was last updated on 26/01/2005

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